Late Sunday, flooding of the Barron River around Cairns Airport exceeded the previous peak of 3.8 metres set in March 1977. It had been predicted to reached 4.1 metres.

Cairns, a city of more than 150,000 people known as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, ... A car inundated with water near the Barron River in Cairns, Australia, on Decebmer 16, 2023.

Three months on from Cairns' worst floods in recorded history, Donna Jardine and her neighbours still find themselves living on an "island" on the city's northern beaches. The sheer deluge of ...

Construction will soon begin on Barron River Bridge at Kuranda, an important freight route connecting Cairns and Mareeba.

A Cairns man has died after a jetski collided with mangroves on the Barron River in Far North Queensland. A woman, 60, was taken to hospital with shoulder and chest injuries.

Critical new marine infrastructure to propel Cairns’ economy, develop new business opportunities and boost employment is ...

Rafts of thrill seeking tourists will once again take on the rapids of the mighty Barron River as Cairns Adventure Group relaunches its adrenaline-pumping tours for a limited time only.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Holloways Hub volunteer donation crew, with Whitfield resident Geena Court, who said she had ...

Hundreds of travellers have been forced to camp on the track after the fourth failure of one of Australia’s most expensive ...

Innisfail, Cairns police warn off entering creeks, rivers and driving. THE public have been urged to “weigh up the risk” of entering floodwaters as heavy downpours continue to wreak havoc ...