Cairns students continue to be monitored for Tuberculosis and other top stories

Cairns students continue to be monitored for Tuberculosis

A number of Cairns students will continue to be monitored for tuberculosis, following a confirmed case of the deadly disease in the far north earlier this month. More than 100 students of Cairns State High School have been tested for the disease after ... >> view original

Cairns MP made Australian history when he became the first quadriplegic ...

“There's a real sense of history here and I don't want to let the Cairns people down,” he said. The former councillor was sworn in at the Queensland Parliament in Brisbane as the new MP for Cairns after a decisive win in the January state election. >> view original

Cyclone Nathan to intensify to category 3 for Cairns coastal crossing

The Bureau of Meteorology's latest modelling warns communities from Coen, on Cape York's eastern coast, to Cardwell, halfway between Cairns and Townsville, of the incoming tempest. Nathan is currently a Category 1 and is located 445km northeast of ... >> view original

Cairns State High School continues medical checks for tuberculosis

Dr Neil Beaton, from Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service, said 101 people were screened at the school last week. “Of those screened, 14 have been referred for a follow-up appointment with a medical officer in line with contact tracing ... >> view original

Researchers at James Cook University's Australian Tropical Herbarium to stay ...

JCU, the CSIRO and the Queensland Government is expected in coming weeks to ink an agreement to continue the Australian Tropical Herbarium for a decade-long joint venture. The herbarium, which was established at JCU's Cairns campus in 2008, boasts ... >> view original

Airport footpath on agenda for Cairns Regional Council

Cairns Regional Council will vote on a resolution today seeking the costing and evaluation of footpath options that connect the City to the Airport. Division 5 Councillor for the CBD and inner suburbs, Richie Bates has put forward a notice of motion ... >> view original

Vodafone and Cairns: same yet different

The words “retrospective tax” — dreaded by foreign investors and hated by Indian companies seeking foreign investment — are once again making headlines, this time due to the income tax department slapping a huge tax demand on Cairn India and its ... >> view original

Two men charged over murder of NZ national in Cairns

Two men have been charged over the murder of a New Zealand national in Cairns in far north Queensland. The body of the 27-year-old man was found in Parramatta Park in the central business district in the early hours of Thursday morning. Detectives have ... >> view original

Tuberculosis scare at Cairns school

Students and teachers at a Cairns school have been in close contact with a person suffering from Tuberculosis. Students and teachers at a Cairns school will be tested for tuberculosis after close contact with someone diagnosed with the disease. Cairns ... >> view original

Ex-NRL star Carl Webb charged in Cairns after late-night rampage

Former rugby league player Carl Webb has been charged with four offences after allegedly trying to force his way into houses in a Cairns street. Former Queensland State of Origin star Carl Webb has been arrested in the state's far north after an ... >> view original