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Cairns rescue crew to mix it with best in world
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THE Cairns Rescue Team is set to take on the world again after taking out a top-two spot at the Australasian Rescue Challenge. Team Cairns' medals from the 2016 Australasian Rescue Challenge. PICTURE: SUPPLIED. The group, which is made up of five ...

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Man found in Gordonvale cane field jailed for drug offences
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A FRENCH-born pastry chef found sleeping in a Gordonvale cane field metres from his car which was filled with weapons, drugs and cash will remain behind bars until at least 2019. Cairns Supreme Court Justice Jim Henry conceded he would be “kidding ...

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Lizard Island reef has nearly “collapsed” due to coral bleaching
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THE coral reef around Lizard Island is not suffering a “total ecosystem collapse” but it is not far off, according to a marine scientist. James Cook University researcher Dr Bridie Allan has returned from surveying the waters of the island, about 260km ...

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Deadly taipan likely culprit of Far North Queensland snake bite
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A MAN is recovering in hospital after he was apparently bitten by a deadly taipan snake at a remote Far North mine site. The 31-year-old was understood to have been working at the site near Chillagoe on Wednesday when he received the bite around ...

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Cairns motorists urged to have their say on fuel prices
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CAIRNS motorists fed up with high fuel prices have been urged to have their say as the national consumer watchdog concludes an investigation into the local petroleum market. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is conducting its fourth ...

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Airport toasts June passenger growth amid strong FNQ tourism season
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FAR North tourism operators are flat strap as cashed-up visitors take advantage of easy access to Tropical Queensland. Data released by Cairns Airport this week shows about 43,000 passengers travelled through the international terminal last month ...

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Still so well suited to job
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A CAIRNS fashion guru who has rubbed shoulders with retail gods will never lose sight of the basics. Desire and great customer service are still the top priorities for Victor Mellick, who after decades of business has never felt more assured in his ...

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Midyear entry more popular at James Cook University in Cairns
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James Cook University this week welcomed 500 new students, including 95 international students, to the Smithfield campus as semester two gets into progress. Deputy Vice Chancellor and head of JCU's Cairns campus, Professor Robyn McGuiggan, said ...

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Cairns stars to lead Indigenous men's basketball team
Northern Beaches News
Former Cairns Marlins star Joel Khalu will coach the Australian Indigenous basketball team in a three game series against New Zealand's national Maori squad this September. The annual series started in 2014 after Khalu saw the Maori team playing in an ...

Cairns overnight media wrap, Thursday July 28
myPolice (press release) (blog)
Weapon and drug charges, Cairns CBD: A 33-year-old Bungalow man was charged yesterday afternoon following a traffic intercept on the Cairns Esplanade. Police intercepted his vehicle at around 3pm and observed a sheath strapped to his forearm.