The Latest Breaking News from Far North Queensland

Megan Wright has a "healthy respect" for the spiders that live around her home north of Cairns, but admits being "very excited — and horrified" when she noticed a big golden orb spider eating a bat caught in its web.

A region once home to hundreds of dairy farms has been running low on milk, with supermarket shelves stripped bare of the essential item.

Formal identification process begins after human remains found inside two crocodiles, including one measuring 4.1 metres, shot by rangers near where a 65-year-old publican went missing at the weekend. Wildlife officers believe both animals were involved.

Dates are set for committal mention of a 72-year-old man charged with murder after he was arrested at a car crash in Far North Queensland.

Emergency services were called to reports a 65-year-old man disappeared while fishing in an area known for crocodiles, after people nearby reported hearing a "large splash".

Representatives from remote communities in Cape York, the Torres Strait and Far North Queensland have spoken at a federal inquiry

The protest in Mareeba comes after an Indigenous man was shot dead by police on Saturday.

A man has died after being shot by police in Mareeba, west of Cairns.

The 34-year-old man from Far North Queensland, who is now facing multiple weapons and drugs charges, was allegedly caught speeding weeks earlier.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering hundreds of kilometres of river systems in the region, as the wet season deluge continues causing landslides and havoc on roads.

Off-grid residents open their gates for a tour of their properties, where friendly goats, chickens and an abundance of vegetables and fruit trees help to fill their pantries and allow them to live a simpler life.