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Skydivers soar to new highs
FAR North Freefall Club soared to new heights on World Skydiving Day 2026, smashing its previous record with an extraordinary 229 jumps on 11 July, more than double last year’s
24 July, 2026
General News
Plenty of mackeral offshore
RELENTLESS winds mean estuaries best place for catching barred grunter and crabs.
22 July, 2026
Farm safety comes first
ONE life is lost on Australian farms every six days.
Plant a tree, save the planet
NATIONAL Tree Day is celebrating its 30-year anniversary and volunteers...
Reviving icon
IT was a hub for social gatherings, family celebrations and...
Entertainment
Coastline theme of art show
FAR North Queensland artist Ebb Harper will unveil her debut solo exhibition, ‘Daughter of the Drift’, at Bingil Bay...
23 July, 2026
Cassowary Coast has talent
YOUNG performers across the Cassowary Coast have the chance to shine,...
Fly high at 92nd Tully Show
THE 92nd annual Tully and District Show is set to explode with action on...
Theatre audience in stitches
A SOLD-out crowd packed into Innisfail’s Con Theatre when West...
Business
A tropical escape like no other
WHERE the lush Wet Tropics rainforest meets the sparkling Coral Sea, Mission Beach stands out as Far North...
20 July, 2026
New chapter for club
THE Innisfail RSL Club on the town’s riverfront has been rebranded as...
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...
Community
Special milestone
INNISFAIL’S Elisabeth ‘Els’ Bromell has marked her 100th birthday surrounded by family, friends and decades of...
22 July, 2026
Surf club stalwart is youth volunteer of year
ETTY Bay Surf Life Saving Club’s Jemimah Conroy has done her club proud...
‘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...
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...