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The Weekend Post, 8 Aug 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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Article‘BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT’

Fam­ily of crash vic­tim Savan­nah Spence Paige say they are “bey­ond dev­ast­ated” by the loss of the 25-year-old north­ern beaches woman, as police allege the man charged with her man­slaughter also tried to snatch officers’ guns while in hos­pital...

‘BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT’

ArticleDELICIOUS DECADE CELEBRATED

From ocean views to live demon­stra­tions by local chefs and tele­vi­sion icons, Taste Port Douglas has cel­eb­rated its dec­ade anniversary with a bang. The pop­u­lar food fest­ival kicked off with a starstud­ded open­ing party on Thursday...

DELICIOUS DECADE CELEBRATED

ArticleINTERNATIONAL GROWTH DEFIES TURBULENCE

Global avi­ation tur­bu­lence has failed to ground growth at Cairns Air­port, where inter­na­tional pas­sen­ger num­bers have risen des­pite soar­ing fuel costs, over­seas con­flict and reduced air­line ser­vices. Latest fig­ures show about 790,000...

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH DEFIES TURBULENCE

ArticleWomen in the driver’s seat at Swap Meet

Women will have their own awards cat­egory for the first time at this year’s Cairns Swap Meet, Car, Bike and Truck Show to recog­nise women in the car com­munity who con­trib­ute to the annual show. The event has been held on the second Sat­urday of...

Women in the driver’s seat at Swap Meet