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Cairns man hailed hero for rescue in Cooktown
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A YOUNG Cairns man is being hailed a hero after he jumped into crocodile-infested waters off Cooktown to help a man in trouble. Cameron Kaurila, 20, was with work colleagues on Saturday afternoon when they spotted the man struggling in the water about ...and more »

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Winning Cairns Unity team attracts almost $200000 in donations
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THE list of donors to the local government election-winning Cairns Unity Team includes tourism operators, property developers and well-known city business identities. Bob Manning's Unity Team attracted $199,001.75 in donations and gifts, but the mayor ...

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Organisers expect Pokemon Go Cairns Walk to bring city together
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The new Pokemon Go app is enticing video gamers to walk to cultural hot spots to search for Pokemon in the real world. Cairns locals can join the quest to catch 'em all at Sunday's Pokemon Go Cairns Walk. Head of the walk Michael Davidson said he ...

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Police investigating after popular Cairns cycle bridge set alight
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POLICE are investigating after a popular cycling bridge near Cannon Park was gutted by fire yesterday. The 30-metre bridge was installed by Cairns Regional Council as part of the $2.8 million Southern Cycleway project and was opened around two years ...

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childcare director sent to prison
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A SMITHFIELD childcare director has been jailed for three and a half years for fraudulently obtaining more than $100,000 from a former employer. Michelle Bernadette Drage, 46, worked in a managerial role for a medical practice in Mackay between 2009 ...

Cairns weekend media wrap, Monday July 11
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Couple charged over property offences, Cairns and Port Douglas: A man and a woman have been charged after an allegedly stolen vehicle was intercepted at Craiglie. It will be alleged that the vehicle was stolen from a Portsmith boat ramp parking area on ...and more »

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Cairns club to face Wynnum in do-or-die game
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FINALS footy will come early for the Northern Pride as they head to Wynnum on Saturday seeking to save their season. The top six ambitions of the Cairns club have been left hanging by a thread as Ipswich's 30-10 victory at Barlow Park yesterday ...and more »

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Former Taipans boss concerned club may face axe
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THE FORMER chief executive of the Taipans fears the National Basketball League is becoming too focused on metropolitan cities and Cairns may get squeezed out. Denis Keeffe, the former Taipans, CQ NRL Bid CEO and former CEO of the North ...