Tully Sugar bosses have further distanced the company from a potential takeover by Maryborough Sugar, announcing a proposal to buy Bundaberg Sugar's assets in the Far North.

AN UNUSUAL Sheridan St business hopes to carve a niche in e-commerce while also providing trade links with China, Hong Kong and Indonesia.

A VETERAN businessman who admits to doing jail time is behind moves to create a bottled water project at Bellenden Ker, south of Cairns.