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Campaign bills adding up
CAIRNS Regional Council candidates for next year’s local body elections have already spent nearly $100,000 on their campaigns with three months to go.
9 December, 2023
Entertainment
Symphony on the Reef
DOUGLAS Shire Council is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Port Douglas Carnivale with a history-making...
5 December, 2023
Artworks reach state’s peak
THREE Cairns art students will exhibit at the prestigious Gallery of...
Special creative musical alliance
WORLD-renowned composers, musicians and vocalists gathered in Cairns...
Best of JUTE’s talent
JUTE graduates will showcase their acting smarts in an exciting new...
Community
Tanks for the self-portraits
FROM self-portraits by local primary school students to photographs by Australian veterans, make time to visit the...
8 December, 2023
Authorities upgrade Cyclone Jasper monitoring status
CAIRNS emergency services have moved the Cyclone Jasper monitoring...
Climate crisis ‘stark reality’
CAIRNS regional councillor Rob Pyne is again urging the council to...
Residents urged to prepare for king tides
Residents are advised that king tides will be experienced in Cairns from...
Opinion
NicNaks are in fashion
One shining example of a great organisation with amazing people is the Port Douglas Community Service Network. They...
8 September, 2023
Tips for shaving and skincare
TAFE Queensland senior hairdressing and barbering teacher Trish Nielsen...
Douglas FM in tune with locals
'Gazza's Gossip' "It was back in November of last year when I reported...
Mossman shows how it’s done
Last week’s ‘Goss’ celebrated a number of amazing events that have...
Business
Babinda Museum Wins 3 State Excellence Awards
LESS than a year after its official opening, Babinda Museum is the winner of three gallery and museum achievement...
30 November, 2023
Feel good and shine
ONE of the latest additions to the beauty directory in Cairns, the Skin...
Mill seeks urgent funding for 2024 crushing season
MOSSMAN Mill’s board and senior management are urgently looking at...
Phoenix rises from ashes
THEY turned out in their droves at Cairns Golf Club on Boxing Day 1970...
Real Estate
Top honours for Ross Moller
THE late leading Cairns real estate agent, Ross Moller, has been inducted into L J Hooker’s hall of fame.
6 November, 2023
Look after your good tenants
A LEADING real estate brand advises that to retain quality tenants,...
Property market prospers
THE Cairns property market has grown faster than the state average in...
Living alone housing stress
LIVING alone was one of the main drivers of the current rental crisis...
Sport
Student takes part in Olympic summit
ELITE AFL player and Bentley Park College student Precious Simeona has been in Canberra this week at the Australian...
8 December, 2023
Game, set, match
TWO tennis clubs reluctantly forced to merge believe it will lead to a...
Sport Results
Bowls Results
No crocs swim plan
PLANS are afoot to develop a large crocodile-free watersports...