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A teenage boy has died after crashing his e-scooter into a parked car in Mareeba last night. At between 10.30pm and 10.50pm yesterday (Tuesday, June 10), the boy was travelling along Strattmann Street ...
At first, seeing my cafe full of cycling types, I assumed that while the road was closed for a day, it would be offset by increased trade around the event. That lasted for about two years. Perhaps ...
A 25-year-old Mareeba man has been arrested following an assault last week. On the evening of Wednesday, June 4, a man visited a Mareeba home and allegedly assaulted two other men, aged 48 and 34, ...
New Port Estate Stage 2, comprising up to 39 blocks, stalled in 2022. They may not be enough to save Douglas Shire from a chronic housing shortage, but there are currently more than 50 blocks of land ...
Chillagoe SES will upgrade its kitchen and storage facilities with more than $11,000 in grant funds. Critical funding to strengthen the emergency response capability of State Emergency Services (SES) ...
Police have confirmed an abandoned red tractor just south of Wonga Beach with a bright yellow police notice on it is not the one an escaped Lotus Glen prisoner drove last week. A Queensland Police ...
Each dry season, Rex Smeal Park turns into a relaxed stage for artists and performers from around the world. Video: Jamie Jansen If you’ve been down to Rex Smeal Park around sunset lately, you’ve ...
If you’re hopelessly hooked on Netflix’s Selling Sunset, and the jaw-dropping luxury homes it parades across your screen, here’s a surprise plot twist: You don’t need to cross the Pacific to find ...
Artist Bianca Velder with her painting Mellifera, which features on the exhibition poster. Picture: Shaun Hollis Bianca Velder says she is excited that her artwork Mellifera has become the public face ...
Families can look forward to using the new Port Douglas Splash Park during the Term 3 school holidays, with the $4.75 million project due for completion in time for the September ...