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Challenge for working dogs
OWNERS of working dogs can now enter the 2025 Cobber Challenge which is an annual showdown where the country’s best working dogs go paw-to-paw in a tribute to the unsung heroes of
8 June, 2025
General News
CBD Blueprint stakeholder group formed
REPRESENTATIVES from a diverse cross section of the community have been selected for the Project Blueprint...
6 June, 2025
The Tablelands News, Atherton News
Council gives a helping hand
MORE than $95,000 has been gifted to community groups and young people...
Atherton News, The Tablelands News
Water works now on tap
WATER reliability, supply and quality are continuing to improve on the...
Mareeba News, Atherton News, The Tablelands News
Social housing boost for Far North
THE Tablelands will benefit from 36 social housing projects, and Mareeba...
Community & Business
Story behind how museum came to be
THE story of how the Mareeba Heritage Museum came to be will be told at a special library event to mark the...
7 June, 2025
Curious minds shine bright
THREE young girls from Mareeba State High School are nearing the...
Atherton News, Mareeba News, The Far North News, The Tablelands News
Charity tackles animal suffering
A CHARITY, which is tackling growing animal suffering in Far North...
Mareeba News, The Far North News, The Tablelands News
Rotary FNQ Field Days 2025
Coverage of this year's Rotary FNQ Field Days held 28-30 May.
Sport
Roosters smash Storm 72-4
THE Atherton Roosters have now claimed second place on the FNQRL ladder after thrashing the last-placed Edmonton Storm.
2 June, 2025
Bull ladies notch up 5-0 victory
A GREAT victory was notched up by the Mareeba Bulls women’s side on...
Gladiators lose to in-form Brothers
THE Mareeba Gladiators took a hard loss to Cairns Brothers over the...
Kuranda’s karate kid
A YOUNG man from Kuranda’s ITF Taekwon-Do North Queensland was recently...
On The Land
Harvesters roar into life as 2025 crush begins
QUEENSLAND’S 2025 sugarcane crush is officially underway, with harvesters firing up across the Tablelands district...
1 June, 2025
Unlocking barriers to timber industry
A NEW timber supply chain roundtable has met to progress the state...
Dairy farming on the up
AFTER a “horrendous” past 18 months, dairy farmers in north Queensland...
US Tariff impacts AUS Ag trade
THE current United States baseline tariffs of 10 per cent should be...
Entertainment
Country music club heads to Chillagoe
THE Tablelands Country Music Club will be hosting their next family day at the Chillagoe Hotel later this month.
7 June, 2025
Atherton News, The Tablelands News, Mareeba News
Malanda kicks off show season
IT’S showtime this month and leading the charge is Malanda, with its...
The Far North News, The Tablelands News
Legendary bands focus of casino show
LEGENDARY bands like the Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan and...
Big band to grace rotunda
THE “big band” sound will echo through Bruce Jones Park in Yungaburra...