About 13,800 graduating year-12 students and adult entrants have been offered university placements in the last of the large tertiary study round releases for the start of the 2025 study year. The ...

For Douglas Shire local Stephen Bigby, performing in the Cairns Choral Society’s production marks a milestone in his acting career. Picture: Cairns Choral Society Two talented performers from the ...

Whether you're a longtime resident or a visitor discovering the region for the first time, this issue promises fresh insights into the beauty, culture, and ...

Mareeba Shire Councillor Kevin Davies passed away on Tuesday, January 14, surrounded by family. Picture: Mareeba Shire Council It is with immense sadness that we inform the community that Councillor ...

Slinky the sausage dog survivor is back to his super sassy self, his scars and sores from 13 days lost in the rugged rainforest around his Julatten home healing and now in full vo ...

The festivities kick off in grand style on 1 February with a Lúc Lắc Takeover Dinner at Lagoon House Restaurant. Lúc Lắc, one of the hottest eateries in Brisbane’s swank new Queen’s Wharf, is overseen ...

If you read only one book in 2025 about the US, make it this insightful and myth-busting one. Maybe, the duality of human nature will make America’s and the world’s quest for universal, peaceful, ...

Liberal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his culture campaign saying he will mandate that Local Councils hold official Australia Day celebrations on January 26 i ...

Letter writer Pauline Halsall is concerned 1080 baits will be more prominently used in the Douglas Shire region as farming changes from cane growing to cattle production, and not only will dingoes be ...

Douglas Shire Council Mayor Lisa Scomazzon has defended the change of date for the Australia Day Awards Ceremony, saying it is not political but about giving people in the Shire choice in how they ...

When the final sugarcane harvest took place in Mossman, Luke Horniblow, a passionate hobby photographer from Townsville ...

Sharks have been in the spotlight this week… in my home state of South Australia with a horrific fatal attack at Streaky Bay and in FNQ waters where rising numbers may not be taking lives, but seem to ...