Latest News
Feral deer stuns landholder
A 144KG feral Rusa stag has been found and eradicated on a banana farm in Innisfail, a shock discovery that has raised fresh alarm bells for growers already battling mounting pest
20 July, 2026
General News
Shire pioneer honoured
FEW Innisfail pioneers left a footprint as deep as James Thomson Robertson and nine of his direct descendants have...
19 July, 2026
New parking limits in town
PARKING will be limited to 15 minutes rather than the current two hours...
Call out for young voices
YOUNG people aged 15 to 25 are being urged to step up and have their...
Plan to make coast cleaner
CASSOWARY Coast residents, ratepayers and business owners are being...
Entertainment
Theatre audience in stitches
A SOLD-out crowd packed into Innisfail’s Con Theatre when West Australian comedian Emma Krause unleashed ‘Spanx and...
16 July, 2026
Lots of thrills at 111th show
THE thrills came thick and fast at the 111th Innisfail and District...
World-class music in tropics
INTERNATIONALLY-acclaimed musicians will be in Cairns for The Australian...
Art brings region together
SOMETHING big is happening in Tully this July and it’s putting the...
Business
New chapter for club
THE Innisfail RSL Club on the town’s riverfront has been rebranded as the Innisfail Community and Services Club as...
10 July, 2026
Dining institution turns 40
WHEN Cyclone Larry plunged Innisfail into darkness in 2006, one small...
Down to business
THE Cassowary Coast Business Women’s Network marked International...
Let’s do better business
CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council’s procurement team are hosting an...
Community
Surf club stalwart is youth volunteer of year
ETTY Bay Surf Life Saving Club’s Jemimah Conroy has done her club proud after being named youth volunteer of the...
20 June, 2026
‘Good clean living’
AFTER surviving the heartbreak of returning home to find her house...
Cleaning up at Clump Point
OVER A couple of hours on a hot Sunday afternoon at Mission Beach, a...
Commitment to excellence
GOOD Counsel College hosted a special awards assembly last month to...
Real Estate
‘Tight’ rental market
RENTAL occupancy in the Cassowary Coast region remains exceptionally ‘tight’ – with occupancy rates effectively at...
22 June, 2026
School for sale
INNISFAIL’S old state high school site is on the market and is being...
Waterfront wonder
A MUST-see, on the waterfront in the Marina of Port Hinchinbrook is this...
Renting out spare rooms makes sense
THE Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has thrown its support...
Sport
Good Counsel goes ‘The Liverpool Way’
‘THE Liverpool Way’ was on full display at Good Counsel College last term, with 45 young footballers turning out for...
17 July, 2026
Local News
Lightning Fours face wet conditions and tight scorelines
A FULL green of 64 bowlers battled wet weather and tight scorelines at...
Local News
Outstanding win by college
GOOD Counsel College boys’ team capped off a dream campaign by remaining...
Local News
Clean sweep by Roos in Tully
A POWERFUL show of solidarity marked the Tully Tigers’ domestic and...