The Express Newspaper

23/02/2025

AN additional $40,000 will have to be spent to switch the locations of two toilet blocks planned for the Prior’s Creek precinct, and not all Tablelands councillors are happy about it.

23/02/2025

AUSTRALIA’S agricultural sector is well placed for the year ahead despite expected rising global geopolitical tensions, an underperforming Asian economy resulting in low consumer confidence and a volatile energy market, Rabobank says in its newly-released annual outlook.

22/02/2025

WOMEN from across the region are being invited to come and celebrate International Women’s Day at a special luncheon to be held in Mareeba on 7 March.

22/02/2025

A SECOND hectare of tree kangaroo habitat has been planted by the tourism industry as part of Tourism Tropical North Queensland’s partnership with Reforest to connect the industry with local carbon removal and ecosystem restoration.

22/02/2025

MILLIONS of dollars are being lost to banana growers in the region prompting calls from the Australian Banana Growers’ Council for urgent action to improve infrastructure connecting Far North Queensland to the south.

22/02/2025

A REPORT to Tablelands Regional Council has raised the eyebrows of Cr Kevin Cardew who has questioned why the full council would need to give its approval to source an electrician and a scaffolder for a job being done by the organisation.

22/02/2025

DEAD or dying trees discovered within the heritage-listed Arboretum in Atherton last year were poisoned, the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation has confirmed.

21/02/2025

POLICE are trying to locate the owners of the following items which were recovered on the Atherton Tablelands.

21/02/2025

MAREEBA Hospital was one of eight facilities in regional and rural Queensland that had to send birthing mothers to larger facilities because of staff shortages, and it and Atherton Hospital were at risk of temporary closures, according to a new review by the state government.

21/02/2025

🎉 Amazing prizes await at this year’s IWD Luncheon!! Win a luxury getaway, a pamper pack, and more 🌟 Seats are filling fast—book now before they’re gone! www.trybooking.com/CZAIV

21/02/2025

NOMINATIONS are open for the 2025 Queensland Reconciliation Awards, with businesses, schools, local sporting clubs, councils and government agencies encouraged to apply.

21/02/2025

FOUR local youth have successfully completed a 22-week conservation traineeship, helping maintain 280 kilometres of bike trails and planting 3,000 trees across the Tablelands.

21/02/2025

AS plantings continue to revitalise Byrnes Street and surrounds, some quick-minded locals are also getting in on the act.

20/02/2025

THE first ever First Nations-led AgTech event kicked off in Cairns last week, bringing farmers, AgTech innovators and industry stakeholders in Queensland’s agricultural sector together for two days of collaboration.

THE first ever First Nations-led AgTech event kicked off in Cairns last week, bringing farmers, AgTech innovators and industry stakeholders in Queensland’s agricultural sector together for two days of collaboration.

20/02/2025

EXCITEMENT is building around the Ginn Road project in Malanda, with the PeoplePurposePlace project being transformed from a building site into a real home.

20/02/2025

TALENTED musicians including the likes of Tessa Devine, Tullara and The Lucky Thirteen Blues Band will be making their way to the Tablelands’ “home of live music” from this weekend.

20/02/2025

ACCUSATIONS have been levelled at Tablelands Regional Council over an upgrade to the approaches of a bridge on Hemmings Lane which, landowners say, will only benefit an expanding commercial operation that has been at odds with its neighbours for the past three years.

20/02/2025

✨ The most anticipated luncheon of the year awaits! Don’t miss out! ✨

BOOK NOW for an unforgettable International Women’s Day Luncheon on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Mareeba International Club! 🎉
🌟 Inspiring guest speakers: Monica Madrid & Nadine Cockrem
🎶 Live music by Shandell
🤣 Laughs with Comedy Tours
🎤 Hosted by the amazing Amy Braes
🎁 Lucky door prize up for grabs!
🍽️ Ladies Lunch | 12-2 PM | $50 P/P
📅 Bookings close Monday, March 3 – don’t miss out!
🔗 Secure your spot now: Click the link below 👇

The Express is hosting the annual International Women's Day Luncheon. 💜 The luncheon will be hosted at the Mareeba International Club on 7th...