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…...

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…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (234+ words) Federal Member for Leichhardt Matt Smith and State Member for Barron River Bree James joined Serenitas state development head Blair Britton and state sales manager Greg Paul to turn the first sod at the clubhouse site, signalling the start of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) The merger will combine COUCH’s community-led services with the Leukaemia Foundation’s clinical expertise, national reach and operational capabilities, while retaining the Hub’s existing name. COUCH Chair Prof Scott Davis said both organisations were committed to providing care for people affected…...

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…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (335+ words) The Women’s Centre in Manunda was born in the 1980s through the tireless dedication of a small group of feminists. Their passion and hard work paid off when in mid-1986 the Women’s Information and Referral Centre, as it was then known,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Nancy Feuerriegel and Geoff Shannon’s ‘But Why?’ was published through Amazon in January 2026 after five years of development. The pair have each spent about 35 years teaching, including across Far North Queensland and remote communities. Ms Feuerriegel said the idea began…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) By Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy Jamie McPaul from Mossman Mechanical recently wrote to Douglas Shire businesses and the Douglas Shire Council alerting them of one-star ratings and derogatory remarks that they had received and she had observed online. In her letter…...