Last Top Stories: US woman suffering from amnesia looks to Cairns to help find her identity

US woman suffering from amnesia looks to Cairns to help find her identity

Far North Queenslanders are being urged to assist with a global search to find the family of a US woman with amnesia, who has memories of living in Australia, including Cairns. Interpol is seeking assistance in tracking down the family of “Sam”, a ... >> view original

US 'missing' man found by police in Cairns

A US citizen listed as missing while holidaying in Australia five years ago will be deported after he was found by police in Cairns. THE man, now 60, was reported missing in December 2010 near Port Douglas, where he was last sighted and believed to be ... >> view original

Cairns council adopts budget with 1.5pc rate rise, $142m capital works spend

The Cairns Regional Council in far north Queensland has handed down its final budget before next year's local government election, with an $8 million surplus. Most ratepayers will see a 1.5 per cent increase in rates in the next financial year. The ... >> view original

Cairns mechanic Dylan Walker offers tips to motorists

SMART ADVICE: Qualified mechanic Dylan Walker has given five tips for drivers to lower the cost of their vehicle in the wake of the RACQ's annual running costs report. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE Source: News Limited. QUALIFIED mechanic Dylan Walker ... >> view original

Cairns boy, 3, dies after being hit by car

A three-year-old boy has died in Cairns hospital after being hit by a car. Photo: Edwina Pickles. A three-year-old boy hit by a car in Cairns last week has died in hospital. The boy was taken to Cairns Base Hospital in a critical condition after being ... >> view original

'New lines of enquiry' into murder of Jonathan Cairns

Raymond and Hazel Cairns are adamant someone out there knows exactly what happened the night their “always smiling”, “quiet” son Jonathan was murdered, and hope they will “do the right thing” and come forward to police. Information can be given on the ... >> view original

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk heads to Cairns for northern ...

The Queensland Premier will arrive in Cairns this afternoon to talk up opportunities to develop northern Australia, at a business roundtable. Annastacia Palaszczuk has just returned from Singapore, where she and Prime Minister Tony Abbott held ... >> view original

ALP preselects Cairns social services worker Sharryn Howes as candidate for ...

Social services worker Sharryn Howes, 44, has been endorsed by the ALP over Cairns councillor Richie Bates. Ms Howes has been working in allied and Indigenous health since moving to Cairns eight years ago. She said a visit to the Aboriginal community ... >> view original

Coin to mark Charlotte's christening

The official commemorative coin marking the christening of Princess Charlotte features two harp-playing cherubs encircled by swags of lilies. The Royal Mint revealed the STG5 coin after the Prince William and Kate, along with the Queen and the ... >> view original

Philippine documentary on South China Sea angers China

An aerial file photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines in this May 11, 2015 file ... >> view original