Latest News
Grave service to honour rail victims
AN official service will be conducted within the Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery to honour and remember a number of railway employees who tragically lost their lives on Far North
10 April, 2026
General News
Clarity on ‘energy towers’
Earlier this year, The Express newspaper featured a story about a mysterious obelisk-shaped structure in the area,...
10 April, 2026
Farmers now at ‘breaking point’
RISING input costs, surging fuel prices, and critical shortages of...
Time running out for objections to abolish Hill electorate
THERE is only one day left to lodge an objection to a proposal by the...
Best of both worlds in new housing model
MAREEBA could become the first Far North Queensland shire to have an...
Community & Business
Cemetery volunteers up for State award
A GROUP of volunteers who have breathed new life into the Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery have been nominated for the 2026...
9 April, 2026
State finals awaits Amelie
AMELIE Cockrem is now through to the Lions Youth of the Year State...
Trail champion honoured
COMMUNITY champion Peter Tuck has been honoured with a plaque for his...
Desperate times for refuge
THE Mareeba Animal Refuge is in desperate need of help after...
Sport
Tradie Golf returns
THE ever-popular Tradie Golf Day will return to the Mareeba Golf Club this month after a long wet season.
8 April, 2026
League sides humming
BOTH the Tablelands’ league sides are humming after finding convincing...
Bulls lose tight match
MAREEBA United’s search for their first win of the season continues...
Regatta action
OVER 300 paddlers from as far as Mooloolaba to Port Douglas converged to...
On The Land
Ag groups slam free trade deal
TWO powerful representative groups for the agricultural sector are far from happy with the free trade agreement...
5 April, 2026
Biosecurity ambassadors wanted
YOUNG people who want to make a tangible difference in safeguarding the...
Dairy Fund plan backed at Malanda meeting
A CULTIVATE Farming Fund will be established following a recent...
Call for tax relief for producers in disaster zones
A KEY lobby group for horticultural producers is asking the State...
Entertainment
Hotshots to swing Yungaburra
THE Yungaburra Community Rotunda will come alive with the sound of brass, rhythm and swing when the Atherton Hotshots...
9 April, 2026
Trio’s artwork immersed in nature
AN extraordinary exhibition featuring three incredibly “wild and crazy”...
Hard-hitting film fundraiser
A FILM fundraiser will be held in Malanda on Sunday to aid the Palestine...
New bus service for feasters
A NEW bus service will make it much easier for Tablelanders to attend...
