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Federal Government delivers $24m funds for Cairns shipyard upgrades
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CHEQUES have been signed for upgrade work totalling $24 million across three of the biggest shipyards in Cairns, with the promise of more money on the way. Norship Marine, Tropical Reef Shipyard and BSE Maritime Solutions will each receive about $8 ...

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New spinal centre to help reduce bed blockage at Cairns Hospital
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DEVELOPERS of a new spinal injury service centre to be opened in Cairns in 2019 say the $12 million facility will help reduce bed blockage at Cairns Hospital. Spinal Life Australia expects to break ground on the new centre on the corner of Lake and ...and more »

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Circa acrobats set to perform show Troppo for Cairns Festival ...
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CAIRNS Festival is always a highlight of the touring circuit for the daredevil performers of Circa.and more »

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'This sort of behaviour undermines the social security system ...
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A CAIRNS woman has taken money out of taxpayers pockets by claiming Centrelink payments to which she was not entitled.and more »

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Offender accidentally spat blood at Cairns cop
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A CAIRNS man has been sentenced to the maximum amount of unpaid community service for accidentally spitting in the face of a police officer. Zane Ihakara Te Moni, then 19, had been drunk and came off second best in a fight against another person when ...and more »

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Offender accidentally spat blood at Cairns cop | Cairns Post
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A CAIRNS man has been sentenced to the maximum amount of unpaid community service for accidentally spitting in the face of a police officer.and more »

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Cairns mayor weighs into Qantas clash with Townsville | Cairns Post
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MAYOR Bob Manning has offered his southern counterpart some advice after an airport funding dummy-spit led to Qantas warning it may reduce services to ...and more »

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Citizens of the Reef unveil $1.1m sculpture in Cairns
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THE veil is finally about to be lifted from a $1.1 million sculptural ode to the ocean set on the Cairns Esplanade. A smoking ceremony will be held this morning to officially launch the Citizens of the Reef sculpture as the symbol of a new global movement.and more »

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Spring showers on the way for Far North outdoor revellers
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TAKE advantage of the sunny winter weather as forecasters are projecting showers for the first days of spring. James Cook University students Linn Tollofsen, Megan Daly and Anna Genge made the most of the conditions by heading to Yorkeys Knob to ...and more »

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Lake Placid saltwater crocodile rumours proven with exclusive ...
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A SALTWATER crocodile that has eluded rangers for months in Cairns Lake Placid has been snapped sunning itself at the popular swimming area.and more »

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Cairns mourns the loss of admired athlete, business owner ...
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BEN Riley is being remembered as a charming business owner and family man who touched the lives of countless Far Northerners.and more »

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Cairns mourns the loss of admired athlete, business owner, husband and father
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BEN Riley is being remembered as a charming business owner and family man who touched the lives of countless Far Northerners. The Cairns fitness community has been in mourning after the Holloways Beach husband and father of three took his own life ...and more »

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Police thank the community for help after vandals trash children's graves
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UPDATE: A 41-YEAR-old man has been charged over alleged hooning at a Mount Sheridan cemetery, which left more than 60 infants' graves damaged. Edmonton police station officer in charge Senior Sergeant Jason Smith said the man was arrested in Port ...