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The Weekend Post, 17 Oct 2026

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The Weekend Post is the weekend edition of The Cairns Post, a longstanding Australian daily newspaper serving the Cairns region and far north Queensland. Published every Saturday, it provides a comprehensive mix of local news, features and community-focused reporting tailored to its regional audience. The newspaper is known for its strong emphasis on local stories, covering community issues, regional developments and events that shape life in Cairns and surrounding areas. It also includes pieces on lifestyle, real-life stories and entertainment, offering content that reflects the interests and experiences of its readers. Its approachable style ensures a balance between informative reporting and engaging storytelling. The Weekend Post delivers dedicated sports coverage, highlighting local teams, competitions and broader sporting news. It also explores topics such as travel, food and culture, creating a well-rounded weekend read. Available on PressReader, The Weekend Post newspaper brings together local insight, community stories and engaging features for readers across far north Queensland.

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ArticleEND OF LIFE FOR ICON

One of Port Douglas’s most iconic nat­ural land­marks will be removed from Rex Smeal Park amid safety con­cerns. The mature but decay­ing fig tree, loc­ated beside the play­ground at the park, has been deemed unsal­vage­able by experts, accord­ing to...

END OF LIFE FOR ICON

ArticleOLYMPIC LEGEND’S MESSAGE OF HOPE

Five-time Olympic gold medal­list Ian Thorpe brought a per­sonal mes­sage of hope to The Junc­tion Con­nec­tion Lunch, help­ing shine a light on men­tal health. Mr Thorpe, who has struggled with his men­tal health, volun­teered to speak at the Cairns...

OLYMPIC LEGEND’S MESSAGE OF HOPE

ArticleCentre revamp takes off

TK Maxx has offi­cially opened at Earlville this week, mark­ing a major step in the shop­ping centre’s redevel­op­ment. Backed by Fawkner Prop­erty Group, the new store, which has moved from its pre­vi­ous loc­a­tion at DFO on Mul­grave Rd,...

Centre revamp takes off

ArticleFishos shut out of island bar

Game fishos and charter crews have been locked out of Liz­ard Island’s iconic Marlin Bar dur­ing peak sea­son, as the resort moves towards grant­ing resort guests exclus­ive access to the pop­u­lar water­ing hole. Loc­ated 240km north­east of Cairns,...

Fishos shut out of island bar