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Cairns community rallies to get crime victim and double amputee back on the road
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PAT Smith reckons he's seen the very worst of people and the very best of people in the last two weeks. The 71-year-old double amputee was left devastated and furious when thieves forced their way into his Earlville unit while he was in the shower ...

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Tablelands pet cat recovers after being shot with arrow
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A CAT is lucky to be alive after being shot with an arrow on the Tablelands. Family cat Sox is back on his feet after a horrific attack at Atherton last weekend left him fighting for his life. The nine-year-old cat was shot with an arrow that pierced ...

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Work ramps up on $6 million Beach House
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A CAIRNS property developer is aiming to transform the Trinity Beach waterfront into a new hub for working professionals. A longstanding building at the corner of Vasey Esplanade and Trinity Beach Road has been demolished to make way for a $6 million ...

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Complete overhaul of Pacific Toyota and Lexus of Cairns
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A MULTI-million dollar refurbishment of one of the biggest motor dealerships in Cairns is designed to win over more customers. Pacific Toyota and Lexus of Cairns are being completely refurbished for the first time in many years. Dealer principal ...

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Cairns women steel themselves for ultra marathon in Port Douglas
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THE reward for rising at 3am to train gets put into practise this weekend when Debra Moll and Jenny Damon steel themselves for the ultra marathon in Port Douglas. The Cairns women are two of only eight female entrants in tomorrow's 74km event, which ...

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Cairns Marine makes DNA bank deposit of Great Barrier Reef specimens
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A PUBLIC aquarium supplier has donated more than 250 specimens gathered from the Great Barrier Reef to a “Noah's ark”-style DNA bank of ocean life. Cairns Marine has joined a partnership with Ocean Genome Legacy (OGL), a US-based biological ...

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Southern trainers' solid support for one-off Cup Day
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THE biggest fields yet for the Cooktown Amateur Turf Club will converge on the track for the running of Saturday afternoon's Cooktown Cup. A total of 56 horses will contest the seven-race card on Saturday at the track 328km north of Cairns. Cooktown ...

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Crunch clashes to settle finalists
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FINALS spots are still well up for grabs in what shapes as a thrilling cross-divisional last round of the FNQ Golf Pennants season this weekend. The unbeaten Cairns and Half Moon Bay clubs have sealed their place in the A-grade semi-finals but six ...

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Synergy plays key role in hitting goal
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FOOTBALL's best judges consider the US as the benchmark of the women's game but the coach in charge of the nation's under-20s says they're still catching up to the rest of the world. The mantra has carried women's US football to peak performance at ...and more »

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Cairns mayor calls for end of talkfest on itinerant issue
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CAIRNS Mayor Bob Manning is demanding less talk and more action to end the itinerant issues plaguing the city's streets. A major police operation was launched in the CBD this week in response to spiralling behavioural problems including violence ...

Cairns overnight media wrap, Friday November 4
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Trio charged with Southside property offences: Two males aged 14 and 15 and another aged 17, all from White Rock, were arrested and charged yesterday following a search of a White Rock residence. Officers from Cairns CIB executed a search warrant at a ...

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Cairns Museum refurbishment latest in multimillion CBD revamp
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A $1.6 MILLION contract to refit the Cairns Museum, three years after it closed, will be signed today. The renewed Cairns Museum – expected to open mid next year – will be the feature attraction of the newly renovated Cairns School of Arts. Hutchinson ...