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Cairns suburbs among highest in the country for property crime

23 Aug 2021, 13:00

New research has revealed how Cairns compares to rest of Australia in terms of property crime, with many suburbs ranking woefully high on the risk rating.

Newly awarded FNQ craft distillery delivers Christmas treats, Broncos gin and more

23 Aug 2021, 08:41

The team behind Wolf Lane Distillery in Cairns have revealed exciting new projects, fresh from receiving a swag of medals at the USA Spirits Ratings.

Hopscotch restaurant and bar in Cairns up for sale

20 Aug 2021, 15:26

Business brokers The Finn Group have listed popular Earlville eatery Hopscotch for $420,000.

Cairns Festival to bring ten days of colour and energy to the city

20 Aug 2021, 11:45

The count down to the Cairns Festival is on, with plenty of events pushing full steam ahead for the annual celebration this August and September.

Venomous sea snakes that attack divers are feeling frisky

20 Aug 2021, 07:00

New research has found that scuba divers who’ve been attacked by olive sea snakes were probably mistaken for a potential love interest.

Cairns given COVID-19 vaccine target, students join the jab rollout

19 Aug 2021, 17:02

JCU medical students will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations to help ensure 80% of people are vaccinated by November.

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

19 Aug 2021, 17:00

This weekend comes filled with live music, country markets, and a chance to chill out with a film or two, plus a ladies day at Cannon Park Racecourse.

Second driver dies following crash near Mareeba last month

19 Aug 2021, 16:15

A second person has died, three weeks after a fatal crash in Mareeba claimed the life of a Tablelands mother.

Cairns Art Gallery to host exhibition of the late local naturalist William T. Cooper

19 Aug 2021, 10:45

Works of the late William T. Cooper, described by David Attenborough as 'the world's greatest living wildlife illustrator,' will soon be shown in Cairns.

Cairns Amateurs Carnival Ball set for a night of glitz and glamour

18 Aug 2021, 16:15

Taking place on the Cairns Esplanade lawns in early September, the ball is shaping up to be the party of the year, with final tickets nearly sold out.

COVID-19 restrictions, mask-wearing to end early in Cairns and Yarrabah

18 Aug 2021, 12:20

From 4pm Friday, 20 August, Far Northerners will return to the same restrictions in place outside of south-east Queensland.

Early start to wet season forecast for Cairns and Tropical North

18 Aug 2021, 09:30

Soak up the sunny days while they’re here – the Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting an early start to the wet season for most of northern Australia.

Cairns man swaps tropics for Antarctica’s sub-zero temperatures

17 Aug 2021, 14:00

Jamie Lowe, a Kewarra Beach local, has swapped the tropics for sub-zero temperatures to work on Davis Station, Australia's most southerly Antarctic station.

Cairns Indigenous artists exhibit work in Tokyo as part of global exhibition

17 Aug 2021, 08:00

Cairns-based Jenny Fraser, Teho Ropeyarn and Susan Reys, as well as Gordon Syron, are the only Australian artists in this year's JAALA exhibition in Japan.

Social media scrutinised in defamation case involving Cairns Councillor

16 Aug 2021, 16:01

Division 2 Councillor Rob Pyne is one of two defendants in a trial shining the spotlight on social media use.