A two-car crash at the Tablelands on Saturday has claimed the life of a 64-year-old Atherton man. At about 12.50pm a Toyota Corolla was driving along Herberton Petford Road, Irvinebank, when it had a ...

A 43-year-old inmate is still on the run after using a red tractor to escape from Lotus Glen Low Custody Correctional Centre near Mareeba. Michael Graeme Rennie, who is reportedly ...

Kicking things off are the rarely-seen Shats — acoustic guitar shredders Stuie Harcourt and Chris Mathews, slinging dirty blues and bush ballads like a pair of outback outlaws. Two wild sets. One big ...

Major road closures will be in place on Sunday 15 June for the Cairns Ironman, with drivers urged to plan ahead.

The Bloomfield Track will receive $9m worth of upgrades if Douglas Shire Council can win a State Government grant. Five sections of the Track have been identified for fixes to mak ...

Many Port Douglas residents across Four Mile Beach and Port Gardens lost power this afternoon at about 3pm. A powerline broke ...

Scammers have been trying to catch out unsuspecting Douglas Shire job seekers. Job seekers across Douglas Shire are dealing with an increasing number of phishing scams disguised as employment offers ...

Charli, Rocket, Tripod, T-Bone and Little Foot are some of the names of many green sea turtles that call home to the waters surrounding Quicksilver’s Agincourt Reef platform (AG ...

The Jungle Drum suggests the Mossman Mill may have been in a completely different situation with better planning. Picture: Bryan Littlely For me at least 1995 was a pivotal moment in time. It was the ...

The sugarcane harvest has begun, with scenes like this from last year starting this week on the Tablelands. Picture: Bryan Littlely Harvesters are firing up across the Tablelands district this week to ...