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Cairns Esplanade asbestos exposed by erosion to be sealed off with concrete wall

The Cairns Regional Council will spend up to $400,000 to seal off asbestos-ridden fibro sheeting exposed by erosion on the Cairns foreshore. Mayor Bob Manning said the fibro sheets were among demolition waste used as landfill on the Esplanade in the ... >> view original

Cairns Taipans captain Cameron Gliddon called in to Australian Boomers squad ...

... giant Nathan Jawai against New Zealand this Saturday. The trans-Tasman games, the second of which will be played in New Zealand next week, serve as a qualifier to next year's Olympic Games in Brazil. Read The Cairns Post tomorrow for the full story. >> view original

Cairns PCYC volunteer awarded for establishing Duke of Edinburgh

Two years after establishing the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh program in Cairns, the Trinity Beach 58-year-old has been awarded the PCYC's regional Volunteer of the Year Award. Named after former PCYC board president Cedric Johnson, the annual ... >> view original

Markel Starks is Taipans new NBL import

Starks, a 24-year-old point guard from Maryland in the United States, has big shoes to fill given Wilbekin's rise to the NBA after just one season in Cairns. So it made sense that Fearne was looking for similar traits in his replacement, who will ... >> view original

Amputee and former soldier James Cairns completes Tough Mudder Yorkshire

Former soldier James Cairns who lost a leg when he was shot in Afghanistan completed a 'tough mudder' obstacle course but vowed: “Never again!” It wasn't that the challenge of the muddy run and swim was too much for hard-as-nails James. It was that the ... >> view original

Farmer Norman Cairns' 60 acres of borage being inspected for marijuana plants

Marijuana plants were discovered among borage growing on Norman Cairns' farm in Stanchel. The farmer had no idea that the borage seeds he planted were contaminated with cannabis sativa, or more commonly known as marijuana or hemp. >> view original

Peter Dinklage dropped from Destiny - here's why

Destiny is getting a new expansion pack in The Taken King and part of its remit is to address the frankly ridiculous lack of significant story in the game to date. And that decision has some ramifications for a certain voice actor. Peter Dinklage ... >> view original

The Flock launches next week, will conclude after 215m player deaths

Multiplayer horror game The Flock will launch later this month, with developer Vogelsap sharing the exact number of deaths the game will allow before disappearing completely. The intriguing and twisted take on Red Light/Green Light was announced last ... >> view original

IoT security is RUBBISH says IoT vendor collective

A vendor group whose membership includes Microsoft, Symantec, Verisign, ADT and TRUSTe reckons the Internet of Things (IoT) market is being pushed with no regard to either security or consumer privacy. In what will probably be ignored by the next ... >> view original

2017 Bentley Bentayga SUV leaked before Frankfurt debut thanks to 1:18 scale model

Thanks to a 1:18 scale model being produced in China, we now have our best look yet at the highly-anticipated upcoming Bentley SUV. Set to make its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in almost exactly a month, the Bentayga looks to ride the premium SUV ... >> view original