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Boy, 2, dies after being hit by car in Cairns - Brisbane Times

A two-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in Cairns. Photo: Robert Shakespeare. A two-year-old boy has died after being hit by a taxi in a Cairns caravan park. The boy's mother was present when the tragedy occurred at the Cairns Villa and ... >> view original

Cairns Civic Theatre closes during asbestos scare as repairs, testing underway ...

The Cairns Regional Council says it hopes to reopen the local Civic Theatre in about a month after closing it over asbestos concerns. It moved staff out of the building late last week and cancelled a show after an inspection uncovered damaged ... >> view original

Cairns policing community pays respects for fallen colleague | Cairns Post

REMEMBERING A MATE: Colleagues, friends and family gathered at the Cairns Road Policing Unit in Aeroglen yesterday morning to honour Sen Constable Barwise (pictured), who died aged 50 in a traffic crash on July 19, 2005. PIC: SUPPLIED Source: ... >> view original

Cairns gains dubious reputation for short-changing employees

“In the past couple of months, they've (the Cairns office) recouped $30,000 for about 30 hospitality employees at two businesses,” said Fair Work Ombudsman media director Craig Bildstien. “It goes to show that on an ongoing basis we need to continue ... >> view original

Gordie joins Cairns staff | Illawarra Mercury

One of Australia's best basketball minds won't be lost to the NBL following the announcement former Hawks coach Gordie McLeod will join the Cairns coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. McLeod will assist Cairns head coach Aaron Fearne in the far north ... >> view original

Mystery surrounds huge Cairns Sportscene Warehouse fire on Saturday

Neighbouring businesses at the Cairns Home Improvement Centre received some smoke damage, but it did not affect their ability to continue trading. The QFES officers were called back to the scene at 1am yesterday after reports of smoke seen coming from ... >> view original

Kiwi sailors choose Cairns for R & R leave for three days | Cairns Post

CAIRNS is preparing for an influx of more than 220 New Zealand naval officers and sailors on shore leave after months of exercises and other duties at sea. The defence personnel are expected to spend up big at retail stores, in bars and restaurants, on ... >> view original

Man charged over Cairns stabbing death - Brisbane Times

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a man in Cairns. Photo: Simon Bosch. A man has been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in Cairns. Police allege the 27-year-old stabbed another man in the chest during a fight at a Parramatta ... >> view original

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair a winter taste of culture | afr.com

Cairns is never more attractive than in the bitter depths of winter. But the tropical city has added attraction for art collectors while the rest of Australia shivers, with the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair providing a market for Queensland Aboriginal and ... >> view original

Pies back Cairns | Wangaratta Chronicle

BRENDAN Cairns has been handed the reins for another year and urged to “make his mark” with Wangaratta's senior football team. The premiership defender took on the role as a caretaker coach two rounds into this season after the Magpies parted ways ... >> view original