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Heartfelt, honest, hilarious CWA touring story to be celebrated at the Clink

“It’s an eye-opening revelation into what the women in the CWA do. It will surprise and amaze you…The show is heartfelt, honest and at times hilarious.  It’s the QCWA in their centennial year and it’s coming to a hall near you.”

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Great Things Happen when our Kids ‘Dare to Dream’

JUTE Theatre Company’s award-winning First Nations residency program, Dare to Dream, hits the road this month, touring the Far North and Cape with I Gut this Feeling, an engaging new theatre work aimed at empowering young people with knowledge for building safer communities.

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Surf’s Out for North Break Wave Park Proposal in Mowbray

The Planning and Environment Court has overturned Douglas Shire Council’s approval of the North Break wave park development proposal for Mowbray.
Local community group, Douglas Shire Sustainability Group (DSSG) appealed the approval of the development application and in today’s media release, states “this is a win for all those wishing to safeguard the integrity of our planning scheme and ensuring appropriate development in Douglas Shire…The process of the Court has allowed public opinion to be heard and in this case, validated.”

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Obituary / Vale Noel Weare

The Douglas Shire Historical Society has lost a passionate advocate for local history with the passing on Thursday 11 May of its founder, Noel Weare.

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The Week/End Guide

We cover the regular and the quirky-live music, food and drink, community and culture, escapes & adventures, wellness & sport..and inspiring new finds from around our neighbourhood.

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Crocodile Roundtable to Convene in Cairns on Thursday

The roundtable will discuss DES’ enhanced Crocwise Strategy, Crocodile Management Plan consultation, research and monitoring of estuarine crocodile numbers and behaviour, and future initiatives.

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Crispin Hull / More Wealth to the Wealthy

Here we go again, yet a couple more subtle quiet shifts of wealth to the already wealthy away from middle- and low-income people.

The process can be seen with several announcements in the past week or so: the Reserve Bank’s decision to lift interest rates yet again; the interest cost of government debt to be $122 billion over the next five years; and the finding that in its last year the Coalition Government spent $21 billion on consultancies…

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Local students participate as Cairns hosts Queensland Regional Parliament today

Cairns will be hosting Queensland Regional Parliament from today through to 11 May. Students from Port Douglas State School have already participated in Youth Parliament events held yesterday.

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A Promising Future for Maritime Jobs for Local Kids

MARITIME careers in the Far North are looking shipshape for the future with the Palaszczuk Government today announcing an investment of $16 million to expand the TAFE Queensland Cairns Great Barrier Reef International Marine College.

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