Cairns news

Far North Queensland link to one of Australia's most wanted men
The Cairns Post
A CONVICTED killer, who spent time hiding out in the Far North, has been named among Australia's most wanted criminals. Graham Gene Potter, 58, has been on the run for more than six years after failing to show up to a Melbourne court to face charges ...

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Cairns man denied bail over alleged violent robbery
The Cairns Post
A MAN accused of playing a part in a violent robbery has been denied bail and his girlfriend nearly charged with contempt after their angry outbursts in a Cairns court. Robert Mario Milligan, 27, is one of three men charged over an incident last Friday ...

Tick season bites hard at Cairns vet clinic | Cairns Post
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A HORRIFIC start to the Far Norths tick season has resulted in a major Cairns vet clinic swamped with dozens of tick bite victims in the past six weeks.and more »

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JOAN Dunbar's only blood relative is a niece she has never met.
The Cairns Post
The Mooroobool 85-year-old has spent 36 years trying to track down a woman she knows only as Kathleen. A photo of Joan's niece Kathleen at about age 10. Kathleen was the daughter of Mrs Dunbar's brother Charles Raymond Goodall who died of cirrhosis ...

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Investigation underway into crocodile death on the Daintree River ...
The Cairns Post
WILDLIFE officers are investigating after a dead crocodile was pulled from Humbug Reach on the Daintree River.and more »

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Hip-hop star sings praises of brain injury research
The Cairns Post
Naomi Wenitong was pronounced dead after a horror car crash eight years ago, but nothing rattled her more than losing simple memories. The 34-year-old Cairns singer, part of hip-hop outfit The Last Kinection, was comatose for three months after she was ...

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Cairns cricket club aiming to build on success at new home
The Cairns Post
A LEADING Far North Queensland cricket club has cleared the rope by shoring up its long-term future. From next year Mulgrave Combined Cricket Association is set to train and play home games at Edmonton's new Walker Rd Sporting Complex.

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Emotional Cairns Cup win for Cairns trainer Trevor Rowe
The Cairns Post
VICTORIES do not come much more emotional than Trevor Rowe's first Cairns Cup on Sunday afternoon at Cannon Park. The long-time Far North trainer has longed for this $75,000 feature event for many a year at his home track but if he won it before ...

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Cairns Marlins are on the way to take on Townsville in QBL finals
The Cairns Post
TOWNSVILLE coach Rodney Anderson has got his wish and it might come back to bite him. The Heat coach last month said he wanted the Cairns Marlins to make the Queensland Basketball League finals after they blew out his sluggish side at the Fish Tank ...

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Cairns primary school no longer in lockdown after police incident ...
The Cairns Post
UPDATE: Police have declared an Earlville school safe after it was earlier placed in lockdown. Cairns district duty officer Sen-Sgt John Rhodes said they had ...
Threats spark lockdown at Cairns schoolNEWS.com.auall 3 news articles »

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Lack of website awareness upsets Cairns counsellor
The Cairns Post
A LACK of official warnings after multiple crocodile sightings around Cairns at the weekend has been labelled proof the State Government is not taking the predators seriously enough. Cairns Division 9 Councillor Brett Olds said it was difficult to ...

Cairns weekend media wrap, Monday August 15
myPolice (press release) (blog)
Update: Robbery with violence, Woree: Detectives have charged a further two men regarding a robbery incident alleged to have occurred at a Loretta Avenue residence on Friday night. It will be alleged that the men, who were not known to the victims, ...and more »

North Queensland Register
NAIF headquarters launched in Cairns
North Queensland Register
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan launched the headquarters of the $5 billion NAIF in Cairns last Thursday. Share · Tweet · Aa. The Federal Government's new Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) is open for business.