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Bev’s Babinda Dancers helped entertain patrons. Picture: Lenore Howard

Garra hall music revival

THE historic timber beams of the Garradunga Hall haven’t rattled with this much joy in decades.

1 November, 2026

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Former Woree House tenant and now Mission Australia peer support worker Jasmen Sivyer at the supported accommodation service, which has recorded 203 tenancies since opening in 2016. Picture: Hugh Bohane

Homelessness searches put human stories in focus

A Far North working group industry delegation travelled to Parliament House last week to discuss working holiday visas on the back of Labor's proposed backpacker number cuts. From left, Gareth Phillips, chief executive of the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, Leichhardt MP Matt Smith, Cairns Chamber of Commerce president Roderic Rees and Tourism Tropical North Queensland chief executive Mark Olsen. Picture: Supplied

Backpacker visa talks

From fairy to author – Chantal Munro with some of her books. Pictures: Supplied

Chantal’s real-life fairy tale

Holloways Beach was spilt in two after the flooding events post-Cyclone Jasper. Picture: Cairns Regional Council

Disaster grants backflip

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Cairns Aquarium boss Daniel Leipnik, showing visitors around the tourist attraction, says he needs working holiday-makers to staff the CBD premises. Picture: CLN

Tourism staffing crisis

Opposing the working holiday visa changes are (from left) Cairns Mayor Amy Eden, Crystalbrook Collection Hotels & Resorts CEO Geoff York, FNQ Growers Association Chairman Joe Moro, Assistant Tourism Minister Bree James, Tourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Mark Olsen, Cairns Chamber of Commerce CEO Patricia O’Neill, Regional Development Australia Tropical North CEO Lainie Poon and Advance Cairns Operations Manager Frankie Opie. Picture: Hugh Bohane

Working visa ‘concerns’

An artist’s impression of the administration building as part of a waste plant proposed on the Barron River delta. Picture: Peddle Thorp International.

Waste plant objection

The late Peter Blundell, a supporter of emerging talent and the founder of Country on Keppel, which previously brought live country music to the Great Keppel Island Hideaway. Picture: Supplied

Talent search opens

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Shine On Gimuy 2025 is a finalist in the 2026 Queensland Tourism Awards. Picture: Shine On Productions

FNQ’s shining finalists

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Tropical North board chairwoman Hurriyet Babacan. Picture: Supplied

Fuel charges squeeze FNQ

In just one night, more than $1.1 million was raised by the FNQ community to bring life-saving new services to Cairns Hospital patients by the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. Picture: The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation

FNQ’s generosity hits $31m

TTNQ CEO Mark Olsen (left) and chairman John O’Sullivan glance through TTNQ’s annual report. Picture: TTNQ

$10bn new tourism aim

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