Cairns

ALAN Griffiths’ pride and joy — and his means of transport — has been knocked off from the YHA hostel in the Cairns CBD.

A Cairns business leader has posed one crucial question anybody opposed to the city becoming a quarantine hub needs to ask themself.

AN ELDERLY woman was marched from t Regional Council chambers by police after holing up in an elevator for about 30 minutes and refusing to leave.

A CAIRNS mum who spent more than 15 years living and working on the Great Barrier Reef has launched a new swimwear brand for children with a unique feature.

A CAIRNS artist who created fashion illustrations at t Cup and Amateurs last year is moving up in the world. Luisa Manea has been invited to capture the fashions at the Brisbane races during the Spring Racing Carnival in October.

A NEW $18 million reservoir to fast-track massive residential development in the city’s south is about to be brought forward by years if one crucial decision is made. Townsville developer Frederik Kroymans wants to launch the potential 1500-lot …

A SENIOR judge would have unlikely wanted to slap Cairns drug trafficker Ryan Hill with an extra mandatory seven years jail because it would have “denied justice” a legal expert said.

THE case of a Far Northern couple accused of sharing lewd images of a former deputy mayor has been heard by a fresh jury following the dismissal of a previous panel.

CARPENTERS and concreters are in hot demand across the Far North after a massive boost in land sales and building project approvals. Skilled tradies are highly sought-after in job advertisements following an influx of residential home builds, renovations …

A BID to make Cairns the state’s chief quarantine hub is not a done deal with authorities fielding a barrage of concerns from residents vehemently opposed to the city upping its intake of Australians returning from abroad.