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Cairns Airport cleared after man doused himself with petrol

The Australian Federal Police said he was in custody for his own protection. "The airport terminal has been evacuated due to the need to clean up flammable liquid that has been spilt," a spokesperson said. Cairns Airport said the incident is under control. >> view original

TropiCon pop culture expo set to go off in Cairns

SUPERPOWER: Cairns' first ever pop culture exhibition, TropiCon, will be held tomorrow at the Cairns PCYC. Super Girl, who goes by the cosplay name of Twerkin Gherkin, with her superhero friends in the exhibition hall. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE ... >> view original

Two men and a woman from Kanimbla, Cairns, charged with fraud over ...

All three appeared yesterday in the Cairns Magistrates Court, where it was alleged Mr Strachan was the mastermind behind the operation. Police claim the 39-year-old and the co-accused allegedly concealed their identity for 11 years while living off ... >> view original

Great Moscow Circus: Motorbike riders break arms during stunt crash in Cairns

Two motorbike riders have been hospitalised with arm fractures in Cairns, following a crash during a stunt performed as part of the Great Moscow Circus. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were called to reports of "a crash in a ... >> view original

Texts unravelled alleged bomb plot

Kalisa Winn, 32, from Cairns, is alleged to have carefully loaded the back seat of her black Alfa Romeo with at least 70 litres of fuel and was within minutes of bluffing her way onto the HMAS Cairns base. It was her retired mum Pauline Parison, who ... >> view original

Battle stations over Bluewater carpark

He said the Cairns Regional Council had offered him a solution – paying $200,000 to convert boat and trailer spaces across the road to car spaces. But having paid more than $10 million to develop the venue, including hundreds of thousands of dollars in ... >> view original

Aquis brings in Gold Coast casino boss to bolster Cairns bid

Aquis Entertainment was created as the Fung family's ownership vehicle for Casino Canberra, acquired late last year as part of the failed takeover of Cairns's Reef Casino. Aquis Entertainment is currently chasing a listing on the Australian Stock ... >> view original

Designs speak for culture in CIAF fashion spectacular

Cairns designer and textile artist Lynelle Flinders' days are now spent in a constant whirr of movement as she toggles between sewing, painting, and printing and the inevitable pinning and tucking of her creations upon her daughter, model Carleah ... >> view original

Cairns council proposes lifting CBD, Cairns North building heights in amended ...

"If you imagine a wedge going from the airport to the southern extremities of the city, which is down near the Cairns Convention Centre, you can go from approximately eight storeys in north Cairns to approximately 20, 22 storeys right at the very limit ... >> view original

Award-winning Flynn's Restaurant in Yungaburra bans children

Flynn's was named the Best European Restaurant for North Queensland at the Restaurant and Catering Queensland Awards in 2013, beating competition in Port Douglas, Palm Cove, Townsville and Cairns. It also won the same award seven years earlier. >> view original