6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (309+ words) By Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy The Bushy Creek Makers’ Fair has been organised by the Let’s Grow Julatten and Mt Molloy Group and will take place on 19 and 20 September at Geraghty Park, Julatten. The event is designed to extend and expand…...

8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (255+ words) By Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy A sunny but windy day did not deter numerous locals from donning a selection of outfits, all supplied by the NicNak Shed. MC and local resident Diane Demetre took on the role for the first time…...

1+ day, 5+ 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…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (309+ words) It has returned to Cairns to celebrate 150-plus years of the contribution of women and girls to the city and region. WOW executive producer Jo Pratt said the festival, which opened yesterday and continues today and tomorrow, brought “a wave…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Cairns Regional Council formally handed over the running of the event at its last meeting and provided a community partnerships grant of $12,000 to Stratford Bowling Club to support the day of live music. “Stratford Sounds is a great example of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) INTERNATIONAL lyric tenor Paul Ettore Tabone, described by the BBC as “Australia’s own Bocelli” is returning home to the Far North, with three performances in Cairns, Innisfail and Ingham. The shows at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre (Friday 11 September at…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (270+ words) The multi-ARIA Award-winning artist joins a four-day line-up featuring international and Australian artists, including Icehouse, Don McLean, Tyler Braden, Lee Kernaghan, Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley, The Wolfe Brothers, San Cisco, Busby Marou and Kingswood. Furnace and the Fundamentals, along…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (317+ words) The highly-anticipated AFLW fixture will once again bring the excitement and professionalism of elite women’s sport to Cairns as part of the Northern Nest partnership, now entering its fourth year. The match is expected to attract strong local interest and…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (151+ words) Organised by Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Jazz Under the Stars will run from 5.30pm to 9pm. It is one of the final events of the Cairns Festival. and aims to raise funds for enhancements to the Botanic Gardens. This year’s entertainment,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (193+ words) Australian country artists Lee Kernaghan, Max Jackson and Nick Wolfe will perform at the event alongside local musicians the Katie Richards Band, Candice Bliss, Whiskey, Raconteurs and DJ Nipper Brown. The afternoon and evening of live music will give fans…...