• Statewide measles alert issued after two cases in Cairns - The Cairns Post

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    Statewide measles alert issued after two cases in Cairns
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    HEALTH authorities are expecting a rash of measles cases after two highly-contagious people frequented hostels, a shopping centre, nightclubs, supermarkets and the airport in Cairns. There have been two confirmed cases in Cairns as the health ...and more »
  • Sporting teams from Pacific Island nations to do battle in Cairns event - The Cairns Post

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    Sporting teams from Pacific Island nations to do battle in Cairns event
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    Angel Blair from New Zealand, Bradley Manoi from Papua New Guinea, Mary Palauni from Samoa, Viliami Moala from Tonga and Sikira Tourangi from the Cook Islands are competing in the Pasifika Youth Games at Edmonton this weekend. PICTURE: ANNA ...
  • Hundreds expected to brave 'Battle Dome' at Cairns Esplanade - The Cairns Post

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    Hundreds expected to brave 'Battle Dome' at Cairns Esplanade
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    A huge paintball skirmish arena is being set up at the Esplanade this weekend as part of the launch of the Masters Games. Organisers Jacob Windle, Christopher Weeks and Nathan Archer from Cairns Paintball are ready for the fun. PICTURE: STEWART ...
  • 'Fearless' Cairns sailboat skipper remembered for passion and energy - The Cairns Post

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    'Fearless' Cairns sailboat skipper remembered for passion and energy
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    FEARLESS skipper Leila Trott has been remembered as a woman who was able to provide countless tourists with the best days of their life. The Far North tourism and netball communities have been shocked by the 38-year-old's death on Green Island on ...
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  • Cairns models revving their engines to secure job with V8 Supercars - The Cairns Post

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    Cairns models revving their engines to secure job with V8 Supercars
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    Olivia Walker and Lauren Higgs are ready to compete in the Miss V8 heat this Friday, and are vying to go on to the national competition. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN. A CHANCE to become the face of V8 Supercars has Cairns models revving their engines ...
  • Cairns Hospital offers next best thing to home births - The Cairns Post

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    Cairns Hospital offers next best thing to home births
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    MOTHERS will be able to go home six hours after the birth of their child from next month. Cairns Hospital has built three new suites in the Family Birth Centre to mimic an “at home birth” for women categorised as having a low-risk pregnancy. Cairns ...
  • Cairns Airport leads overseas growth in Australia - The Cairns Post

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    Cairns Airport leads overseas growth in Australia
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    CAIRNS Airport showed the strongest international growth of any major Australian airport in the 12 months to January. PICTURE: STEWART McLEAN. CAIRNS Airport showed the strongest international growth of any major Australian airport in the 12 months ...
  • The MP backing bikies' rights - Courier Mail

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    The MP backing bikies' rights
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    CROSSBENCHER Rob Pyne believes bikies should be allowed to freely associate, use clubhouses and wear their colours in public if they don't have convictions and aren't “conducting criminal activity”. Mr Pyne has also likened the banning of wearing ...and more »
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  • Man missing after chopper crash - Courier Mail

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    Man missing after chopper crash
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    A PILOT is missing and another man is in hospital after their helicopter crash landed into the ocean off the Far North Queensland coast last night. The male passenger swam to shore and alerted emergency services following the crash about 800m off the ...and more »
  • Backpacker brings measles to Cairns - The Cairns Post

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    Backpacker brings measles to Cairns
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    HEALTH authorities are on high alert after two backpackers tested positive to the highly-contagious measles virus in Cairns. Acting director for Tropical Public Health Dr Steven Donohue said both of the recent cases stayed at backpackers' accommodation ...and more »
  • Cairns tour boat skipper death shock at Green Island - The Cairns Post

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    Cairns tour boat skipper death shock at Green Island
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    Crew of Ocean Freedom are sombre after the death of Leila Trott. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS. THE tourism industry and reef operators are in shock after the death of tour boat skipper Leila Trott off Green Island yesterday. It is still unclear what happened ...and more »
  • Police hunt male who groped Cairns triathlete - The Cairns Post

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    Police hunt male who groped Cairns triathlete
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    Triathlon coach and former kickboxer Renee Ker was groped by a young man as she ran up Copperlode last week. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS. A YOUNG man who grabbed a jogger near Cairns certainly chose the wrong woman to mess with. Triathlete and ...
    Female kickboxer Renee Ker chased after man who groped her in CairnsDaily Mailall 3 news articles »