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The Cairns Post
Girl Guides upset their Cairns hut and land to be sold to developer
The Cairns Post
SAD END: The Cairns District Guides are pleading with Girl Guides Queensland to keep the 34a James St property, which has been their home for more than 40 years. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS. GIRL Guides in Cairns are desperately fighting a Queensland ...

The Cairns Post
Snake found in toilet bowl in Cairns
The Cairns Post
SNAKES are slithering into toilet bowls across Far North Queensland in a desperate attempt to escape steamy conditions. HELLO, THERE: A 4+ metre python found in a Cairns backyard. IMAGE: NICK TROMPF. On Thursday morning, David Walton, of Cairns ...

The Cairns Post
Storm creates havoc at Redlynch Valley in Cairns
The Cairns Post
An isolated but intense storm in the Redlynch Valley near Cairns. Video: Sarah Williams/Supplied. February 19th 2016; a day ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/Weather/. REDLYNCH Valley residents were rocked by a freak storm on Friday that tore ...

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Funding push for HMAS Cairns naval base
The Cairns Post
SAME PAGE: Captain of HMAS Cairns Commander Carl Capper, Minister Josh Frydenberg and MP Warren Entsch. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE. FAR North Queensland's economy stands to win big should the Federal Government invest in strengthening ...

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Cairns Taipans poised to bounce back next season
The Cairns Post
THE Taipans season is over but the club has already started to plot its rise back to the top of the ladder. In an extended interview with Weekend Post sports journalist Michael Warren, hard-working Cairns coach Aaron Fearne revealed what's in store for ...

The Canberra Times
Cairns-based indigenous artist Paul Bong continues the art of his ancestors
The Canberra Times
Paul Bong's artistic career has had a lot of stops and starts but he finally feels he has found his groove, painting and etching contemporary versions of the shields his ancestors once carried for protection." "I defend my culture today with my shields ...

Cairns suburb hit by wild weather
The Cairns Post
An isolated but intense storm in the Redlynch Valley near Cairns. Video: Sarah Williams/Supplied. February 19th 2016; 20 minutes ago; /video/video.news.com.au/News/Weather/. REDLYNCH residents are cleaning up after what was described as a “mini ...

The Cairns Post
Political teams launch Cairns council campaigns ahead of election
The Cairns Post
Mayoral candidates Bob Manning and Jim Brooks speak at their respective electoral campaign launches. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY. THE two political teams hoping to lead Cairns Regional Council for the next four years held campaign launch events in the ...

Infrastructure development and more flights boost Cairns MICE
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New tourism infrastructure, accommodation refurbishments and increased airline access are creating new opportunities for meeting and incentive planners. Business Events Cairns and Great Barrier Reef director Rosie Douglas said more than $140 million ...and more »