Innisfail Advocate

11/11/2024

: Water bombing aircraft have been sent to back up ground crews fighting a huge fire tracking directly for the outback town of Forsayth. UPDATES, WARNINGS: https://bit.ly/3O4E98Y

30/09/2024

It’s been a busy morning for paramedics who have been called to a two car crash in Cairns and reports of an eye injury sustained in accident with a nail gun on the Cassowary Coast. ➡️ bit.ly/4eGezm2

30/09/2024

A crane and tow truck are at the scene of a crash south of Cairns involving a heavy vehicle. Concerns have been raised about a ruptured fuel tank leaking diesel into the river. ➡️ bit.ly/4dHxe09

26/09/2024

A Innisfail teacher who once saved drowning teens from a croc-infested river has appealed a punishment that included the slashing of wages and reprimand after refusing the Covid jab. ➡️https://bit.ly/3XSQe70

23/09/2024

A “prepare to leave” warning has been issued for Lakeland residents. FOLLOW UPDATES: https://bit.ly/3MSPJU2

18/09/2024

***PLEASE SHARE*** Police have launched a search of Cassowary Coast waters for a missing fisherman last seen on Tuesday afternoon. 📍 Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police. Free to read ➡️ https://bit.ly/47udOds

12/08/2024

Cairns Airport says initial findings suggest there was 'no compromise of airport security' which led to a helicopter involved in a fatal crash being stolen from a general aviation hangar. UPDATES: https://bit.ly/4dj7O9C

06/08/2024

: Police have confirmed human remains have been found in a crocodile that was shot dead at Cooktown on Monday 📍 LATEST ➡️ https://bit.ly/46z5EQA

03/08/2024

A desperate search is underway for a man feared dead after being dragged into a river by a crocodile in the state’s Far North. UPDATES: https://bit.ly/4cdSsSv

01/08/2024

A 37-year-old woman has tragically been found dead on a roadside in Mossman, north of Cairns, after an alleged hit and run 📍 What we know ➡️ https://bit.ly/3A4SkqZ

26/07/2024

Unreliable weather information and a failure to provide accurate warnings to Cairns residents during and after Tropical Cyclone Jasper have been identified as key breakdowns from the natural disaster in a scathing new report. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/4bZLVKM

18/07/2024

Two young men have been remembered by friends and family as “promising young students” after reportedly drowning at Millaa Millaa Falls. TRIBUTES: https://bit.ly/3SbZ24y

16/07/2024

: Two people are feared missing at a popular Far North waterfall as emergency crews, including a search and rescue helicopter, rush to the scene. UPDATES: https://bit.ly/4d2q5Y9

28/06/2024

BREAKING: A woman has suffered critical stab wounds in a suspected carjacking near Innisfail, as police warn the public to avoid a related incident that has closed the Bruce Hwy at Sandy Pocket. LATEST:

The death of a woman who died after allegedly being stabbed multiple times by a man who then took her car and crashed it on the Bruce Highway in far north Queensland is being treated as a domestic violence murder.

30/05/2024

Retired banana farmer Peter Zorzetto has described his shock at hearing a loud bang followed by a tremor when a 2.1 magnitude, shallow earthquake impacted the Tully region on Tuesday night 😮 TALES FROM THE SHAKE ZONE: https://bit.ly/3VipUlt

28/05/2024

: Residents in the small Far North town of Tully have reported sounds ‘like a big fire igniting’ and dishes rattling on their sinks after a earthquake struck on Tuesday night. UPDATES: https://bit.ly/4bytKfP

26/05/2024

The law has caught up with alleged bitumen bandits, including a 16-year-old boy, after the group was accused of preying on unsuspecting homeowners looking for a new driveway. ➡️ bit.ly/3Vq1837

20/05/2024

People in these Far North communities are dying on average 30 years younger than those in Brisbane, and earlier than the country with the world’s lowest life expectancy. SPECIAL REPORT: https://bit.ly/4dQdvwv