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

01 Dec 2021, 17:00

Cairns has Christmas markets galore this weekend, alongside food events, outdoor parties, and exhibition openings.

Police find human remains, believed to be missing Cairns man

01 Dec 2021, 13:00

Cairns police have located human remains inside a vehicle near the Captain Cook Highway, believed to belong to a Bentley Park man missing for over a year.

Woman accused of Cairns quarantine hotel fire denied bail, told court she was ‘stuck in a box’

30 Nov 2021, 16:20

Tessie Ann Merrypor, charged with one count each of arson and wilful damage of the Pacific Hotel, was today denied bail in the Cairns Magistrates Court.

‘Walk out of uni and get a job’: the demand for pharmacists across Cairns

30 Nov 2021, 13:30

A shortage of community pharmacists, particularly in regional areas like the Far North, is making an already attractive career prospect even more enticing.

Schools, jails, airports added to list of Queensland venues requiring mandatory staff vaccinations

30 Nov 2021, 10:14

First doses for staff of schools, childcare centres, jails and airports must be received by December 17 under a vaccination mandate extension.

Lime Cordiale to bring fresh music festival to Cairns with big Australian line-up

29 Nov 2021, 15:15

Lime Cordiale is set to bring The Squeeze to Cairns Showgrounds next year, boasting Thelma Plum, Client Liaison and Beddy Rays among other Aussie artists.

Omicron COVID-19 variant now in Darwin, Queensland ‘monitoring developments’

29 Nov 2021, 13:14

The new COVID-19 ‘variant of concern’ is now in two Australian states and territories, with the NT confirming a case in a traveller from South Africa.

Cairns woman charged with arson, wilful damage over quarantine hotel fire

29 Nov 2021, 11:25

A mother charged with arson and wilful damage after the Pacific Hotel went up in flames has had her matter heard at the Cairns Magistrates Court today.

Woman in custody over quarantine hotel fire in Cairns

28 Nov 2021, 14:26

A 31 year-old mother is expected to be charged with arson over an 'intense' fire on the top floor of the Pacific Hotel.

Midnight Oil coming to Cairns on their farewell tour

26 Nov 2021, 15:24

The Resist tour coincides with the launch of Midnight Oils' album of the same name.

‘A great loss’: Former Queensland Treasurer and Cairns champion Keith DeLacy dies

26 Nov 2021, 12:26

Tributes are flowing for former Queensland Treasurer and Far North Queensland advocate Keith De Lacy AM, who has died aged 81.

Olympian and former WNBA player drives for Cairns women’s national basketball team

25 Nov 2021, 17:45

Australian Opal Cayla George will spearhead a WNBL franchise in Far North Queensland after being signed by the Cairns Dolphins as its marquee player.

'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.

Smithfield Bypass opens to Cairns motorists but first real test yet to come

25 Nov 2021, 13:46

Motorists are now using the $164-million Smithfield Bypass, three years after work began on the 3.8 kilometre stretch of road.

Cairns to welcome Ocean Alley for a double-header set this summer

25 Nov 2021, 13:00

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.