A STRONG turn-out from Far North Queensland’s deaf community marked the official launch of local author and Auslan interpreter Jacki McNab’s children’s book, ‘Astrid of Skaldvik’.

NEW ZEALAND reggae group Katchafire (right) will return to Cairns this month as part of its Australian Revival World Tour, ...

CAIRNS Libraries will host a packed program of activities throughout October, ranging from an Australian crime author talk and Seniors Month events to bridge sessions, children’s programs and ...

THERE are plenty of laughs in ‘Straight Outta Marriage’, but beneath the outrageous humour and chaotic girls’ night lies a ...

THE 2026 Tablelands Folk Festival program is now available, featuring performers, workshops, special events, ‘Kid’s Fest’ and ...

A NEWLY-formed community committee has made it clear that a re-opening of the empty Cootharinga Gardens facility must be honoured under the same legal promise originally made to Babinda’s elderly ...

INNISFAIL will come alive with music, culture and family entertainment when Innisfail Riverfest returns to the banks of the ...

PLENTY of whiskey and rye will be flowing at Savannah in the Round this weekend, with festival organisers also hoping to claim the title for the country’s biggest ‘American Pie’ singalong when Don ...

Netball THE road to representing Cairns on the representative netball stage begins this month, with the Cairns Pythons ...

AN ambitious $95 million plan to transform Palm Cove has been revealed by the village’s lobby and advocacy group Palm Cove ...

CYCLONE Theatre Company’s inaugural regional tour of the multi-award-winning solo comedy ‘Let There Be Thistles’ will head ...

CAIRNS is hosting an internationally-recognised skin cancer conference this week, drawing medical professionals from across Australia and overseas to the Far North.