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Ladies pack Cairns Amateurs High Tea in first year on Esplanade
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AFTER spending months preparing outfits for this weekend's series of Cairns Amateurs Festival events Cairns ladies did not hold back on colour, style or elegance at the event's annual high tea. Held on the Esplanade for the first time, organiser Pip ...and more »

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Lake Placid's 'mermaid' is concerned about 3m saltwater croc ...
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PHOTOGRAPHIC evidence of a large crocodile inhabiting Lake Placid is enough to make one of Cairns most dedicated swimmers pause to reconsider her ...and more »

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New international airline to fly into Cairns later this year
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A SECOND Chinese airline is to fly direct to Cairns in a two- year deal struck in Beijing this week. Hainan Airlines have agreed to fly twice a week between Shenzhen and Cairns from late December. Tourism Minister Kate Jones signed the deal with the ...and more »

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New international airline to fly into Cairns later this year | Cairns Post
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A SECOND Chinese airline is to fly direct to Cairns in a two- year deal struck in Beijing this week.and more »

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Taipans take time to set standards
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THE Cairns Taipans believe an annual preseason pilgrimage to Rockhampton is vital to developing the values and standards the team will live by this NBL season. Snakes veteran Alex Loughton, who could be entering his final season in a career more than ...and more »

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Riding obsession all way to Worlds
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WHAT started as an innocuous Christmas present has turned into an obsession for Cairns' Brodie Collins. The 15-year-old Far North athlete is in the final stages of preparing to pull on the green and gold of Australia at the World Wake Park ...and more »

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Premier and Opposition Leader take power policy talk to Townsville and Cairns
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THE state's leaders have hit the regions to spruik their plans to address the battleground issue of power prices, in another sign the faux election campaign has begun. But as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls talked ...and more »

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Murgha out to kick goals against his old Brothers
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A FAMILIAR foe is up to his old tricks once again, but this one-time premiership hero could be a nightmare for his former club on Sunday. Yarrabah five-eighth Charles Murgha led Brothers to the 2011 CDRL premiership but he threatens to end their 2017 ...and more »

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Support pouring in for Cairns mother and daughter's heartfelt efforts ...
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WHEN life dealt the sourest of lemons, this kind Cairns mother and daughter decided to mix up a sweet batch of lemonade.and more »

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Cairns City Library comes to life with Yarrabah artwork Resonance
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THE Cairns City Library is sharing the stories of three Yarrabah artists with projected artwork Resonance. The piece was created by Edna Ambrym, Philomena Yeatman and Valmai Pollard. In an artist statement they said the work showed their connection to ...and more »

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Police hunting culprits behind damaging blaze in Cairns' southern suburbs
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AN EDMONTON cane farmer will likely be out of pocket thousands of dollars after youths set fire to his field two days before it was due to be harvested. Vino Zappala said he could only watch in horror as 17ha of his Logonmeir Rd crop went up in flames ...and more »

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New technology hands traffic light power to Cairns paramedics and firefighters
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CAIRNS emergency service vehicles stuck in gridlock while on route to serious incidents have been handed the power to change traffic lights in their favour. Almost 40 ambulances and several fire trucks have been fitted with special technology linking ...and more »

Update: Man charged over damage to Cairns cemetery
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Police have charged a 41-year-old Edmonton man as a result of investigations into the alleged wilful damage of a Foster Road lawn cemetery at Mount Sheridan on Sunday. It will be alleged the man drove a motor vehicle through a garden bed and onto a ...

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Yoga and electronic music meet in the middle for Yoga Dreaming
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MUSIC festivals normally involve getting your groove on with the help of a drink or two. But a new kind of music festival is ready to take over Cairns as the power of good music and good-for-you behaviours join forces for Yoga Dreaming. The ...and more »

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Kingswood put their best band forward for long-awaited Cairns show
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KINGSWOOD has come a long way since the band was formed by four mates in Melbourne. They have gone from being a classic group of rockers to recording in Nashville and having a full brass ensemble accompany them on stage. Singer Fergus Linacre ...and more »

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Cairns' The Young Company taps into raw savagery for Lord of the Flies
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TAPPING into the savage side of a group of Cairns actors was all it took to get The Young Company's production of Lord of the Flies off the ground. Director Mike Elliott says it all started with getting the casting right for the group, which ranges in ...and more »

Cairns overnight media wrap, Thursday August 31
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Weapons and vehicle offences, Coen: A 28-year-old Whyanbeel man was charged early yesterday morning following a bizarre series of incidents near the Cape York township of Coen on the previous afternoon. At around 2pm on Tuesday afternoon, Coen ...

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Artistic tribute to Great Barrier Reef opens on Cairns Esplanade ...
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A NEW sculptural tribute to the Great Barrier Reef has been unveiled on the Cairns Esplanade this morning with a traditional smoking ceremony.
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The Birdcage to welcome celebs to Cairns in first year at Amateurs ...
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CELEBRITIES are already flocking to Cairns Amateurs new VIP venture - The Birdcage - in just its first year.and more »