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40 years of retail
SMITHFIELD Shopping Centre is marking 40 years since opening in 1986.
28 March, 2026
General News
Horror CBD figures
SHOCKING figures show that more than 33,000 incidents involving anti-social or disruptive behaviour have been...
27 March, 2026
Suburban streets since 1876
FOR 150 years, suburban life in Cairns has been shaped by climate,...
One paw print at a time
A PHOTOGRAPHY initiative celebrating the bond between people and their...
Day-to-day without barriers
A FAR North Queensland peer network is helping people with disabilities...
Entertainment
Colourful Yorkeys Knob
A FOUR-day Yorkeys Knob Living History Launch and celebration will begin on 28 March, with organisers inviting the...
27 March, 2026
It’s time to go own way
A FLEETWOOD Mac tribute show will return to Cairns with three...
Bluey in ‘big play’ for local children
BLUEY’S ‘Big Play the Stage Show’ is currently on tour with a stop in...
Creative grants available
ARTISTS and culture creatives in the Cairns region are invited to apply...
Community
Teacher to take on world stage
BENTLEY Park College teacher Abigail Trabado will represent Australia at the Mrs International World 2026 pageant in...
13 March, 2026
Army leader was ‘a giant’
TRIBUTES have poured in for a former Australian Army leader described as...
‘Just luck’ to turn 100
STAYING social, maintaining connections and a ‘bit of good luck” has...
Business figure honoured at wake
FORMER Cairns businessman and philanthropist John O’Brien has been...
Business
It’s game over
EMPIRE Alternacade and Events Cairns has closed its doors and will rebrand as an Irish pub, with regulars saying the...
27 March, 2026
Casino takeover delay
AN offer by Sydney-based casino and pub tycoon Sam Arnaout to buy The...
Local News
BMW’s ‘Neue Klasse’ of ‘26
AS BMW’s rolls out its ‘Neue Klasse’ design – a specific electric...
Daisy driven by care and patience
FOR Sukhvinda (Sukhi) Singh, Driving Miss Daisy Cairns Northern Beaches...
Real Estate
Good value drawcard
FIRST home buyers are setting up home in more affordable suburbs such as Babinda and Fishery Falls, a new report...
26 March, 2026
Real estate coup
ONE of Far North Queensland’s most accomplished real estate...
$11m expansion of in-demand Tully nursing home
RESIDENTIAL aged care places in Tully have received a much-needed boost,...
Caring for assets differently
GLOBAL engineering and project management group XBURO has launched XBURO...
Sport
Pride smash southern rival
NORTHERN Pride overturned an early deficit to defeat Townsville Blackhawks 20-8 in their Hostplus Cup round three...
27 March, 2026
Local News
Winter sport prepares for busy season
IT’S been an enormous fortnight of sport around the Douglas Shire with...
Local News
‘The real deal’
A RISING young talent from the Edmonton and Gordonvale tennis clubs is...
Local News
Basketballers return home with gold and silver medals
CAIRNS Basketball’s under-16s cohort have returned home with gold and...







