Alun Cairns holds on to Vale of Glamorgan for the Tories and other top stories

Alun Cairns holds on to Vale of Glamorgan for the Tories

Conservative candidate Alun Cairns had a comfortable victory in the face of what was seen as a strong challenge from Labour and the threat of losing votes to UKIP. After a slow start, tension started to mount shortly after 2.30am today, when counting ... >> view original

Cairns population to be highest in northern Australia by 2050, outstripping ...

The Mayor of the Cairns Regional Council in far north Queensland is urging governments to take note of a new report predicting Cairns will have the highest population in northern Australia by 2050. Bob Manning said the prediction, from Cummings ... >> view original

Racing industry farewells Cairns trainer

WELL known and highly popular Cairns horse trainer George Doolan succumbed to a vicious and invasive cancer on April 28 this year. He was farewelled by a large contingent of friends and relatives including a wide cross section of the racing industry ... >> view original

Gold For Fijian Quartet In Cairns Championship

Shop and Save Athletics Fiji added another gold medal to their tally after winning the 800 metres senior medley on the second day of the 2015 Oceania Athletics Championships. Fiji scooped the gold medal with the services of powerhouse quartet Banuve ... >> view original

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

Cairns Church concert for Guide Dogs

A special fundraising concert is being held in Cairns Church, Milngavie, on Saturday, May 30, in support of Guide Dogs Scotland. Songs from the shows and light classical repertoire will be presented by “Like a Singing Bird”, a group of singers formed ... >> view original

Sport: Oceania Athletics Champs underway in Cairns

Athletes from 21 nations have descended on North Queensland for the Oceania Athletics Championships, which gets underway in North Queensland this morning. Many are hoping to impress ahead of July's Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea and earn a ... >> 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

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

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