• Cairns man to row in a bid to raise funds - The Cairns Post

    The Cairns Post
    Cairns man to row in a bid to raise funds
    The Cairns Post
    ALL FOR LOVE: Malcolm Skelton and wife Sarah. He aims to row across the Tasman Sea to raise funds. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY. A RESOLUTE Cairns adventurer is preparing to row the Tasman Sea in an ongoing effort to save his beloved wife. Earlville ...
  • State at pointy end of northern defence - Courier Mail

    Courier Mail
    State at pointy end of northern defence
    Courier Mail
    TOP-level documents reveal plans to triple the size of HMAS Cairns as northern Australia's key strategic naval base. The confidential documents obtained by The Courier-Mail, reveal a new role for the city that includes dredging the inlet and expanding ...
  • The deadly secret of Ben Nevis's man-made cairns - Telegraph.co.uk

    Telegraph.co.uk
    The deadly secret of Ben Nevis's man-made cairns
    Telegraph.co.uk
    There are two translations from the ancient Scottish Gaelic name for Ben Nevis. One means “mountain with its head in the clouds”, alluding to the fact its summit is shrouded in mist for an average of 355 days a year. The other carries a rather more ...
  • Disturbing trend of anorexia emerges in Cairns - The Cairns Post

    The Cairns Post
    Disturbing trend of anorexia emerges in Cairns
    The Cairns Post
    SERIOUS: Anorexia is a potentially life-threatening mental illness which centres on body image. PICTURE: THINKSTOCK. A GIRL aged just nine has been hospitalised and fed via tubes as a worrying trend of anorexia emerges in Cairns. Cairns Hospital ...
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