An day of top-quality food, live music and local gin is in the calendar for 10 October at C'est Bon, with all profits to support COUCH Wellness Centre.

Police say a man who was allegedly murdered at Cairns Central shopping centre had ignored the rantings of the alleged offender before he was attacked.

38-year-old Nicholas George Boak has been remanded in custody after allegedly stabbing a man to death at Cairns Central shopping centre.

It's all a go at the Botanic Gardens with Flickerfest, Tanks Markets and ENERGY, while there's loads of live music, comedy and DJ sets happening cityside.

Police say initial investigations suggest the alleged perpetrator and victim of a stabbing at Cairns Central did not know each other.

Tourism operators in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area will be need to implement a First Nations cultural protocol under a sustainable tourism initiative.

Friends of Himalayan Children (FHC), led by Cairns local Som Tamang, has received a $10,000 donation to buy a laptop suite for a remote school in Batase.

The Queensland Premier has committed to visiting Far North Qld after a Cairns tourism delegation ‘rattled the cages’ of the State Government last week.

Police investigated after a mother noticed a statue missing from her son’s grave at Manunda Cemetery, then saw the same trinket for sale on social media.

Cairns Regional Council has announced Tokyo Paralympic Games medallist Grant “Scooter” Patterson will receive the keys to the city.

The Cairns Taipans have released Cameron Oliver from his two-year contract, after the centre signed a deal to play in the NBA.

Police will now roam Cairns Airport armed with semi-automatic rifles, but the AFP is adamant it’s not in response to an increased terror threat.