Cairns turns out in Ride for Tanya
FROM a distance, the Cairns Hockey fields looked like a rave party on Saturday morning.
Tragedy brings family closer to community
IT was the simple act of picking up a perfume bottle which hurt the most.
Cassius the jumbo croc eats records for breakfast
GREEN Island's most famous animal, Cassius the croc, turned a cracking 110 years old yesterday and celebrated with a specially made croc cake.
Doggie tale ends well with none wagging the walk
A DOG's life didn't look such a bad option as many waggy tails took to the Esplanade yesterday for the Million Paws Walk.
Cairns gets big bing of exposure across United Kingdom
MICROSOFT'S bing has given Cairns a boost in the UK.
Yesterday the search engine giant used a Getty image of The Great Barrier reef on its homepage, exposing Cairns to millions of searchers across the globe.
Today The Cairns Post launches its Share The Road Campaign
THE Far North is the most dangerous place in Queensland to be a cyclist, with more fatalities here in the past eight years than anywhere else in the state. MORE
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Pride restored with comprehensive win
THE Northern Pride dispelled any fears they were descending into a form slump by beating reigning premiers the Wynnum Manly Seagulls 20-6 at BMD Kougari Oval in Brisbane yesterday. more
Rockets just pip unlucky Marlins
NEW Marlins coach Jamie Pearlman has been in the job for two weeks and already understands the love-hate relationship that the occupation can bring.
Apocalyptic interactive dance at de-generator at Centre of Contemporary Arts
IT'S been almost 12 months in the making but in less than a week Cairns audiences will see one of the most captivating dance performances of 2013 as Phluxus2 Dance Collective premieres its newest work de-generator at the Centre of Contemporary Arts. more
Time for a big laugh at Port Douglas Carnivale's comedy events
THE Far North's funniest comedians will get their chance to strut their stuff alongside some of Australia's best this weekend at the Port Douglas Carnivale Open Mic Comedy competition.
Cairns region in pitch to European travellers
THE Far North's greatest pitch to lure Europeans back to the region takes place over the next three days as about 300 travel specialists from the UK and the Continent descend on Cairns. more
Green light for Cape bauxite mine
RIO Tinto's $1.4 billion bauxite mine near Weipa, which could create up to 2000 jobs for the region, has been granted conditional approval by the Federal Government.
- Mining bonanza as 8000 in Far North Queensland apply for 250 jobs
- Cairns number one regional destination for conventions
- The small problems at work that cost a lot
- Samsung says it has successfully tested 5G wireless
- Families hit by cut to baby bonus in Federal Budget
- Sea of red ink risks AAA credit status on eve of Federal Budget
- Gurus hired to build $35m Cairns Aquarium
Ravenshoe steam railway on track to former glory
Things are on the mend for Ravenshoe steam railway after three years' of setbacks that hit its revenues hard.
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Guy Sebastian on music, pop and family
Guy Sebastian has the most number 1 hits for an Aussie male artist. He recently has kicked off his get along tour, playing more than 40 shows around the country.
- It's all about meme
- Have you got the magic touch give Ironmen a good rub?
- Blak the new black in fashion modelling around Cairns
- The etiquette of being social media polite
- Cairns Ukulele Festival shaping up to hit all the right notes
- With the swipe of the hand, children lose ability to pick up pencils
- A taste of the good life in the Far North
Buying your first home is a daunting and often stressful time. It is also the time when mistakes can be made. more
Time for a realty check
Improving selling techniques and finetuning personal skills to deal with vendors and buyers may warrant a trip to the Gold Coast for Far Northern real estate agents.
- Crunch the numbers for home loans
- Lower interest rates next year could still be to come
- Take the stress out of selling your home
- The garish trends that result in interior horror and send buyers packing
- Borrowers saving hundreds of thousands in mortgage fees
- Investor interest is climbing higher
- Creative terms employed in real estate
