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A Kiwi recommends ... Cairns

Best kept secret: Stony Creek Falls (a 10- to 15-minute drive from Cairns city centre) is a small creek in the suburb of the Rainforest Estate. It's a good place to go to escape the humidity. Best water activity: Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef ... >> view original

Blade runner! Honley soldier James Cairns, who lost a leg after being shot in ...

James Cairns, 26, of Honley, suffered devastating damage to his right leg and, despite strenuous efforts by medics, the limb had to be amputated two years later. James, a private with the Yorkshire Regiment, came under attack while out on patrol. He ... >> view original

British tourist jailed for four years over $250000 diamond theft in Cairns in ...

A 31-year-old British national who stole a diamond worth $250,000 in Cairns last year has been sentenced to four years in jail by a far north Queensland court. The District Court heard Matthew Mark Luke John Osborne ran from the Cairns jewellery store ... >> view original

Strawberry, mint and balsamic cheesecake

I wrote about strawberries in an earlier blog last year, and as summer fast approaches and our British strawberries appear it is time to do so again. For me only seasonally available British berries will do – as I'm sure you have gathered by now ... >> view original

10 ways to discover Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

Cairns offers you a multitude of ways to explore it. Apart from diving or snorkeling, try Seawalker where you don a special helmet and walk along a platform amongst the marine life. You can also ride the Scuba Doo – an underwater motorbike that comes ... >> 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

Government dumps plan to dredge Trinity Inlet in Cairns, Queensland MP Curtis ...

"All of us can have a discussion around what other proposals may be there to support the larger cruise liners coming into Cairns and the region, as well as ensuring that we have a discussion about what other future port expansions may be possible," he ... >> view original

Canberra Raiders beat South Sydney Rabbitohs thanks to late tries in Cairns

Canberra has mounted a second-half comeback for the second straight week to upset South Sydney 30-22 in Cairns. SCOREBOARD: SOU 22-30 CAN. 22-30. in Cairns, April 26 2015. Tackles: G Burgess (SOU), S Fensom (CAN) - 37. Hit-Ups: Thomas ... >> view original

Man remanded in custody over alleged unit stabbing murder in Cairns

David Savage is accused of fatally stabbing a 53-year-old man at a Cairns unit yesterday morning. His lawyer has indicated he will be making a future bail application in the Supreme Court. Savage has been remanded in custody until June 3. Police allege ... >> view original

'No AMs increase' says Tory candidate Alun Cairns

A UK government minister has dismissed calls for more assembly members during a BBC general election debate. Conservative candidate Alun Cairns brushed off claims more AMs were needed to cope with the additional powers being devolved to Cardiff ... >> view original