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Townsville wants to steal Northern Australia hub away from Cairns
The Cairns Post
Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland Coralee O'Rourke, whose Mundingburra electorate is based in Townsville, wants the city to host the CRC for Developing Northern Australia instead of Cairns. CAIRNS landed the headquarters of the ...

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Cairns SES to search site of the 2010 disappearance of woman, 79
The Cairns Post
CAIRNS State Emergency Service crews will test new search techniques and equipment at the Tolga site where a woman disappeared in 2010 with the hope of potentially uncovering a new lead. Far Northern Region area controller Peter Rinaudo said it was ...

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Cairns man prepares for journey across the Tasman Sea for sick wife
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Cairns man Malcolm Skelton has collected his state of the art boat which he will row, with a mate, across the Tasman Sea. He hopes to raise $250,000 for research into Friedreich's ataxia, which his wife Sarah suffers from. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACK.

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Teamwork helps Cairns teen land big barra at Palm Cove jetty
The Cairns Post
A YOUNG Cairns angler has already topped his dad's best barra catch after an epic struggle at Palm Cove jetty. A team effort was needed to help Will Seymour, 14, reel in a 105cm barra during an eventful afternoon. His proud dad Shaun said the struggle, ...

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More than 40000 people jump on Cairns-Bali flights in first year
The Cairns Post
More than 40,000 people have flown from Cairns to Bali in the first year of the service. MORE than 40,000 people have flown between Cairns and Bali since Jetstar launched direct services a year ago today. Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief ...

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Cairns-trained ballerina takes off in the New York
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Mietta Gornall has become the go-to model for active wear in New York. PICTURE: OMAR Z ROBLES. LARGER-than-life images of Mietta Gornall are popping up around New York. She's become the go-to model for selling fitness. And, just last week, a video ...

ABC Local
Zookeeper farewells beloved birds as Cairns Tropical Zoo prepares to close
ABC Local
A job that was supposed to fill a few months ahead of an overseas adventure soon turned into a life's passion for zookeeper James Biggs. Now, as the Cairns Tropical Zoo prepares to close its doors this week for the final time, Mr Biggs is preparing to ...