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3 May, 2025

Final festival cash boost

LOCAL events for the Cairns Italian Festival will receive a $1000 boost from the Mareeba Shire Council for the last time.


Final festival cash boost - feature photo

Provided under the Community Partnerships Program, the council agreed the cash donation to support the 2025 events in Mareeba would not be continued in the future.

Since 2022, the Cairns Italian Festival has hosted the Mareeba Salami and Sausage competition and from 2023, the council began providing cash sponsorship to help establish the event, which it said was now “well received” and self-funding.

The 2025 festival, from July 24 to August 3, will include the Salami and Sausage Fiesta, the Bomben-Moriconi Football Cup, and an Italian card game competition.

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