1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (113+ words) Cairns Festival wraps up Cairns Local News Cairns Festival wraps up ALMOST 20,000 people turned out for Carnival on Collins as the 64th Cairns Festival wrapped up with a program featuring live music, art, markets and performances. The annual Father’s Day finale…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (340+ words) The multi-ARIA Award-winning artist joins a four-day line-up featuring Icehouse, Don McLean, Tyler Braden, Lee Kernaghan, Ian Moss & Troy Cassar-Daley, The Wolfe Brothers, San Cisco, Busby Marou and Kingswood. Furnace and the Fundamentals, along with rising country talent Bella Mackenzie,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (450+ words) JAPT Pty Ltd which owns the pub in Grove St, has lodged a development application with Cairns Regional Council for the relocation to the former Reject Shop on the property known as the Civic Centre in Florence St. Queensland Health…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (300+ words) The funding, provided through the Strengthening Community Safety Grant Program, will support practical upgrades, such as fencing and CCTV systems, to deter criminal activity and protect the community spaces. Federal Member for Leichhardt Matt Smith said he understood the significant…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (399+ words) At its July meeting, councillors Rob Pyne, Trevor Tim, Anna Middleton and Mayor Amy Eden opposed a motion to allow a material change of use on the property, so it could include short-term accommodation as well as long-term accommodation at…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (161+ words) Husband-and-wife GPs Dr Gagandeep (Gagan) Rajpal and Dr Rajlakshmi (Raj) Rajpal officially opened Harmony Family Medical Centre’s new purpose-built facility last week. Founded in 2022, Harmony Family Medical Centre is a family-owned, bulk-billing practice. Dr Rajpal said the centre was established…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (90+ words) Arterial road upgrades Cairns Local News THE duplication of the Cairns Western Arterial Road is one step closer, with early works now underway to get Far North Queenslanders home sooner and safer. Preparation works on the duplication between Lake Placid…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (331+ words) North Queensland Nepalese Community president Sarad Sangh said the organisation had been trying to identify people across Cairns and North Queensland with family or friends caught up in the disaster. He said one woman in Cairns had family members who…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (169+ words) Joan Cadman, who served as president of Meals on Wheels Cairns for 16 years, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Mary Lowe Living Legend Award in recognition of her contribution to the organisation. Mrs Cadman’s recognition comes more than five…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (371+ words) Major construction ended on the $472m project this week, funded by $195m each from the state and federal governments, as well as $82m from Cairns Regional Council. Cairns Mayor Amy Eden said the project, which will supply an extra six gigalitres of water…...