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Community-led early learning service opens in Kowanyama
A community-led early childhood education and care service has opened in Kowanya...
Joseph Guenzler 18 Feb 2026
Kowanyama junior bull rider set to compete stateside
Carl Douglas Junior may be small in stature, however his love for bull riding is...
Rhiannon Clarke 22 Jul 2025
Kowanyama's new dialysis unit boosts local care and capacity
A new four-chair assisted renal dialysis unit has been completed in the majority...
Joseph Guenzler 6 Sep 2024
Navigating the path to better health for the community
Kowanyama man Liamon Mudd is on track to become a key healthcare figure for his...
Joseph Guenzler 20 Aug 2024
Officers who left intoxicated man alone in watch house for an hour before he died will not be charged
Officers will not face charges despite leaving an intoxicated man alone in his c...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Apr 2024
"I don't trust the Queensland Police": Mr George's family seeks closure amid ongoing inquest

In the aftermath of Mr George's tragic death in a Kowanyama police cell, recent conversations with a family member highlights the impact on those left behind.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 20, 2024
Family demands justice and answers over death of Mr George in Kowanyama police cell

Gwynette George has spoken out on the long, challenging months without answers after her younger brother's death in a Cape York police station cell.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 12, 2024
Evacuations continue in flood-impacted Aboriginal communities of Wujal Wujal and Kowanyama

Defence Force airlifts to evacuate the far-north Queensland Aboriginal community of Wujal Wujal have restarted on Wednesday morning. Efforts to relocate residents of the township, devastated by flood...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 20, 2023
Funeral for Indigenous man who died in custody, but no closure for family as questions remain

A close family member of a 51-year-old Indigenous man who died in custody in Kowanyama, far-north Queensland, says the impact is deeply felt by those still waiting for answers.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 14, 2022
Police officers re-assigned, investigations into Queensland death in custody begin

Three police officers have been transferred and investigations are underway following the death of an Aboriginal man in the north Queensland community of Kowanyama.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 23, 2022
North Queensland community "left to fend for themselves" amid growing anger at death in custody

A week on from the death of an Aboriginal man in custody in north Queensland anger continues to simmer in a community waiting for answers. On 9 November a 51-year-old man was found unresponsive in his...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 17, 2022
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