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Naarm artist's Yarrabah residency leads to Cairns Indigenous Art Fair debut
A six-week ceramics residency with Yarrabah Arts and Cultural Precinct has culmi...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2026
Luke Carroll joins push for health checks at Yarrabah
Award-winning Wairadjuri and Ngunnawal actor and presenter Luke Carroll will vis...
Joseph Guenzler 16 Jun 2026
Yarrabah launches $2.3m community-controlled cancer care program
Yarrabah's new $2. 3 million cancer care program is set to provide culturally sa...
Jackson Clark 14 Apr 2026
Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services tackling RHD in Yarrabah and beyond with creative new programs
In 2026, Gold Coast public health worker Renee Grosso is proving the most powerf...
Phoebe Blogg 25 Mar 2026
Black Image to headline new look Yarrabah Festival
The Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival will return this month with Cape York b...
Joseph Guenzler 12 Aug 2025
Project sees Yarrabah's future Indigenous leaders shine bright

More than a dozen participants recently gathered in Yarrabah for the five-day Cape York Institute Leadership Academy (CYILA) – Positive Respectful Relationship Project.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 17, 2024
Antibiotics shortage impeding infectious kidney disease treatment in Yarrabah

Medical professionals in far north Queensland are facing a challenge in treating an infectious kidney disease outbreak due to a shortage of the preferred medical treatment.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Nov 30, 2023
19 talented First Nations artists come together for The Summer Show 2023

The Summer Show is a significant event for UMI Arts, marking the end of their exhibition calendar for the year. The organisation is dedicated to promoting and preserving the cultural heritage of First...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Nov 17, 2023
Shine On Gimuy immersive experience added to sold out Yarrabah Festival

The rapid sell-out of the Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival has prompted the introduction of another noteworthy event for the Tropics leg of Queensland Music Trails.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 17, 2023
Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival set to showcase North Queensland's finest arts, music and culture

The Yarrabah Music and Cultural Festival is making a comeback on October 7 in Far North Queensland, and is poised to be the best one yet. The lineup includes Jessica Mauboy, Electric Fields, Jessie Ll...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 25, 2023
Aboriginal health service's partnership with MooGoo making strides in fight against Rheumatic Heart Disease  

Yarrabah Aboriginal community has been working with Australian skin care brand MooGoo to try and stamp out Rheumatic Heart Disease with the MooGoo Prevent RHD Project.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 16, 2023
Skin care brand to help combat rheumatic heart disease in largest Aboriginal community

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a disease more often seen in developing nations, however Australia has some of the highest rates in the world.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Feb 1, 2023
Towns hit hardest by Indigenous funeral insurance firm Youpla's collapse revealed

When Far North Queenslander Agnes Neal reflects on the funeral insurance policy she took out in 2006 with Youpla all she sees is betrayal, despair and trauma.

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NIT Jul 20, 2022
Elverina Johnson places Yarrabah-inspired fashion on the national stage

Yarrabah resident Elverina Johnson has gone big with a week-long national launch of her new Taking Shape collection. The collection, launched in locations across the country, features prints from Guru...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Apr 30, 2022
To pave way forward for referendum, Uluru voice team channel the past

Hidden by the rainforest-covered mountains south of Cairns, the small beachside town of Yarrabah is home to a community which has long held a place in the national conscience.

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NIT Apr 14, 2022
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