RESIDENTS of Weipa in far north Queensland say their town cannot cope with 300 asylum seekers the Federal Government plans to house at a nearby air base. Residents fear the town will struggle to cope ...

Weipa residents were caught off guard when nearly 150mm of rain pelted down in about an hour this week, but it’s still a long way from the Cape York town’s massive daily rainfall record. Residents ...

The Weipa Town Authority on Cape York is testing its water supply for the E.coli bacteria, which was detected in its reservoir on Wednesday night. Results on the first round of follow-up tests are due ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Located 838 km north of Cairns on a road that varies from the sublime to the horrendous, Weipa is a ...

WEIPA residents remain locked out of an $8.5 million multi-use cyclone shelter almost 12 months after it was finished. The Category 5 shelter on Hibberd Drive is one of four allocated to the Far North ...

The Cape York community of Weipa in far north Queensland says it is surprised by the Federal Government's decision to accommodate asylum seekers at a local air force base. The Scherger base will be ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The Weipa area was the first stretch of the Australian coastline ever explored by Europeans. The Dutch explorer Willem Jansz, sailing the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. However, arrangements for the workers could evolve, the mining company says, with a “review of all FIFO work ...

A mine worker and father has been fondly remembered following his death in a tragic motor vehicle accident. Adam Hoyes, 44, from Rocky Point in Queensland, died after his Toyota Landcruiser rolled ...

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 ...