Cairns industry refloats Cook Islands patrol boat and other top stories

Cairns industry refloats Cook Islands patrol boat

Cook Islands pacific patrol boat Te Kukupa has been handed back to its captain and crew after undergoing a six-month refurbishment at a Cairns shipyard. After going through the formalities at a handing over ceremony late last week, the vessel's ... >> view original

Man stabbed to death in Cairns apartment

A man has died after being stabbed in the chest in Cairns in far north Queensland. Police were called to an apartment complex at Bungalow about 11:00am to find the 53-year-old man with stab wounds. Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced ... >> view original

Cairns man charged over stabbing murder

An argument over missing property is believed to be what sparked an alleged stabbing murder of a man in a unit in far north Queensland. Police were called to a block of units on Winkworth Street in the Cairns suburb of Bungalow on Friday morning and ... >> view original

Queensland government dumps Cairns Trinity Inlet plan

Treasurer Curtis Pitt has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposal, which could have involved dumping Cairns Port dredge spoil on waters near the Great Barrier Reef. He criticised the former Newman government for committing ... >> view original

Cairns police hunt teens over Edmonton bottle shop hold-up, police car ramming

Far north Queensland police are looking for four teenagers who stole a car, rammed a police vehicle and held up a liquor store south of Cairns. A police car was rammed while trying to apprehend the group at a Smithfield shopping centre about 4:00pm ... >> view original

Unemployment increases demand at Cairns food bank

Demand for food amongst disadvantaged people in far north Queensland is increasing according to Anglicare volunteers at the Cairns food bank. Volunteer coordinator Theresa Roberts said the service had gone from feeding 50 people a day to around 200 a ... >> view original

Man arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine through Cairns Airport

Police claim a Spanish man tried to smuggle cocaine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars through the Cairns International Airport over the weekend. Jose Lazano Garcia, 59, was arrested on Saturday evening after customs officials examined his luggage ... >> view original

Cairns man dies after being hit by car at Weipa on Cape York

A 45-year-old Cairns man has died after he was struck by a car on Cape York in far north Queensland. It happened on John Evans Drive in Weipa just after 7:00pm (AEST) last night. Police tried to revive him but he died at the scene. Meanwhile, a 73-year ... >> view original

Cairns killings: Demolition of home where children died delayed

The Cairns house in which eight children were allegedly murdered in December will remain standing until at least June, when the mother of seven of those children again faces court. Raina Mersane Ina Thaiday, 37, faces eight murder charges over the ... >> view original

Finished grade level

Concrete foundation walls should extend higher than the finished grade level (concrete patios, sidewalks and landscaping improvements) adjacent to the foundation wall at all points. There are industry recognized preferable minimum finishing heights to ... >> view original