ABC Far North

23/08/2026

ℹ️ DOWNGRADED TO ADVICE – STAY INFORMED: MAREEBA, QLD
📍Warning area is between Brooks Road, Mulligan Highway, Fassio Road and Mareeba Dimbulah Road
⏰ 7pm Sunday 23 August 2026 👉 This is the final update.
➡️ A fire is burning between Springs Road and Adil Road. This fire could burn for days so you should stay informed because the situation could change.

ℹ️ abc.net.au/emergency/incidentsearch/qld
⚬ fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents

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22/08/2026

🎬 Today local film makers worked in front of and behind the camera in Cairns to make a short comedy/horror film, thanks to Bus Stop Films.

ABC's Amanda Cranston popped down to the filmset to meet some of the crew. 📽🎬📽🎬


Cairns Regional Council

21/08/2026

🫒🥔🍈 Meet some of the people leading the bush tucker revolution and making it easier for us to use native bush ingredients in our home cooking. 🍋🫘🫚🌴

Seasonal edible fruits and berries surround us, so we need to learn how to cook these rich superfoods found in our backyard.

20/08/2026

🎶🪘 How great is this song by the students at Innisfail East State School? They released 'Rhythm of the Raintree' on the weekend and we LOVE it.

ABCs Juanita Soper is chatting with them today on the brekky show. 🎶🪘🎶

20/08/2026

Friday LIVE 🎶 with Tessa Devine on ABC far North Breakfast this morning.

Tessa is performing her new song, “Lighthouse” with back-up singers Alana and Cori 🎶🎙

20/08/2026

A judge has brought an end to the criminal prosecution of two Far North Queensland police officers who were charged after they allegedly tasered and restrained a vulnerable man in a watchhouse cell.

A criminal prosecution of two police officers accused of tasering and restraining a prisoner with a mental illness comes to an end after a judge finds they could not be guaranteed a fair trial.

19/08/2026

Traditional owners giving evidence in the trial of a man accused of dishonestly appropriating and spending more than $200,000 intended for a Far North Queensland Indigenous community say they never saw any of the money.

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Traditional owners have told a court they never saw any of the money Larry Joe Woosup was accused of taking as part of a deal with a mining company.

19/08/2026

Queensland’s STEM enrolments are up more than 17% 📈🔬

But how do we turn that growing interest into the scientific workforce of the future; and what role does regional research play in solving challenges unique to places like the tropics?

For National Science Week, Juanita Soper spoke with Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Kerrie Wilson on ABC Far North Breakfast.

And a lovely local connection: Kerrie was born in Cairns! 🌴

Professor Kerrie Wilson - Queensland's Chief Scientist says an increased interest in STEM is encouraging and local programs like Mangrove Watch show how important it is to conduct regional research.

18/08/2026

A 22-year-old man has been charged over the death of a 12-year-old boy who was a passenger in an allegedly stolen vehicle that crashed in Stratford in June.

A 22-year-old man has been charged over the death of a 12-year-old boy who was a passenger in an allegedly stolen vehicle that crashed in Far North Queensland.

17/08/2026

The sighting at the Cairns Esplanade is believed to be just the second recorded in Queensland, almost four decades after a previous sighting at the same spot.

The sighting of a redshank on the Cairns Esplanade is the talk of the birdwatching community. It is believed to be just the second time the species has been spotted in Queensland.