Cairns Summer Sounds is kicking off in a big way this season with Ocean Alley and the band's cruisy, coastal hits, for not one but two back-to-back shows.

There's a few Christmas markets on, as well as a free outdoor screening of one of the best festive films of all time, next to live music and comedy.

Cairns Councillors have today voted in unity to follow the state government’s impending mandate on unvaccinated people from 17 December.

A man has been charged with murder following the death of another man in Watsonville. He is due to appear in the Mareeba Magistrates Court today.

The union representing bus drivers in Cairns says they could hold more stoppages if tomorrow's strike doesn’t break a deadlock in pay negotiations.

Radio market research company Xtra Insights has released the findings of its 2021 Cairns survey. Find out which stations are the most popular.

Trinity Advisory's Christmas Charity Fundraising Luncheon and Auction raised more than $150k for the FNQ Hospital Foundation.

Brett Olds wants Cairns Regional Council to officially oppose the State Government’s COVID-19 mandate which bans unvaccinated people from a list of venues.

An Innisfail resident fears patients could die while waiting for doctors to review their referrals because of bottlenecks caused by a new referral system.

Return flights from Cairns are going for less than $200 to most Australian capital cities, and less than $400 to Japan.

Cairns police have located a 45-year-old woman, reported to have been missing since Monday.

The city's 40 km/h zone will be extended to include several streets in the city’s south, with changes to come into effect from next week.