Kuranda Paper

Kuranda Paper The Kuranda Media Association is a not-for-profit voluntary association established in 1991. November 2012 saw the paper as full colour throughout, 32 page.

Advertising revenue from The Kuranda Paper enables the KMA to provide this community resource, which supports local community groups and projects. The first Kuranda Paper (Kuranda Community News) was produced in July 1991, as an 8-page B&W tabloid. The Kuranda Media Association founding committee was: Joan Dods (President), Jean Anderson (Vice President), Krishna Buhler (Secretary), John Woodbridg

e (Treasurer) and Lydia Graham (Committee). The Production Team was listed (in addition to the committee) as Shep Humson, Steve Dimitriou, Allison Buckley, Sammy Humston. By issue #6, the name had changed to "The Kuranda Paper", pages had grown to 12 tabloid, print run was 1300, and the Production Team now included Gayle Hannah and Susie Serleto. The December 2011 edition saw colour for the first time, on 4 pages, with a distribution of 2400. A 40 page edition was produced in December 2012. The Kuranda Paper is now regularly 32-36 pages and has a print run ( post COVID-19) of 4500 and growing again, and is delivered by Australia Post to approximately 2300 Post Office Boxes and home letterboxes in the Kuranda, Speewah, Koah and Myola areas. In addition, bundles of the paper are delivered to multiple distribution points around Kuranda, including around the village and Speewah, Koah and Oak Forest, Then outlets in Mareeba, Tolga, Atherton and Smithfield. A full list of stockists appears on Page 2 of every edition. The present KMA Committee consists of Nettie O'Connell (President/Production), Kerstin Brown (Vice President), Gayle Hannah (Treasurer/ Production), Trish Green (Secretary) and Toni Rogers (Members Representative). The KMA organisation is volunteer run and the Committee and Production team is supported by a team of proof readers and our heroic paper folders, who no matter the weather, assemble at dawn once a month to lovingly quarter fold 2900 copies of 4500 copies, so they fit snuggly into every post office or mail box in the Kuranda district. The Kuranda Paper is funded entirely by advertising, and profits after production costs support local community groups and projects. The Kuranda Paper is also available to read online at www.kurandapaper.com. All past editions have been loaded onto the website, providing a unique record of local history stretching back over 31 years.

Our masthead this month features an original painting ‘Sacred Meeting’ by Akasha Mead. She has always been inspired by a...
29/04/2026

Our masthead this month features an original painting ‘Sacred Meeting’ by Akasha Mead.

She has always been inspired by animals and the natural world - not only for the beauty, but for what they reflect back to us. Each subject becomes a kind of mirror, reflecting qualities we often already hold within ourselves.

“Akasha didn’t follow a traditional path into art. She left art school after just three weeks, unsure of where it would lead, but certain it wasn’t the right place for her. What followed was something far more organic - she began creating commissioned pieces for friends and family which gradually grew into sharing her work with people around the world. Not long after she moved to Scotland, where she spent nine years developing her artistic style. What started as a passion evolved into her full-time work.In 2024, Akasha returned home to Cairns, and in 2025 opened her art gallery and studio in the Kuranda Original Rainforest Market, where she paints every one of her pieces and sells her original artworks and prints."

Visit her Market gallery or website www.akashamead.com and follow her on Facebook Akasha Mead Art and Instagram see more of her original artworks.

OUT NOW! The Kuranda Paper May 2026 edition #386.Get your copy of The Kuranda Paper online here: https://www.kurandapap...
29/04/2026

OUT NOW! The Kuranda Paper May 2026 edition #386.
Get your copy of The Kuranda Paper online here:
https://www.kurandapaper.com/_files/ugd/f0cb2f_1c3804a7c0574369b609d96d1f91f3a4.pdf

STOCKISTS:
KURANDA: Kuranda Post Office (Thoree St),Here's Good (Coondoo St),Kuranda Visitor Information Centre (Centenary Park), Kuranda Neighbourhood Centre (Rob Veivers Dr), Kuranda Pharmacy & Newsagency (Coondoo St), Kuranda Arts Co-op (Coondoo St), Cornetts IGA (Thongon St), Annabel's Pies (Therwine St), Honey House (Therwine St),
KURANDA DISTRICT: Speewah Service Station & Convenience Store, Koah Service Station.
Mareeba and Atherton deliveries will be done on Tuesday.
MAREEBA: Piagno’s News (Byrnes St), Mareeba Heritage Museum & Visitor Information Centre (Byrnes St), Mareeba News (Byrnes St)
TOLGA: The Humpy
ATHERTON: Atherton IGA (Silo Shopping Centre), Atherton Visitor Information Centre
SMITHFIELD: Totem Clothing (Smithfield Shopping Centre), Smithfield Library
CAIRNS: Cairns Library

HEADS UP! We are now in production for the May 2026 edition ( #386). Deadline for all submissions is Thursday 23 April 2...
18/04/2026

HEADS UP! We are now in production for the May 2026 edition ( #386). Deadline for all submissions is Thursday 23 April 2026.
The Paper will be published in print and online on Thursday 30 April 2026.
We are always happy to receive early submissions 😃
Please send all submissions and advertising to [email protected]

Apologies. In our April edition we missed a very important date. Please note that the Kuranda Recreation Centre is holdi...
09/04/2026

Apologies. In our April edition we missed a very important date. Please note that the Kuranda Recreation Centre is holding their Annual General Meeting 2pm this Sunday 12 April at the Centre, Fallon Road.

Community venues are essential to the well being and development of our communities. We are truly blessed to have so many generous volunteers who have over many years kept our venues in community hands but many hands make lighter work and it’s crucial that the load be shared so people don’t burn out. What might be just a few hours a month of your time could be that link in the chain that keeps venues open for all the things that can happen: celebrations, sports, workshops, family gatherings. Volunteers make the difference.

Another great new local advertiser added this month. Shop local,employ local,enjoy local.
31/03/2026

Another great new local advertiser added this month. Shop local,employ local,enjoy local.

OUT NOW! The Kuranda Paper April 2026 edition #385.Get your copy of The Kuranda Paper online here: https://www.kurandap...
25/03/2026

OUT NOW! The Kuranda Paper April 2026 edition #385.
Get your copy of The Kuranda Paper online here:
https://www.kurandapaper.com/_files/ugd/f0cb2f_e05d75a7802d4e0b9767d8cd9d266fd2.pdf

STOCKISTS:
KURANDA: Kuranda Post Office (Thoree St),Here's Good (Coondoo St),Kuranda Visitor Information Centre (Centenary Park), Kuranda Neighbourhood Centre (Rob Veivers Dr), Kuranda Pharmacy & Newsagency (Coondoo St), Kuranda Arts Co-op (Coondoo St), Cornetts IGA (Thongon St), Annabel's Pies (Therwine St), Honey House (Therwine St),
KURANDA DISTRICT: Speewah Service Station & Convenience Store, Koah Service Station.
Mareeba and Atherton deliveries will be done on Tuesday.
MAREEBA: Piagno’s News (Byrnes St), Mareeba Heritage Museum & Visitor Information Centre (Byrnes St), Mareeba News (Byrnes St)
TOLGA: The Humpy
ATHERTON: Atherton IGA (Silo Shopping Centre), Atherton Visitor Information Centre
SMITHFIELD: Totem Clothing (Smithfield Shopping Centre), Smithfield Library
CAIRNS: Cairns Library

HEADS UP! We are now in production for the April 2026 edition ( #385).Deadline for all submissions is Thursday 19 March ...
13/03/2026

HEADS UP! We are now in production for the April 2026 edition ( #385).Deadline for all submissions is Thursday 19 March 2026.

The Paper will be published in print and online on Thursday 26 March 2026.
We are always happy to receive early submissions 😃
Please send all submissions and advertising to [email protected]

Our masthead this month features a photograph of a section of Violet Shaban’s completed mural project in Centenary Park ...
25/02/2026

Our masthead this month features a photograph of a section
of Violet Shaban’s completed mural project in Centenary Park
Kuranda. Photo by Alex Harris
Violet Shaban is a Koah based ‘Artist, Designer, Creative’ who
is passionate about public art. Violet is also responsible for the
recently completed mural in Roscommon Park, Speewah which is a
tribute to the volunteers of the rural fire brigades.
www.artbyviolet.com
Alex Harris is a Kuranda based graphic designer and tattoo
artist with a studio in the Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets.
www.folkandpoke.com

OUT NOW! The Kuranda Paper February 2026 edition #383. Get your copy of The Kuranda Paper online here: https://www.kura...
28/01/2026

OUT NOW! The Kuranda Paper February 2026 edition #383.
Get your copy of The Kuranda Paper online here:
https://www.kurandapaper.com/_files/ugd/f0cb2f_14b2a0abb2b54d779ee0c49f145feebd.pdf

STOCKISTS:
KURANDA: Kuranda Post Office (Thoree St),The Bread Balloon (Coondoo Street), Here's Good (Coondoo St),Kuranda Visitor Information Centre (Centenary Park), Kuranda Neighbourhood Centre (Rob Veivers Dr), Kuranda Pharmacy & Newsagency (Coondoo St), Kuranda Arts Co-op (Coondoo St), Cornetts IGA (Thongon St), Annabel's Pies (Therwine St), Honey House (Therwine St),
KURANDA DISTRICT: Speewah Service Station & Convenience Store, Koah Service Station.
Mareeba and Atherton deliveries will be done on Tuesday.
MAREEBA: Piagno’s News (Byrnes St), Mareeba Heritage Museum & Visitor Information Centre (Byrnes St), Mareeba News (Byrnes St)
TOLGA: The Humpy
ATHERTON: Atherton IGA (Silo Shopping Centre), Atherton Visitor Information Centre
SMITHFIELD: Totem Clothing (Smithfield Shopping Centre), Smithfield Library
CAIRNS: Cairns Library

This month's masthead features a design by Alex Harris inspired by the awesome Hercules Moth. Alex and family have recen...
28/01/2026

This month's masthead features a design by Alex Harris inspired by the awesome Hercules Moth. Alex and family have recently moved to Kuranda where he operates Folkhouse Tattoo, a tattoo & design studio in the Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets. This design is one of many tattoo flash designs available at the studio. Alex's designs are inspired by nature and folk art and he works to weave talismanic energy into each tattoo. Alex has also with this edition become in house graphic design and layout person for The Kuranda Paper. Alex says he is "looking forward to working at the Kuranda Paper and being a part of this beautiful community”.
You can visit Alex in studio or check out his art at :
www.folkandpoke.com and on Instagram

HEADS UP! We are now in production for our first edition ( #383) for 2026.Deadline for all submissions for the February ...
16/01/2026

HEADS UP! We are now in production for our first edition ( #383) for 2026.
Deadline for all submissions for the February 2026 edition ( #383) is Thursday 22 January 2026.
The Paper will be published in print and online on Thursday 29 January 2026..
We are always happy to receive early submissions 😃
Please send all submissions and advertising to [email protected]

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