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Can’t you hear me? SOS
THE Reef Hotel Casino will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a live tribute show featuring SOS The Australian ABBA Tribute Show across two nights in May.
3 May, 2026
General News
Costa begs to save tree
TELEVISION gardening personality Costa Georgiadis has once again backed calls to save a controversial raintree in...
2 May, 2026
ANZAC Day spirit embodied
FAR North Defence leaders played a central role in ANZAC Day...
Diving in for a good cause
PHILANTHROPIST Glenda Hardiman is diving in for a good cause.
It’s an (Innis) fail
A ROAD sign misspelling the name of the Cassowary Coast’s biggest town...
Entertainment
Rare large scale concert
YOUNG musicians from five Catholic schools across Cairns will come together next month for a large-scale performance...
2 May, 2026
Homecoming after big win
A KURANDA musician has taken out a major honour at the Queensland Music...
Cosi balances humour and heart
IN a world gone mad, Cosi is the light relief we all need right now. The...
Autism inspires song
AUSTRALIAN singer Suellen Cusack released a new recording during Autism...
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
Service drives success
CAIRNS is only one of four cities throughout Australia which have outperformed pre-COVID hotel rates.
16 April, 2026
It’s game over
EMPIRE Alternacade and Events Cairns has closed its doors and will...
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...
Real Estate
Firms combine
POWERHOUSE Property owners Kate Fern, Meaghan Confait and Michele Annison have joined forces with REMAX Real Estate...
23 April, 2026
Twin towers
TWIN six-storey towers, which are above the norm, have been approved at...
Good value drawcard
FIRST home buyers are setting up home in more affordable suburbs such as...
Real estate coup
ONE of Far North Queensland’s most accomplished real estate...
Sport
Dusty in Crocs’ game of year
IN the world of Australian Rules football, names don’t come much bigger than Dusty Martin, one the greatest players...
1 May, 2026
Local News
Home victories for NB1 basketball
THE Cairns Marlins and Dolphins have both opened their season with two...
Local News
Pride faces Dolphins in aim to stay on track
THE Northern Pride will return from a bye this weekend, sitting eighth...
Local News
Comets lacking fluency
SOUTHSIDE Comets showed plenty of fight but ultimately fell just short...







