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Myer Cairns to hand back store space in 2017 after recording profit
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MYER insists no jobs will be lost after revealing it was scaling back floor space at its Cairns store. The news came as Myer recorded national sales growth of 2.9 per cent to $3.3 billion. Myer chief Richard Umbers said the decision to hand back space ...and more »

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Calls for long-term planning after successful council survey
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THE city's movers and shakers have praised the Cairns Regional Council's Our Cairns community survey but want councillors also to plan longer term. Yesterday it was their turn to brainstorm the future of the city as the Our Cairns community ...

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Black marlin sculpture to celebrate FNQ's proud fishing history
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A GIANT tribute to the Far North's proud marlin fishing history has been raised at Cairns' waterfront. The life-size sculpture will be officially unveiled on September 25, 50 years to the day since a 1064-pound (482kg) black marlin was caught off ...

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Seasoned Pollock to help McNab
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LONG-TIME AFL Capricornia coach Don Pollock has been installed at Cairns City Lions to turn around the “most underperformed side” in AFL Cairns next season. First-year player-coach Aaron McNab will stay on in 2017 but Pollock will come on board and ...

Woman 'spat on, kicked Cairns police'
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A woman has allegedly kicked a police officer and spat on two others at a large street brawl in Cairns. The 27-year-old allegedly lashed out at the three officers when they arrested her at the fight in the suburb of Earlville around 10.25pm on ...and more »

Man in custody after Brisbane siege
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A man in in custody following a stand-off with police at a food processing plant in Brisbane's west. The man, believed to be a former employee, allegedly entered the building at Wacol around 10pm on Wednesday armed with a knife and threatened staff.and more »