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‘Wizard of west’
CHAMPION jockey William Pike will ride at the 2026 Cairns Super Carnival, with the Cairns Jockey Club confirming his appearance across key race days in August.
5 April, 2026
General News
Undara Rock and Blues mark 20th
THE countdown is on for the 20th anniversary of the Undara Rock and Blues Festival, with organisers urging locals to...
4 April, 2026
How to grow veggies
GROWING your own vegetables in the tropics is the focus of an...
Stay active during holidays
THE cooler weather beckons this school holidays, with opportunities to...
TV star true to word
BABINDA’S campaign to save its town pool has been buoyed by a visit by...
Entertainment
Band’s show longest yet
REGURGITATOR will bring a career-spanning singles set to Cairns later this month, with frontman Quan Yeomans...
4 April, 2026
Back to the ‘80s at casino
THE Reef Hotel Casino will host two nights of 1980s-themed entertainment...
Tropical Low heats up
MAGNETIC Island band Tropical Low will bring their ‘Healthy Competition’...
Port to deliver time warp again
THE Rocky Horror Show is set to bring glitter, glamour and chaos to the...
Community
Teacher to take on world stage
BENTLEY Park College teacher Abigail Trabado will represent Australia at the Mrs International World 2026 pageant in...
13 March, 2026
Army leader was ‘a giant’
TRIBUTES have poured in for a former Australian Army leader described as...
‘Just luck’ to turn 100
STAYING social, maintaining connections and a ‘bit of good luck” has...
Business figure honoured at wake
FORMER Cairns businessman and philanthropist John O’Brien has been...
Business
It’s game over
EMPIRE Alternacade and Events Cairns has closed its doors and will rebrand as an Irish pub, with regulars saying the...
27 March, 2026
Casino takeover delay
AN offer by Sydney-based casino and pub tycoon Sam Arnaout to buy The...
Local News
BMW’s ‘Neue Klasse’ of ‘26
AS BMW’s rolls out its ‘Neue Klasse’ design – a specific electric...
Daisy driven by care and patience
FOR Sukhvinda (Sukhi) Singh, Driving Miss Daisy Cairns Northern Beaches...
Real Estate
Good value drawcard
FIRST home buyers are setting up home in more affordable suburbs such as Babinda and Fishery Falls, a new report...
26 March, 2026
Real estate coup
ONE of Far North Queensland’s most accomplished real estate...
$11m expansion of in-demand Tully nursing home
RESIDENTIAL aged care places in Tully have received a much-needed boost,...
Caring for assets differently
GLOBAL engineering and project management group XBURO has launched XBURO...
Sport
Running for mental health support
TWO Cairns fitness trainers will take on a 24-hour endurance challenge next week to raise money for mental health...
3 April, 2026
Local News
Rugby league storms on to FNQ playing fields
RUGBY league stormed on to the field across the Far North with some huge...
Local News
Pride to regroup over Easter
NORTHERN Pride endured a difficult weekend on the field, going down...
Local News
AFL royalty to play at Port
A NEW wave of excitement has come rushing through local AFL circles,...
