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Roadside phone and seatbelt detecting cameras roll out today across Queensland

26 Jul 2021, 10:30

Roadside cameras to detect drivers using their mobile phone or not wearing a seatbelt will be assembled across Queensland roads today.

New Kuranda gin distillery launches today thanks to new liquor licencing laws

23 Jul 2021, 11:15

Belonging to a trailblazing family of craft gin producers, it’s no surprise Neddy and Christian Bedwell have gone on to start Distil on the Hill.

Cafe, florist destroyed in Mareeba's second suspicious fire in a month

23 Jul 2021, 09:16

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed Hort St Café and Floral Magic and damaged a third adjoining business.

Second passenger on charter flight from Africa tests positive to COVID-19 in Cairns

22 Jul 2021, 17:16

16 Australian residents who were FIFO workers had come from Johannesburg via Kuala Lumpur.

Tropic Weekender: The best events and things to do in Cairns

22 Jul 2021, 16:30

This weekend brings lots of live music, comedy, markets, as well as the start of the Tokyo Olympics, which you can watch on the Esplanade's big screen.

COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens on Cairns' Northern Beaches

22 Jul 2021, 12:38

The vaccine hub at James Cook University's Smithfield campus will initially only be open from Friday to Sunday.

Brisbane 2032 signals Cairns tourism windfall but not necessarily a new stadium

22 Jul 2021, 10:15

Barlow Park has been listed as a venue for preliminary football games but that doesn't guarantee a new rectangular stadium will be built.

Rusty’s favourite opens new Thai café with a twist in Cairns

21 Jul 2021, 15:00

Tiss Bunwong, the friendly face behind the Ma Der Thai Street Food at Rusty’s Markets, has just opened a new Thai-Jamaican café in the Cairns CBD.

New small business grants on offer to Queenslanders

21 Jul 2021, 10:30

Grants up to $15,000 are being offered to small businesses in Queensland, as part of the state government’s latest round of funding.

Mareeba woman tests positive to COVID-19, local exposure venues listed

20 Jul 2021, 11:00

Several locations in Far North and southeast Queensland have been listed as exposure venues after a Mareeba woman tested positive to COVID-19.

Injured abseiler rescued from Windin Falls

20 Jul 2021, 09:45

The Rescue 510 helicopter winched a man to safety at first light after emergency services were called to the scene last night.

Mossman missing woman: police renew appeal for information in hope of ‘breakthrough’

19 Jul 2021, 10:00

Police have put out a fresh appeal for information on missing Mossman woman, Joanne Butterfield, who disappeared in the Far North more than two decades ago.

Tropic Weekender: The best events and things to do in Cairns

15 Jul 2021, 08:00

Our long-awaited long weekend is here! There's the Cairns Show, the Kuranda Roots Festival, Paul Kelly shows and an exciting collection of small events.

Cairns secures first international sports event in revamped Convention Centre

14 Jul 2021, 10:30

The Origin Australian Diamonds will host the New Zealand Silver Ferns in Cairns on October 17 in a bid to reclaim the Constellation Cup.

From bean to brew: why 'the source' is key to quality coffee

13 Jul 2021, 10:15

Oliver James, master roaster and barista behind Tattooed Sailor and Guyala Café in Cairns, explains why ‘the source’ is so integral to quality coffee.