Category: Far North Queensland

Queensland National Park Returned to Traditional Owners

Tucked away in the most northwestern part of Queensland, 79,000 hectares of land, gorges and sandstone ranges have been returned to the traditional owners. The Boodjamulla National Park was handed back to the Waanyi people in a ceremony at Parliament House in Brisbane on June 23. A prescribed body corporate of Waanyi representatives will lease the national…


Snap 3 Day CCP Virus Lockdown Announced for Cairns

The Queensland government has declared a snap three-day COVID-19 lockdown in the Cairns and Yarrabah local government areas from 4 p.m. on Sunday. This comes after a taxi driver tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. State health authorities told reporters they are investigating the source of…