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Honey bee crisis talks
THE Queensland Government has convened a honey bee industry roundtable to help protect Queensland’s mightiest pollinators and safeguard national food security.
21 July, 2026
General News
Touch of Bali on the seashore
MISSION Beach turns into an Australian version of Bali later this month when the fourth annual Indonesian Mini...
20 July, 2026
Campaign for jetty falters
THE fight to restore Perry Harvey Jetty at Mission Beach is continuing,...
Shire pioneer honoured
FEW Innisfail pioneers left a footprint as deep as James Thomson...
New parking limits in town
PARKING will be limited to 15 minutes rather than the current two hours...
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
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
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...