Located 838 km north of Cairns on a road that varies from the sublime to the horrendous, Weipa is a mining town with a population of over 3000 people. Although geographically part of the Cooktown ...

The Bureau of Meteorology reported the system made landfall at 3.30pm and weather stations on the ground recorded sustained winds at the centre of 75km/h, with wind gusts of up to 100km/h. Bureau ...

Two cats have drowned after a vehicle became trapped in floodwaters at Lakeland in Far North Queensland, while the driver and passenger escaped unharmed.

Saturated catchments along the Gulf of Carpentaria and north-west Queensland are bracing for more heavy rain next week, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar ...

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INDIGENOUS employment opportunities at Weipa and the Yarrabah Band Festival were among the projects to receive nods at the Queensland Reconciliation Awards, held in Cairns. From the Far North, Rio ...

A funny thing happened on the way to AthensAirlines are partners, but that doesn't mean travel is seamless. Avoiding IC reclassificationA well-structured IC program can probably pass muster in every ...

Weipa's marine rescue volunteers have joined a new statewide network, gaining access to advanced training and rescue equipment to protect boaties across 230 nautical miles of coastline. The unit ...

FAR North Queensland has been identified as a hotspot for fatalities as a result of road crashes, recording the second highest number of deaths across the state for two consecutive years. Officers are ...