A jet from interstate has been sent to help a major air and sea search for a man who went overboard off Queensland's western ...

The alarm was called after the man fell overboard from a boat off the fairway buoy near Evans Landing in Weipa about 5am on Wednesday. A rescue helicopter has been dispatched in the search for the ...

Massive barra, sailfish, pitcher, grunter, king salmon, billfish and brim are all being stalked by some of Australia’s best fishermen at the annual Weipa Fishing Classic, with almost $200,000 up for ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The annual event, running from June 6-8, is one of regional Queensland’s biggest fishing competitions and a ...

Weipa is set to reel in a record crowd next month as thousands of fishing fans, families, and tourists descend on the remote Cape York town for the 20th anniversary of the Weipa Fishing Classic ...

In 2011, Todd Bairdstow went fishing in a creek at Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. What the mine worker didn’t ...

HIT-and-run victim Michael Bowden was “loving life” until the night he was mown down and left to die in a quiet streeet in Weipa. The Rio Tinto trainee diesel fitter, described as a happy, gentle ...

Bait, beer and big fish: Weipa retailers win extended hours to gear up for Fishing Classic A classic tourism event turns 20 this year, and with it comes special trading hours and big crowds.