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Amy Eden still on track to win Cairns mayoralty
UPDATE: Monday, March 18 at 11am COUNCILLOR Amy Eden (Team Edern) is leading the mayoral race in Cairns as of 11am today when she had 30.77 per cent of the vote (24,555 votes)
18 March, 2024
General News
New mayor for Yarrabah on the cards
DARYL Sexton is pushing ahead as the new mayor of Yarrabah Shire Council.
18 March, 2024
Amy Eden on track to win Cairns mayoralty
COUNCILLOR Amy Eden (Team Edern) is leading the mayoral race in Cairns...
New mayor highly likely for Cassowary Coast
CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council is likely to have a new mayor with Cr...
Deputy mayor leads Douglas shire mayoral bid
DOUGLAS Shire deputy mayor Lisa Scomazzon is likely to be the new mayor...
Entertainment
Writers festival rated ‘best’
THOUSANDS of participants joined in the book and storytelling euphoria in Cairns last weekend for the most successful...
17 March, 2024
Tropical food in spotlight
INNISFAIL is ready to put the town’s delicious food, homely local...
Have a craic at BAR36
THE luck of the Irish is gracing The Reef Hotel Casino this Sunday for a...
JUTE founder picks up gold
ARTISTIC director and chief executive of JUTE Theatre Company, actress,...
Community
‘Relax’ new vehicle controls
QUEENSLAND’S motoring body, the RACQ, wants ute and 4WD targets “relaxed” in the initial years of the National...
18 March, 2024
‘Take down flood signs’
MACHANS Beach residents are accusing Cairns Regional Council of being...
Clive bows out
OUTGOING Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS)...
Shared care for retirement
THE Retirement Living Council (RLC) is urging the Australian government...
Opinion
An apple a day good advice
LEADING apple expert Dr Vincent Candrawinata says the humble apple is one of the world’s most misunderstood fruits.
17 March, 2024
Don’t be mean on Feb 14
AS it turns out, inflation can’t kill love. According to new research...
The long road to recovery
'Gazza's Gossip' As we near the end of the year’s first month already,...
NicNaks are in fashion
One shining example of a great organisation with amazing people is the...
Business
Atherton close to his heart
DURING his reign as Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service chairman, Clive Skarott and the board has...
16 March, 2024
Kate’s fantastic catch
RENOWNED tuna entrepreneur Kate Lamason and founder of Little Tuna has...
Pioneer picks up top award
A TRAILBLAZER in the aviation industry has become Cairns’ 2024 woman of...
Women’s group drives ahead
WOMEN in Automotive, an organisation promoting and supporting female and...
Real Estate
Father and son mortgage team
JASON and John Zenel are the finance experts behind MoneyQuest Cairns.
27 February, 2024
Call to review stamp duties
WITH home ownership levels steadily on the decline in Queensland, the...
Auction sales go ballistic
IN 2023, the Ray White Group scheduled close to 27,000 auctions across...
Murphys change franchises
REAL estate leaders Ray and David Murphy and mum Sharyon Murphy have...
Sport
Inspiring teen swimmer
BOASTING incredible records and inspiring athletes with disabilities to aim higher, 14-year-old Sophie Crumpton is...
18 March, 2024
Pride confident after win
NORTHERN Pride are nervous but confident going into round two of the...
Chips flying off old block
AUSTRALIA’S top professional Stihl Timbersports athletes will make their...
Hitting home runs in style
A COHORT of 11 young baseball players have grabbed their bats and mitts...