Cairns news

The Cairns Post
Japanese woman hit by bus in Cairns seeks damages
The Cairns Post
A YOUNG Japanese woman hit by a Sunbus in Cairns is likely to receive a payout of more than $2 million. Mina Yamaguchi, 27, was on the first day of her Australian holiday in December 2011 when she and another woman were hit by the bus while walking ...

The Cairns Post
Election uncertainty doesn't sway Cairns property market
The Cairns Post
THE Cairns property market is facing an “uptick in interest” despite political uncertainty gripping the country. Opinions on a positive future for the industry also fly in the face of data from Real Estate Institute of Queensland's Queensland Market ...

The Cairns Post
Cairns man bitten by tawny nurse shark at Palm Cove “unlucky”
The Cairns Post
Nathan Oliver drove himself to Cairns Hospital after he was bitten by the predator while fishing with a friend off Palm Cove jetty on Monday. At 10pm he was trying to release the pregnant, female shark when the hook got stuck in his leg. In an effort ...

The Cairns Post
Cairns fans urged to voice anger to NBL over Taipans NYE game snub
The Cairns Post
CAIRNS Regional Council will write to the bigwigs of the National Basketball League to defend the city's longstanding tradition of hosting a New Year's Eve fixture. The council's new sport and community services chairwoman Cathy Zeiger encouraged the ...

Gold Coast Bulletin
Suns games likely to stay in Cairns
Gold Coast Bulletin
THE Gold Coast Suns look likely to continue playing AFL games in Cairns with the Western Bulldogs in talks to take more premiership fixtures to the Queensland city in the future. Gold Coast's Round 17 clash against the Western Bulldogs at Cazaly's ...

The Cairns Post
Cairns police look at possible link between car and fatal bike crash
The Cairns Post
That is the question police are asking as the investigation into the death of 62-year-old Whitfield cyclist Joe Hill continues. They have information that a silver Ford XR6 may have been in the area at the time Mr Hill was riding after 5pm on Wednesday ...

myPolice (press release) (blog)
Cairns overnight media wrap, Friday July 8
myPolice (press release) (blog)
Assault and property charges, Woree: Detectives charged a 36-year-old Cairns man last night following investigations into the alleged assault of a man at Woree on June 2. It will be alleged that the 45-year-old victim was at home at around 11am on that ...