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More than 100 Cairns jobs at risk with Masters to sell or close
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DISAPPOINTED: Adam Gonano and his daughters Mila, 3, and Lilee, 6, shop for herbs at doomed Masters store at Portsmith. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE. MORE than 100 Cairns residents face losing their jobs after Woolworths announced plans to pull the ...and more »

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Committee investigating lockout laws prepares to visit Cairns
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WRONG MOVE: Gilligan's general manager Ross McFarlane is one of the Cairns voices to speak out against proposed lockout laws. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN. DEBATE on proposed new lockout laws for pubs and clubs will be brought to Cairns this ...

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Sniffer dogs touted as solution to Cairns' bed bug problem
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SNOOPING AROUND: Specially-trained sniffer dogs have been touted as the solution to Cairns' bed bug woes. PICTURE: RICHARD WALKER. SPECIALLY-trained sniffer dogs could be the solution to Cairns' bed bug woes and at least one local pest control ...

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Cairns real estate pledges $5000 to Sea-Far Great Barrier Reef Island Hop
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Real estate agent Karl Latham on his jetski with Cairns Hospital Foundation Fundraising Coordinator Nicole Gibson gearing up for the Trinity Powersports Sea-Fari Island Hop on Australia Day 2016. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN. A REAL estate agent has a ...

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7th heaven for golfers at Cairns course in farewell session
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James Morris tries his luck at a hole in one at Paradise Palms golf course. Paradise Palms hosted a hole-in-one competition to farewell its 7th hole before the course is refigured. Money raised at the event went to charity and contestants had the ...

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Laser tag course proving a big hit
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GOT YOU: D'Artagnan Robinson, 14, and brother Devante, 10, with David Lui, 20, at Cairns Kart Hire and Laser Tag. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS. FLUORO paint, laser guns and a hellish crash course through a fantasy jungle is driving the Far North's newest ...

first home buyers navigate market
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First home buyers Cristy and Steven Mock with their children Caitlyn, Emily and Gregory at their Gordonvale home. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS. AFTER 12 years living in Cairns, the Mocks can call their Gordonvale house home. The parents of three purchased ...

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Aussie heart-throb to sell Cairns and Great Barrier Reef
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FACE OF FNQ: Aussie hunk Chris Hemsworth will front Australia's tourism industry with a focus on the Great Barrier Reef. PIC: SUPPLIED. THE Far North's tourism industry is chuffed a young Aussie hunk is the new global marketing face of Australia.and more »

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$8.15bn Aquis project back on agenda for Cairns after Fung signs deal
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LET'S DO IT: Hong Kong developer Tony Fung has signed a Process Deed with a State Development Department official to re-enter the Integrated Resort Development (IRD) Process for his proposed $8.15 billion Aquis resort. PICTURE: SUPPLIED.

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Late night visit from saltwater crocodile in Cairns backyard
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Cairns Snake Removals owner David Walton holds a saltwater crocodile found in a Trinity Park backyard on Thursday. PICTURE: SUPPLIED. A CAIRNS couple has been startled by a late-night visit from a scaly intruder. About 11pm Thursday, Cairns Snake ...