Man arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine through Cairns Airport and other top stories

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

Man dead, woman injured in separate Far North Queensland crashesBrisbane Times >> view original

Croc puts bite on Cairns golfer

Lahiff is recovering this afternoon in the nearby Cairns Hospital after treatment for a deep laceration to his shin and puncture wounds to his calf. But the 66-year-old holds no grudge against the 1.2m saltwater croc that nipped him, saying it was more ... >> view original

Kanga back to where it began

For Ian Cairns, the granite-faced bull of a man who spearheaded efforts to put WA surfing on the map in the 1970s, it will be a welcome, if somewhat ironic, moment. The man known as "Kanga" remembers Margaret River only a few decades ago as a ... >> view original

Cairns home sales rise, but yields fall: CoreLogic RP Data

The number of Cairns homes that sold in the year to November 2014, was 5% higher over the 12 month period, according to CoreLogic RP Data. The majority of the rise was attributed to the increase in units that sold over the year. House sales were 1% ... >> view original

Ancient Buddhist relics tour Cairns

Human hair, timeworn pieces of cloth and stones found among the sifted remains of cremated spiritual masters were among the relics on display at Cairns' buddhist centre at the weekend as the 'Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour' continued its global journey. >> view original

Home buying seminar

When you buy a home, it isn't like most things that if you don't like it you can't simply return it. I can tell you from experience that the vast majority of my clients have bought less than a handful of houses over their lifetime, with most being ... >> view original

The Duke of Disquiet: An interview with Andy Cairns of Therapy?

Andy Cairns is the product of so many musical histories that it's strange to think he's never been to the Hope and Anchor where so many of them began. The Islington pub became a bolthole for the bands who eventually defined punk – Joe Strummer was a ... >> view original

Teens allegedly leave trail of destruction at Cairns school

Two teenagers have been charged over a destructive rampage at a Cairns school, where they allegedly splashed rooms with paint, broke windows and set fire to an office. Police will allege the pair, aged 14 and 16, broke into the school in the northern ... >> view original

Cairns happy to bide his time

Kruger Remains in ControlThe Herald >> view original