''The Cairns Post'' is a major
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newspaper
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in
Far North Queensland, Australia, that exclusively serves the
Cairns area. It has daily coverage on local, state, national and world news, plus a wide range of sections and liftouts covering health, beauty, cars and lifestyle. ''The Cairns Post'' is published every weekday and a weekend edition which is called ''The Weekend Post'' which is published on Saturdays.
It is the oldest business in Cairns and has been operating continuously for more than a century.
In 2013, ''The Cairns Post'' won the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association (PANPA) Award for best regional Newspaper of the Year Dailies (5-6-7 days) circulation 10,000-25,000.
In March 2015, Jennifer Spilsbury was appointed editor, becoming the first female editor in the paper's 132-year history. She replaced editor Andy Van Smeerdijk.
History
A prior newspaper that was also called ''The Cairns Post'' was first published on 10 May 1883. It was founded by
Frederick Thomas Wimble. It was published weekly until 1888 then bi-weekly until 1893.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the
National Library of Australia
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. The first digitised copy available is from February 1884.
See also
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List of newspapers in Australia
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