Latest News
Golfers prepare for open
A SPECTACULAR eagle on the first hole and a tight leaderboard finish highlighted weekend golf at Innisfail, as the club has opened nominations for the Innisfail Open, to be played
22 August, 2026
General News
Lots of nannygai in estuaries
ESTUARY and freshwater spots still popular, while offshore better due to weather.
20 August, 2026
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...
Babinda housing anger
HILL MP Shane Knuth has blasted years of government bureaucracy that has...
Entertainment
Mystery inspires new book
AWARD-winning Victorian author Shivaun Plozza has published her eighth book, ‘Running in Circles’, a heartfelt coming...
20 August, 2026
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...
‘Rocketman’ thrills viewers
ABOUT 200 music lovers had the Innisfail Shire Hall for a sold out...
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
Golden girls
SOUTH Johnstone lawn bowler Louise Hoskins has made Commonwealth Games history, becoming the oldest competitor and...
19 August, 2026
Local News
Registrations for Innisfail Golf Open now open
WITH the Innisfail Open fast approaching on 29-30 August, local golfers...
Local News
Irukandjis beat Good Counsel 28-14
INNISFAIL State College’s year 7/8 Irukandjis rugby league team turned...
Local News
Triples bowls champs
ANOTHER competitive round of the Innisfail Ladies Bowls 2027 Three Bowls...