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10 August 2026
Gordonvale Hospital celebrates 100 years
Gordonvale Hospital has marked its centenary with an event honouring the memory of Edith O’Neill who led a community campaign to establish the facility in the 1920s.
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29 July 2026
Organ donation gives Cairns mum and bub gift of life
A Cairns woman who received an organ transplant three years ago has shared her incredible journey to becoming a mum.
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22 June 2026
How a sole tourist sparked Cairns’ worst measles outbreak in nearly 30 years
A single imported measles case from overseas triggered an outbreak that infected nearly a dozen people in Cairns - including hospital staff. Find out how the outbreak managed to be contained.
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