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Game fishing event honours late stalwarts
THE 55th annual Innisfail Game Fishing Tournament cast off with emotion and excitement, as anglers from across Queensland gathered not only to compete, but to honour two men whose
17 October, 2026
General News
Sea life in living colour
THE moment Jimmy Buffett held up a coconut painting onstage in front of thousands of fans, a gift from Mission Beach...
16 October, 2026
Feds backdown from disaster funding cuts
PROPOSED cuts to disaster funding that would have cost the Far North...
Reef fishing has been great
CORAL trout, red emperor and nannygai in abundance, but note the...
Bridge shuts
LITTLE Liverpool Creek Bridge, Silkwood-Japoon Road will be temporarily...
Entertainment
‘Awesome’ night for all
BIG hair, neon colours and nostalgia took over Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail, as entertainers Attori, the dynamic...
15 October, 2026
Festival all set to go, folks
THE 2026 Tablelands Folk Festival program is now available, featuring...
Prickly subject tackled
CYCLONE Theatre Company’s inaugural regional tour of the...
Our Riverfest Queen
MORE than 10,000 people lined the banks of the Johnstone River on...
Business
Bazaar gives town boost
MISSION Beach’s Village Green came alive last month as the Cassowary Coast Business Women’s Network’s Business Bazaar...
20 September, 2026
Fresh voice for business
A NEW regional network has officially launched to provide local...
How sweet it is
THE custodian committee of one of the Far North’s most iconic...
A tropical escape like no other
WHERE the lush Wet Tropics rainforest meets the sparkling Coral Sea,...
Community
‘Undisputed icon’
RETIRED shopkeeper, businessman, photographer and Rotarian Domenico ‘Dom’ Magnanini was described as “the undisputed...
8 October, 2026
Valued award for teacher
GOOD Counsel College (Innisfail) wellbeing assistant principal Matt...
School farewells ‘Mrs Gilly’
MISSION Beach State School teacher Patricia ‘Trish’ Gilmore has closed...
Councillor marks 10 years
CASSOWARY Coast regional councillor Jeff Baines is marking 10 years in...
Real Estate
Private isle yours for $10m
A PRIVATE island off Mission Beach has had its asking price slashed by millions from $15 million to $10m.
13 October, 2026
‘Tight’ rental market
RENTAL occupancy in the Cassowary Coast region remains exceptionally...
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...
Sport
Carnival focuses on mental health
THE 15th annual ‘Diamonds in the Sky (DITS) Suicide Intervention Carnival’ lit up Innisfail State College with fast...
16 October, 2026
Local News
Mossman takes shield
MOSSMAN Bowls Club has reclaimed the Neville (Nev) Sellwood and Joe...
Local News
World CrossFit champ receives civic honour
WORLD CrossFit champion Dylan Crèma has been honoured by Cassowary Coast...
Local News
AFL great to play in T20 clash
AFL immortal Gary Ablett Jr spent two decades making life miserable for...