After two years of construction, 13 years of talk and many more spent dreaming, Ayr has opened the world’s first ‘algal’ ...

The town was named after the Scottish town of Ayr, the birthplace of the Queensland Premier, Thomas McIlwraith. Today Ayr lies at the heart of one of the most productive sugarcane-growing areas in ...

Some Queenslanders didn’t take police warnings to stay out of flood waters very seriously – until a bull shark washed up in the street. Northeastern Australia is still dealing with the ...

UPDATE: A childcare centre and nearby homes have been evacuated after chemicals, suspected to be explosive, were found at a residence at Ayr in north Queensland. The Big Birds Nest childcare ...

The search for a man missing in floodwaters in north Queensland after the boat he was ... men when they hit the jetty at Groper Creek, near Ayr, around 5:30pm. Acting Inspector Matthew Lyons ...