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Service drives success
CAIRNS is only one of four cities throughout Australia which have outperformed pre-COVID hotel rates.
16 April, 2026
General News
Humble start for hospitals
CAIRNS Hospital began with just a handful of beds in a timber building near the Esplanade.
15 April, 2026
Packs provide comfort
PATIENTS at the end-of-life in Cairns Hospital’s cancer care ward are...
New $10m marine bridge
A PROPOSED replacement of the Cook Street Bridge at Portsmith is...
Global music accolades
A CAIRNS-based composer is building an international career scoring...
Entertainment
Nathan’s rising star
WITH ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ underway at the Port Douglas Clink Theatre, one young member of the cast is celebrating...
13 April, 2026
Lisa bares her soul at casino
SOUL singer Lisa Hunt will return to The Reef Hotel Casino this month to...
Boy and Bear ‘tripping over time’ at city parklands
MULTIPLE ARIA Award-winning indie folk band Boy & Bear will return to...
Back in city for ‘Moonrise’
MELBOURNE indie folk outfit Pierce Brothers have returned from a...
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
Twin towers
TWIN six-storey towers, which are above the norm, have been approved at Trinity Park.
9 April, 2026
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...
$11m expansion of in-demand Tully nursing home
RESIDENTIAL aged care places in Tully have received a much-needed boost,...
Sport
Making classification easier for region’s para-swimmers
FAR North Queensland swimmers will have greater access to competitive pathways after confirmation that a regional...
12 April, 2026
Local News
Union hits paddocks next weekend
THE FNQ rugby season start date is getting closer while the teams around...
Local News
Good Friday at the Croc Pit
LAST week, I attended the big Easter weekend footy game, together with...
Local News
NBL1 team aims for top
THE 20-plus year rivalry with Townsville was front of mind as Cairns...
