'Hunger for dreams': Cobbo follows cricketing great Selwyn Cobbo wants to learn more about his famous great-great grandfather - Queensland fast bowler Eddie Gilbert - as he credits the Dolphins for his revival. AAP · Sep 23
French fishermen gather in Cherbourg as sector faces down multiple challenges In total, the French government said €13 million would be dedicated to the fishing sector for fuel consumption in April and May. Euronews · Jun 18
Broncos' Cobbo busts Cherbourg myth around future plans Brisbane outside back Selwyn Cobbo says being away from his beloved home town will not prevent him signing with a distant NRL club. AAP · Apr 26, 2025
Drug gang used flights from France to drop £4m worth of cocaine in English countryside Police say organised crime group would fly planes from Cherbourg, France, to southern England The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
Telling their truth: the Queensland Indigenous community defying a government with healing voices When the LNP swept to power the state’s planned truth-telling and healing inquiry was shut down. But the people of Cherbourg won’t be silenced The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2024
Indigenous community to 'tell our truth' at inquiry Queensland's truth-telling and healing inquiry will hold a hearing at the Indigenous community of Cherbourg, as the LNP promises to scrap the process. AAP · Oct 22, 2024
Language lessons serve to foster reconciliation A language revitalisation project in Queensland has resulted in bilingual resources for local schools, videos of elders' stories and a podcast series. AAP · Oct 3, 2024
Elders share memories of dormitory life with inquiry Elders have shared their experiences of being seperated from their family and growing up in dormitories, at Queensland's Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. AAP · Sep 19, 2024
'Ripped off': inquiry details life on Qld missions Every aspect of Aboriginal people's lives was controlled on missions in Queensland, including their wages, the state's truth-telling inquiry has been told. AAP · Sep 18, 2024
'Special player': Maroon Carrigan backs Cobbo to shine Queensland and Brisbane flyer Selwyn Cobbo has returned to his home town of Cherbourg to recharge his batteries after he was left out of the Maroons squad. AAP · Jun 20, 2024
Six of the 10 most disadvantaged areas in Australia are in Queensland, Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas rankings reveal Almost 550 Australian regions have been ranked on their level of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. Most of the lowest-ranked areas are in Queensland. ABC News · May 9, 2023
Stena announces 70 new dog friendly cabins including Belfast to Liverpool DogsLoversNI said, 'We welcome Stena's commitment to the ongoing development of pet friendly travel and their willingness to keep tweaking until it's fair and sensible for all' Belfast Live · Apr 27, 2023
Call centre in Cherbourg, a top-performing Asia-Pacific facility, grows from 10 staff to 30 in one year The centre opened in the Queensland community of Cherbourg a year ago with 10 staff. It now employs 30 and is one of the top-performing call centres in the Asia-Pacific for one company. ABC News · Mar 10, 2023
‘Brits are suffering but for us it’s boom time’: how Brexit boosted French and Irish ports The cheapest way from Ireland to Europe used to be via Dover. But now Cherbourg and Rosslare are thriving The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
Reuters · Feb 3, 2023 France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a protective shield manoeuvre a pipe that will turn radioactive chemicals into glass as France seeks to make safe the byproducts of its growing reliance on atomic power.
AAP · Sep 23, 2022 Cherbourg nourishes Cobbo for PM's XIII After a gruelling season Brisbane outside back Selwyn Cobbo feels reborn by a stay in his home town ahead of the Australian PM's XIII clash with PNG
Radio France Internationale · Sep 7, 2022 France to send latest nuclear shipment to Japan A shipment of reprocessed nuclear fuel arrived in the early hours of Wednesday at the French port city of Cherbourg, according to an AFP photographer, bound for Japan to be used in a power plant.
ABC News · Aug 2, 2022 How the Cherbourg Marching Girls moved in step from an Aboriginal mission to sporting history Faced with a future of being "controlled" on a Queensland mission, a group of young Aboriginal girls from Cherbourg in south-east Queensland held their head high and marched towards sporting history.
ABC News · Jun 7, 2022 Selwyn Cobbo makes his State of Origin debut tonight. He's the latest star rugby league player to come out of tiny Cherbourg Selwyn Cobbo debuts for Queensland tonight, joining a long line of Cherbourg-born players on the sport's biggest stage.
Irish Mirror · May 25, 2022 Man arrested after €2.8 million worth of cannabis hidden in vegetable consignment seized The drugs were discovered as a result of routine profiling when Revenue officers stopped and searched a Spanish registered articulated lorry and its accompanying trailer that had disembarked from a ferry from Cherbourg, France
ABC News · Apr 13, 2022 Wakka Wakka people win native title battle for traditional land, including Cherbourg Twenty-five-year legal fight ends with Justice Darryl Rangiah saying the Federal Court was "not giving the Wakka Wakka people anything", but simply recognising what they had "always known".
ABC News · Feb 17, 2022 After $2.4 billion spent on scrapped submarines, 10 Australians remain in France to wind down the project With more than $2.4 billion already spent on submarines that will never be made, 10 Australians remain in France winding down what is left of the project.
ABC News · Jan 22, 2022 COVID outbreak in Cherbourg's Aboriginal community defies odds as peak reached When the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg last month, authorities feared the worst for the vulnerable and low-vaccinated community, but residents seem to be defying the odds.