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JUTE set to enter new era with pivotal funding boost

14 Oct 2016, 20:48

JUTE Theatre Company goes from strength to strength with successful Catalyst funding grant.

Cyber attack on Far North health organisation

06 Oct 2022, 21:05

An Indigenous health organisation operating in Far North Queensland says it has been the victim of a cyber attack.

Does Australia have tornadoes? If you said no, have another guess

07 Sep 2022, 10:43

About five per cent of Australians don’t believe tornadoes happen here. Yetta Gurtner knows they do. She lived through one.

‘Died of thirst’: Research solves mystery of Far North Queensland mangrove dieback

28 Jul 2022, 10:38

Researchers have found it wasn't the heatwave which caused 40-million mangroves to die in the Gulf during, but a related climatic event.

Research finds global warming target will be catastrophic, even for ‘hope reefs’

02 Feb 2022, 08:00

Coral reefs thought to be the most resilient to climate change will still be at risk if global warming reaches the target set under the Paris agreement.

Mareeba supermarket staff assaulted, two youths charged

09 Sep 2021, 09:49

Two female supermarket workers in Mareeba are recovering from facial injuries after they were allegedly assaulted by two youths yesterday.

Cooktown to kick off ten-day expo this week

09 Jun 2021, 13:00

A ten-day fusion of music, traditional dance, food, history and nature is coming to Cooktown, and Tropic's put together a taste of what to expect.

FNQ's best butchers for sausages, burgers and bacon

08 Jun 2021, 12:10

If you're planning a barbeque, you don't want to miss this list of the region's sausage kings and best burger and smallgoods butchers.

Mystery surrounds origins of 'well-behaved' Innisfail cassowary

07 Jun 2021, 15:20

An adult cassowary stunned onlookers as it wandered through the main streets of Innisfail, even crossing the road at a zebra crossing!

Seven-day search ends for missing Yarrabah fishermen

03 Feb 2021, 14:15

Police have today ended their search for three Yarrabah men who failed to return from a fishing trip to Cape Tribulation last Tuesday.

Warming waters pose risk to GBR shark species

13 Jan 2021, 13:45

New research suggests warmer oceans would cause baby sharks to be born smaller and undernourished on the Great Barrier Reef.

Port Douglas public pool, splash park gets council approval

24 Nov 2020, 14:30

A long-anticipated public pool in Port Douglas is one step closer to construction. Douglas Shire Council will commit $465,000 to develop concept plans.

Coral skyscraper taller than Eiffel Tower found in FNQ

28 Oct 2020, 10:00

Australian scientists have discovered a 500m tall 'detached' coral skyscraper just off Cape York on the Great Barrier Reef, Far North Queensland.

Miner receives Far North Queensland’s first NAIF approval

12 Nov 2019, 12:28

Metro Mining offered $47.5 million to expand bauxite mining on Cape York.

Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours partly re-opens following fatal fall

31 Oct 2019, 13:28

Gates at the Cape Tribulation tourist attraction have been re-opened for walking tours.