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Cairns and Oyama sisters are doing it for themselves
AS Cairns marks the 150 years of Sister City celebrations this week, Council has formally renewed its twinning with the city of Oyama, Japan, for another 10 years.
1 September, 2026
General News
Staying on track
CONSTRUCTION has begun on the second stage of the 94-kilometre Wangetti Trail to add another 22 kilometres from Ellis...
31 August, 2026
A month to make a move
FAR North Queenslanders are being encouraged to get active throughout...
Whale sightings surge off Cairns during a bumper season
WHALE watchers off Cairns are enjoying a bumper humpback season, with...
Calling all swimmers - make a splash at fun in the sun parade
CENTRAL Cairns Swimming will turn the Cairns Esplanade into a “walking...
Entertainment
Botanical beats for jazz night
JAZZY sounds will fill the Cairns Botanic Gardens after dark next week as Jazz Under the Stars returns to Flecker...
31 August, 2026
Festival seeing double
A COLOURFUL exhibition featuring large-scale inflatables will take over...
Art deco fashion , murder mystery and more
FROM fashion parades and murder mysteries to guided tours of the...
An hour to take a vow
CAIRNS Festival will present an unconventional wedding at Tanks Arts...
Community
Alan turns 90 in fine fettle
VERY rarely do I write the ‘Goss’ with a story of a personal note, but this week it was difficult not to with my very...
29 August, 2026
Students ‘rock the chop’
MORE than half of the Trinity Anglican School (TAS) Year 12 cohort got...
Memorial to dead airmen
EIGHTY-four years after a United States Army Air Forces B-17 Flying...
Veteran’s 100th birthday
ONE of Cairns’ few remaining World War II veterans has celebrated her...
Business
Google review attacks
A LARGE number of local businesses and organisations, including the Douglas Shire Council, have been hit with false...
20 August, 2026
Former CEO’s casino deal
FORMER Reef Casino Trust CEO and current director Allan Tan has...
Mazda’s electric zoom-zoom
TWO of Mazda’s most important new models have been unveiled in Cairns.
Braschs – from teen employee to owner
SOME businesses simply sell products. Others become part of a city’s...
Real Estate
Investors eye off city hotel
THE Mercure Cairns, a 75-key resort hotel in the city’s tourism precinct, is on the market via an expressions of...
30 July, 2026
Housing project opens
THE White Rock Estate opens its doors to the community tomorrow...
High performer
CAIRNS’ position as one of the best performing real estate markets in...
Housing perfect for old farm site
A CAIRNS southern regional councillor is calling for ideas for the...
Sport
Vergari’s ‘bittersweet’ Cairns resignation
CAIRNS Basketball Inc. has announced the resignation of General Manager Luca Vergari, who will take up the role of...
31 August, 2026
Local News
Blockbuster weekend
ELITE women’s football is returning to Far North Queensland with the...
Local News
Comets toe to toe until Bulls late rally
THE Southside Comets produced a determined performance against the...
Local News
Hopes for a finish on a high
THE regular season draws to a close this weekend as the curtain drops on...
