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New Zealand Breakers lead NBL grand final series against Cairns Taipans after ...

Stellar efforts from imports Cedric Jackson and Ekene Ibekwe have the New Zealand Breakers halfway to clinching their fourth NBL title in five seasons following Friday night's 86-71 away win over minor premier Cairns. The Breakers took control with 13 ... >> view original

Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast property hotspots: report

Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Cairns have been prime locations for property value growth, in the past year according to a new state government report. The 2015 Valuer-General's Property Market Report shows an average 5.6 per cent growth ... >> view original

Adventures in Cairns

Apart from exploring the rainforest, delegates can choose to glide high up above the rainforest canopy, inside one of Skyrail Rainforest Cableway's gondolas. Located 15 minutes from Cairns, Skyrail's Smithfield Terminal provides a convenient ... >> view original

Measles alert issued for Cairns

A measles alert has been issued in Cairns after a person with the virus visited a shopping centre. A measles alert has been issued in far north Queensland after a person with the highly contagious virus visited a busy shopping centre and hospital ... >> view original

Teenager in court over Cairns murder

A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a New Zealand hospitality worker in Cairns. Philip Quayle, 27, was found dead on a footpath 100 metres from his central city home in the early hours of Thursday. Police allege he was murdered ... >> view original

Cairns vulnerable to big cyclones

Tropical cyclones are common in far north Queensland, but many people in Cairns believe the city is immune from a Mahina-style cyclone. But cyclone researcher Jon Nott, of James Cook University and a resident of Cairns for 15 years, says another Mahina ... >> view original

Guelph Storm forward Luke Cairns eager to return to game action

GUELPH—It's been a long and frustrating wait for the Guelph Storm's Luke Cairns. After missing almost seven weeks and 20 games of action due to mononucleosis, the overage forward is expected to make his return to the lineup Friday when the Storm hosts ... >> view original

Cairns Taipans defeat Perth Wildcats 80-68 for 2-0 series win; will play New ...

Minor premiers Cairns Taipans have advanced into a NBL finals series with New Zealand Breakers after completing a straight games semi-finals win over defending champions Perth Wildcats. The Taipans led by margins of three, 10 and eight at the three ... >> view original

Back Yard: Cairns are hikers' calling card

The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic's càrn. Traditionally, cairns are used as trail markers — to signal caches of food along long-distance trails, to mark waterfalls or oth- er off-trail features, or for any variety of reasons. Sometimes ... >> view original

Man found dead on Cairns footpath

Man's body found on Cairns footpathCourier Mail >> view original