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New organisation plans to ignite innovation in TNQ

20 Feb 2018, 15:56

TNQ has the potential to be more than just a smaller cousin to Silicon Valley, according to the new Ignite FNQ organisation.

TNQ tourism operators focus on building best brands

25 Oct 2017, 10:34

TNQ's tourism operators have the chance to learn how to stand out from their rivals at a workshop.

TNQ's top nippers and life savers fight for surf supremacy

05 Oct 2017, 14:52

Check out all the action on the sand and in the water as Ellis Beach hosts NQ Branch surf life saving carnival.

Local leaders praise 457 visa change

19 Apr 2017, 14:12

There’s nothing to fear from the scrapping of the 457 work visa, according to TNQ tourism and political honchos.

International visitors to TNQ hit historic high

16 Mar 2017, 12:29

We're number one! TNQ tops the state with record-breaking numbers of international arrivals thanks in part to our "safe" reputation.

TTNQ chief steps down to take up new corporate role

01 Mar 2017, 15:45

Alex de Waal has surprised the local tourism industry with the news he is leaving TTNQ to take up a new corporate role.

Man bites croc

17 May 2016, 11:26

Tropic Now columnist FNQ Foodie visits a croc farm near Mareeba and cooks up a tasty dish with the results.

Pharmacists to prescribe and treat despite doctor opposition

13 Oct 2022, 13:44

The Queensland Government will go ahead with its controversial plan to let pharmacists diagnose and prescribe for more diseases, despite continuing opposition from doctors.

'Hey, we got it!': Large tract of land handed back to Traditional Owners on Cape York

25 Nov 2021, 15:45

Nearly 2,200 square kilometres of Cape York land handed back in the first successful determinations of one of the largest ever native title claims.

Fickle flowering prompts predictions of a second poor FNQ mango season

31 Aug 2021, 15:20

Blooms are sparse on mango trees in Queensland's largest growing district of Mareeba/Dimbulah, following a warmer than average winter.

Little Larder cafe in Port Douglas up for sale

01 Jul 2021, 07:00

One of Far North Queensland’s most iconic and longstanding cafes has gone on the market at a ‘priced to sell’ figure.

Daintree pastures to become a rainforest restoration hub

12 Nov 2020, 11:30

A 376-hectare block near Daintree River is to be transformed into a biodiversity and conservation hub by Queensland Trust For Nature and Rainforest Rescue.

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.

Indigenous tourism promotion gold rush

11 Nov 2019, 12:28

Tropical North Queensland is set to feature in one of the world's most watched reality television programs.

Far North Queensland rock art to be set in stone

31 Oct 2019, 11:08

Virtually unexplored rock art on Cape York will be researched and recorded.