Latest News
Club’s good and bad news
RISING costs and air travel uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict have forced the Mareeba-based MASCOT model aircraft club to cancel hosting the much-anticipated 2026
29 May, 2026
General News
Amaroo park funding fees refused again
ANOTHER bid by developers behind the Amaroo Estate to channel infrastructure charges into community park upgrades has...
27 May, 2026
Flying fox roost frustrates residents
NEARBY residents of a flying fox roost in Mareeba are beyond frustrated...
Strong public response to ‘Agrihood’
THE concept of creating an Agrihood in Mareeba is falling on interested...
Crime Stoppers’ decision under fire
OPPOSITION is growing over Queensland Crime Stoppers’ decision to...
Community & Business
National sponsors size up Race
THE Great Wheelbarrow Race is attracting interest from across the country, with sponsors already keen to negotiate...
27 May, 2026
School’s shave for cause
JUST under $5000 was raised at Atherton State High’s World’s Greatest...
Entertainment boost for patients
THE installation of 50 new smart TVs at the Mareeba Hospital is already...
Ovarian cancer talk
LEADING voices in ovarian cancer research and care will join fundraising...
Sport
Quaid Rd petition gathers support
A PETITION calling for Quaid Road to be made accessible to the public and declared a road of significant importance...
26 May, 2026
Local sides sit in Top 4
THE Mareeba Gladiators have joined the Atherton Roosters in the Top 4 of...
Bulls show fight despite narrow loss to comp leaders
THE Mareeba Bulls produced one of their grittiest performances of the...
Alana off to second World Championships
A YOUNG woman from Mutchilba will be on the hunt for her second gold...
On The Land
Growers brace for difficult season
QUEENSLAND's 2026 sugarcane crush officially got underway last week (18 May) with harvesters rumbling into life...
28 May, 2026
Farmers pommelled over imports
MAREEBA fruit growers have told Member for Kennedy Bob Katter they are...
Applications open for water
FARMERS in the Barron River region can now apply for some of 18,250...
New live cattle comp
FAR Northern cattle producers are being encouraged to enter in a new...
Entertainment
Paronellas to headline rotunda
MUSIC lovers are invited to enjoy a special afternoon of live entertainment when the much-loved and well-known local...
28 May, 2026
Sounds of Abba set for parklands
THE sounds of Abba will ring through the Priors Creek Parkland in July,...
Step back into the 1880s
PIONEER Weekend returns to the Historic Village Herberton this Saturday...
Do the time warp in Yungaburra
EVER wanted to decorate a clouche hat or enter a horseshoe-throwing...
