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Maria shines brightly for Indigenous youth
INNISFAIL-based Indigenous dancer Maria Martin is urging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to apply for the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development
23 August, 2026
General News
Marine curiosity sparks art
A FASCINATION with one of the Great Barrier Reef’s most colourful residents has earned CQUniversity PhD candidate...
21 August, 2026
Lots of nannygai in estuaries
ESTUARY and freshwater spots still popular, while offshore better due to...
Girl guides plan their rosy future
TULLY Girl Guides are focused on raising funds for essential work on...
Market to liven up seaside
MISSION BEACH will turn into a bustling night shopping hub on Thursday...
Entertainment
LandSlide play the greatest hits
CAIRNS audiences will be taken through the music of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and the Eagles when the seven-piece...
21 August, 2026
Mystery inspires new book
AWARD-winning Victorian author Shivaun Plozza has published her eighth...
Banana races were a winner
MORE than 1000 racegoers packed the Innisfail Turf Club, soaking up...
His ‘True Colours’
RECORDING artist Justin Wellington will take to the stage at BAR36, The...
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
Cup win by U23 women
INNISFAIL United Football Club has delivered a huge day of football, drawing crowds to Castor Park for the Goondoi...
22 August, 2026
Local News
Golfers prepare for open
A SPECTACULAR eagle on the first hole and a tight leaderboard finish...
Local News
Dominant Roos in finals win
KANGAROOS have capped off an outstanding finals series in style,...
Golden girls
SOUTH Johnstone lawn bowler Louise Hoskins has made Commonwealth Games...