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Old boys still have sting in their tales
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THE Cairns Stingers have again proved to be the best of the old boys in North Queensland. The Stingers, made up of AFL Masters players from Cairns, were too strong for the second year running on Saturday afternoon at Watsons Oval, convincingly knocking ...

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Reports Lotus Glen prisoners 'jump queue' while public languishes
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A HEALTH official has rejected reports Lotus Glen prisoners admitted to the Cairns Hospital emergency department are jumping the queue ahead of the general public. A concerned staff member contacted the Cairns Post after a prisoner assaulted two ...

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Patient taken back to hospital after startling families on Esplanade
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HUNDREDS of shocked families watched as a naked man swam hundreds of metres out into Trinity Inlet on Saturday morning. The man had just been admitted to Cairns Hospital, but was spotted running from emergency staff and diving into the water near ...

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Kewarra Beach father inspired generations of footy players
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KEWARRA Beach father of three Gregg Dawson is being remembered as a loving family man and an inspiration to generations of young footy players. Mr Dawson, 42, was killed when the ute he was driving and a truck collided on the Captain Cook Highway ...

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Former FNQ zoo owner in trouble again
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AN Englishman who opened the ill-fated Mareeba Wild Animal Park has again found himself in strife, this time over the treatment of animals at a zoo in his home country. British media have reported David Gill, who started the debt-ridden Far North ...and more »

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Cranes collide and become stuck at Cairns Performing Arts Centre site
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A COLLISION of two cranes at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre construction site may cause delays in the $66.5 million theatre project's delivery. Retiree Kevin Woodhouse, who lives across from the Florence St development, was drinking coffee when he ...

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Clean Up Australia Day organiser starts Cleaner Cairns enviro group
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COMMUNITY-mindED residents will have the chance to help keep the city's streets clean on a regular basis via new group Cleaner Cairns. Clean Up Australia Day co-ordinator Adam O'Malley came up with the idea to hold cleaning events after helping haul ...

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Captain Cook Highway safety questioned after fatality
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THERE are calls to improve road conditions on a section of the Captain Cook Highway at Clifton Beach where a fatal crash occurred last week. The cause of the head-on collision that killed popular Kewarra Beach father-of-three Gregg Dawson remains ...