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, 9+ hour ago   (362+ words) Passport to Airlie Cairns will be held on 13 September, with the regional winner earning a performance at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music in November. Passport to Airlie is Australia’s largest live original music initiative, giving unsigned original artists the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (227+ words) By Cairns Historical Society & Museum From the earliest recreation reserves to the hundreds of parks, playgrounds, sports fields and natural areas we enjoy today, Cairns parks and gardens mirror the pioneering and outdoors-loving spirit of Cairns. Whether it’s kicking a…...

5+ day, 10+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (152+ words) Organised by the Innisfail and District Historical Society with the support of a Cassowary Coast Regional Council community grant, the five days of festival fun marks the six annual event on from 16-20 September. The society will host two shire hall…...

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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) The annual appeal raises funds to provide Christmas hampers containing essential groceries for concession card holders with children across the Douglas Shire, helping ease financial pressure during what can be one of the most challenging times of the year. Douglas…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (220+ words) “For almost 100 years, Marsh's Butcheries has been part of everyday life in Cairns,” a spokeswoman for the Cairns Historical Society said. “Whether it was a family barbecue, the Christmas ham or a sausage at the local sporting club, generations of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (303+ words) The Cairns St property owners requested a material change of use so it could include short-term accommodation as well as long term accommodation at the site. While a council report recommended approval – as the proposal was consistent with council’s framework…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (230+ words) The Cairns Historical Society and the Cairns Jockey Club partnered to install the memorial at Cannon Park recognising William Cannon and the Cannon family’s contribution to the region. The project was initiated by society president Dr Clive Skarott, working with…...