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Water works now on tap
WATER reliability, supply and quality are continuing to improve on the Tablelands, with a major project completed and two more in their final stages of testing before coming
6 June, 2025
General News
Social housing boost for Far North
THE Tablelands will benefit from 36 social housing projects, and Mareeba 10, under the government’s Securing Our...
6 June, 2025
Blue tree stands tall for mental health
MAREEBA has now become one of over 1,400 locations across the globe to...
Atherton News, The Tablelands News
Development gets a boost
DEVELOPMENT is continuing in the Tablelands Regional Council area, with...
New servo opens
AFTER 10 months of construction, the new Caltex service station on the...
Community & Business
Charity tackles animal suffering
A CHARITY, which is tackling growing animal suffering in Far North Queensland’s indigenous and remote communities, is...
5 June, 2025
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.
Pioneer Weekend 2025
The Historic Village Herberton's Pioneer Weekend held 31 May-1 June 2025.
The Tablelands News, Atherton News
Tree planting outcomes focus of free gathering
A FREE presentation on the progress of replanting native rainforest...
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
Big band to grace rotunda
THE “big band” sound will echo through Bruce Jones Park in Yungaburra this Sunday, with a free concert.
5 June, 2025
Atherton News, The Tablelands News
A night of soulful music
A BAND delivering high-energy versions of both classic and modern R&B...
The Tablelands News, The Far North News, Mareeba News, Kuranda News, Atherton News
Fleetwood Mac tribute band returns
THE nation’s leading Fleetwood Mac tribute band is returning to The Reef...
The Tablelands News, Atherton News
Pioneer Weekend promises family fun
PIONEER Weekend returns to the Historic Village Herberton this weekend,...