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Capital city "overnight food trend" we've known about for over two decades

27 Oct 2017, 16:40

Native Australian ingredients are the hot new foodie trend in capital cities and locals like Craig Squire from Ochre are excited about the potential for TNQ.

Mural to paint picture of Indigenous culture at Tjapukai

03 Oct 2017, 12:52

It's educated tourists about TNQ's rich Indigenous heritage for years and soon a mural will add to the colour at Tjapukai.

Elton John in Cairns: photo gallery

02 Oct 2017, 06:01

Elton John wowed the sell-out crowd in Cairns with greatest hits and plenty of smiles.

19 ways the wet season impacts your life in TNQ

02 Apr 2017, 09:45

With the wet season officially over, TropicNow takes a wry look at all the ways it impacts life in Cairns.

TropicNow best of 2016: Top 5 in TNQ politics

14 Dec 2016, 09:20

TropicNow looks back over the past 12 months to highlight the top 5 moments in TNQ politics.

Council asks what you'd do as Mayor for a day

13 Dec 2016, 07:24

Cairns Regional Council got an unexpected - and wonderful - response to one of its Our Cairns survey questions.

Alicia Silverstone visits Tropical North

25 Aug 2016, 16:06

Movie star and her family enjoy rainforest adventures and beach walks on a holiday trip to the tropics.

Daintree Ferry reopens as Cairns and the Far North’s wet weather subsides

26 Apr 2022, 11:40

The Daintree Ferry has reopened after a spate of wet weather over the long weekend, with rainfall totals topping 700mm over five days in one area.

Neck-and-neck Cairns Council election result could be contested

08 Apr 2020, 11:20

Four votes separate Amy Eden and Richie Bates in division 5, while the Cassowary Coast mayor is still to be declared.

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

21 Apr 2022, 14:30

Another long weekend? Don't mind if we do! Cairns is in for a wet one, but there's plenty of great events worth pulling out the brolly for.

EXCLUSIVE: The ambitious project to build the world's largest aquarium in Far North Queensland

01 Apr 2022, 08:15

Cairns could become home to the world’s largest marine enclosure with plans unveiled for an aquarium capable of housing some of the largest ocean creatures.

Mayor 'gutted' over poisoning of iconic trees

22 Aug 2019, 12:36

…Three rosewoods on Port Douglas' Warner Street have been cut into and poisoned.

Monsoon and a possible cyclone to put a dampener on Australia Day long weekend

24 Jan 2019, 11:10

Up to 300 millimetres of rain expected to fall across Cairns between Fri and Mon.

Construction industry optimistic despite downward trend in building approvals

14 Dec 2018, 11:25

Cairns' strong economy and large projects are offsetting a decline in housing development.

Human chain to be formed on Wangetti Beach to honour Toyah Cordingley

08 Nov 2018, 14:38

People invited to link hands along the stretch of coastline where Toyah Cordingley was murdered.