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Rex Airlines' Cairns-Townsville return flights take off

Rex Airlines says bookings have been strong for its new service between Cairns and Townsville in north Queensland. Starting today, the airline will operate three return flights a day, filling a hole in the market vacated by Virgin Australia last year ... >> view original

Cairns City Lions have Bulldogs in sights as they plot move into top four

Behind them, two games back, sit the Lions - fresh off a 25.12 (162) to 11.9 (75) win against North Cairns on the weekend. With a number of players returning from injury on the weekend and a week off before their next game, Tootell's men are past the ... >> view original

SOAP BOX: My toddler screamed all the way to Cairns

I WAS recently one of those mothers with a toddler who screamed from about half an hour into a flight from Brisbane to Cairns until we landed. About one hour and 45 minutes to be exact. My son, who is not quite two, was ill and going through a night ... >> view original

Cairns Convention Centre transformed to rodeo ground for bull riding ...

Justin Paton from Nebo, west of Mackay, won the Cairns Invitational on the back of 'Mudslide'. After posting an equal high score of 86.75, Mr Paton said his ride, and the even as a whole, could not have gone any better. "This is one of the bigger ... >> view original

Terrific trio produce gutsy show of Pride

What they got was a performance that could prove the making of the next wave of NRL talent in the Cairns club's gutsiest win of the season. Powe-Hobbs, 23, has a reputation as an explosive bench gun but proved much more than that in a tireless blend of ... >> view original

Cairns council, gardening contractor face court over tree pruning for bat ...

The Cairns Regional Council and a gardening contractor have appeared in court, charged over the pruning of trees as part of a flying fox control program. Environmental groups complained to authorities after heritage-listed trees in the Cairns CBD ... >> view original

Bus driver charged over Kuranda Scenic Railway collision in Cairns

A Cairns paramedic at the time said 23 people were assessed at the crash scene and 22 were taken to Cairns Hospital for further assessment. While most passengers escaped serious injury, paramedics took a man and woman to hospital with a possible ... >> view original

Mareeba all class in 2-0 win against Stratford

Skip to: Main Content: Site Navigation: Site Footer: Site Search: Site Map: Network Navigation (other sites). News.com.au · Foxsports · CareerOne · CarsGuide · Realestate · Network · Sport · Cairns Post · News · Sport · Entertainment · Business ... >> view original

Man last seen near Port Douglas five years ago found by police in Cairns at ...

On Saturday night a police dog squad investigating a break-in in Cairns spotted Rodman riding a bike near the crime scene. “He went off into the bush ... the dog found him hiding in the grass,” Far Northern police Acting Detective Inspector Glenn Horan ... >> view original

Old World monkey had tiny, complex brain

The brain hidden inside the oldest known Old World monkey skull has been visualized for the first time. The creature's tiny but remarkably wrinkled brain supports the idea that brain complexity can evolve before brain size in the primate family tree ... >> view original