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Irukandjis beat Good Counsel 28-14
INNISFAIL State College’s year 7/8 Irukandjis rugby league team turned on a gritty performance in slippery conditions to defeat Good Counsel College 28-14 at the Innisfail State
15 August, 2026
General News
Explore world of shorebirds
EVER wondered who the feathered travellers which visit the Cassowary Coast each year and where have they come from?
13 August, 2026
Rotary club’s markets return this Sunday
LOCALS and visitors are invited to come along and support the local...
Open day at little school
EL Arish State School is opening its doors tomorrow, Thursday 13 August,...
Crash after confusion
LESS than a week after a new signalised pedestrian crossing was switched...
Entertainment
Rising stars emerge on stage
CASSOWARY Coast’s rising stars lit up the stage as 23 incredible acts delivered a spectacular grand finale at the...
14 August, 2026
Races honour banana folk
THE vibrant tropical spirit of Far North Queensland will be on full...
Risque show sure to liven up Con Theatre
FRESH off winning ‘best stand up’ at this year’s Newcastle Fringe...
Taste of India in the tropics
AN expanded week-long celebration of Indian culture, food, music, dance...
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 clash of sports stars
SOME of Australia’s greatest sporting stars are set to swap codes when cricket’s biggest names take on legends of the...
14 August, 2026
Local News
Tigers bow out despite fight
A DRAMATIC finish at Tully Showgrounds has seen Tully Tigers A-grade...
Local News
Trio win first round of championship triples
LAWN bowlers made the most of perfect winter weather last week, with...
Local News
Milani storms home
INNISFAIL Golf Club’s 18 hole stableford on 25 July delivered one of the...