Cairns news

Cairns overnight wrap, Friday July 22
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Man charged, multiple offences: Officers from the Property Crime Unit and Edmonton CIB yesterday located a 28-year-old Mount Sheridan man at a Mayflower St residence allegedly wanted in relation to a number of offences committed in Tully and Mount ...

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Pedestrian-only Esplanade idea shot down by some, but not all
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Cairns Regional Council this week launched Our Cairns – a project designed to gauge residents' opinions on controversial topics such as fluoride, flying fox management and a new rectangular stadium. Hundreds of ratepayers have already taken up the ...

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Controversial highway kerbing draws ire of Cairns cyclists
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CIVIL engineer and avid cyclist Jonathan Ward could have died on his commute to work from his home on the Northern Beaches. One minute he was riding – in the bicycle lane – and in a split second he was flying through the air before crashing hard on the ...

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Cairns parents to escape awkward conversations thanks to new law
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CAIRNS parents may soon be spared the awkward task of explaining “offensive slogans” written on rental vans to their children after the State Government moved to introduce a new law. Under the proposed law, which is likely to be put in place before the ...and more »

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Cairns MP Rob Pyne's council crusade costing taxpayers $50K
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CAIRNS MP Rob Pyne's crusade against alleged corruption and wrongdoing within several Queensland councils, including three in the Far North, has so far cost taxpayers $50,000. But Mr Pyne has hit back claiming the Palaszczuk Government's ...

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Drunken sailors putting lives at risk in Cairns' waterways
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BOATIES have been warned not to treat a day on the water as a picnic, with fears too many drunken sailors are putting others' lives at risk. It comes as new figures show Cairns is again one of the worst locations in Queensland for maritime incidents ...

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Cairns gets early taste of World Cup
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CAIRNS has today sampled the Rugby League World Cup, more than a year out from the global event. With the Far North set to host three matches in the competition, organisers touched down in Cairns today to cast their eye over the venue where Scotland ...

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End to Esplanade traffic among radical ideas in Cairns council survey
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CLOSING the Cairns Esplanade to traffic will be one of a host of radical proposals put to the public as part of an unprecedented community survey by council. Cairns Regional Council has launched Our Cairns – a project that is designed to gauge ...

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Day One of the Cairns Show
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Roll up roll up! Come and get your FREE armbands from Police at the Cairns Show. Day one of the Cairns Show is over and it was great to see so many happy little faces as parents made their way to the Police Crime Prevention Display to collect their ...

Cairns overnight wrap, Thursday July 21
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Drug charges, Mooroobool: Detectives yesterday charged a 42-year-old Mooroobool woman with one count each of supply dangerous drug, possess dangerous drug and possess utensil. Police executed a search warrant at a property in McEwan Street, ...and more »