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Aquis virtually absent from Queensland tourism investment guide ...
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QUEENSLANDS Tourism Minister Kate Jones has reaffirmed her governments support of Aquis, despite the mega-resort being virtually absent from a major ...and more »

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Cairns man appears in court over large-scale drug bust
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A CAIRNS man accused of being a major player in a northern Queensland drug syndicate is also facing charges in another state. Lee Freestone, 37, faced Cairns Magistrates Court this morning facing four charges including drug trafficking. It is alleged ...

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Rendition of a classic takes musician Kainoa Kamaka to Cairns Ukulele Festival
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Ukulele enthusiasts will be able to strum their hearts out when the Cairns Ukulele Festival returns next month. The festival will include performers from Taiwan, Indonesia and Hawaii, the birthplace of the instrument. Musician Kainoa Kamaka will make ...

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Driven by taste for adventure
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FOR most people it is just a dream. Pack up, travel the world and come home every now and then to check up on things. But Clary and Robert van den Hoven are living the dream. The owners of Apres Beach Bar & Grill at Palm Cove spend nine months of the ...

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Man 'hid in cupboard'
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A MAN has been charged over a number of property offences after he was allegedly found hiding in a hot water system cupboard at a Bentley Park house. It is alleged the 18-year-old committed a number of property offences between February and June, and ...

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Cairns apartment block evacuated over chemical find
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UPDATE: FIRE crews have disposed of cleaning chemicals which caused the evacuation of a Cairns North unit complex. Station officer Jack Emeleus said the items which were found behind the building by a cleaner were not a risk. He said they had ...

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Fertiliser trial good for Great Barrier Reef
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SCIENTISTS have shown dairy farmers can potentially halve the amount of fertiliser they use, while still maintaining pasture yields, to protect the Great Barrier Reef. James Cook University's Dr Paul Nelson said nitrogen from fertiliser spread on ...and more »

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Atherton Tablelands highway reopened after crash
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A MAN has been taken to hospital in a stable condition after rolling his car on the Kennedy Highway near Speewah. Emergency services were called to the scene near the Refuse Station around 7.15am following reports of a single vehicle crash. The highway ...

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Cairns overnight media wrap, Tuesday July 26 - Far North
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Drug charges, Manoora: A 24-year-old Mooroobool man was charged early this morning following a vehicle intercept at Manoora. Officers stopped the man's ...
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Family packs up for all ports north
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FROM snow, wind and rain in Tasmania to sunshine in Far North Queensland – the Bennetts have certainly played their cards right. The family of four, from Port Sorell in north-west Tasmania, were among 2000 passengers and crew on board the 219m Pacific ...