The lush tropical surroundings of Dundee Park, Mission Beach will buzz with live music during this popular festival in North Queensland.

Graham Reid enters a long-ago art world.

With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.

Daniel Morcombe was 13 when he disappeared from a Queensland bus stop nearly eight years ago, sparking the state's biggest police investigation. This week a murder suspect was charged. Daniel's parents tell how they have coped.

Paul Rush takes a swim down the main street of a fishy metropolis.

Code-crosser Will Chambers will jump back to rugby league, and likely return to the Melbourne Storm, after being released by the Queensland Reds.

Anne Gibson experiences a Queensland wellness retreat that teaches healthy living.

Queensland's Golden Door Retreat Centre provides the perfect relief for guests seeking to escape a hectic lifestyle.

Shane van Gisbergen and Scott Dixon are preparing an all-Kiwi assault on the unforgiving Surfers Paradise circuit.

Spoil yourself and book into one of the best spas in Australia and Asia.

Wests Tigers snapped a three-match NRL losing streak with a comprehensive 38-18 win over North Queensland.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

The NRL's Match Review Committee will initiate defamation proceedings against Mal Meninga and Queensland Newspapers.