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Fish speared in Cairns hotel foyer

Three men have been charged after one allegedly shot a large fish with a spear gun in a far north Queensland hotel foyer. Police say one of the 18-year-old men fled the Cairns hotel with the dead fish only to be arrested when he returned a short time ... >> view original

Woman allegedly poses as model online to steal money from Cairns man

For three months the blonde bombshell chatted online, texted and called the 33-year-old man, allegedly convincing him to part with the cash as her own finances were tied up in a financial dispute with her ex-boyfriend. The Cairns man was one of at ... >> view original

Opposition leader backs plan for Cairns to be a 'strategic' port

Cairns Regional Council and business groups such as Advance Cairns and Cairns Chamber of Commerce claimed the Bill would not allow new dredging at ports outside the designated “priority” or “strategic” ports of Gladstone, Mackay, Abbot Point and ... >> view original

City of Cairns golf tournament split for first time in 40 years after a three ...

The pair approached the 18th green in darkness after splitting the 10th and 11th holes, Medcalf's final putt lipping out from 60cm denying him the outright win after three days of action at the Cairns Golf Club. Neither player was able to return today ... >> view original

GALLERY: Rockhampton Cyclones blow Cairns off court

THE McDonald's Rockhampton Cyclones came out of the blocks firing at Hegvold Stadium on Saturday night and in another dominant display, crushed the Cairns Dolphins 87-36. They not only put their foot down, they had it on Cairns' throat from the start ... >> view original

Utah hikers getting carried away with cairns

And in Utah's redrock country, public land managers say, the modern proliferation of cairns has outpaced their usefulness — sending hikers astray, multiplying in whimsical but useless "cairn gardens," and, in some cases, being used to help looters ... >> view original

Leading coach talks up Cairns as future host for national athletics championships

Such has been the impression left on long-serving Queensland Academy of Sport mentor Gary Bourne, he will actively pursue a bid for Cairns to become a regular stop-off for Australia's leading athletes. Bourne watched a blend of Olympians and national ... >> view original

The Cairns for Ravenshoe team have a raised more than $20000 for the family of ...

For those who missed out on yesterday's raffle they can still bid for auction items on the Cairns Supports Ravenshoe website, with items including season tickets to the Cairns Taipans and a signed Melbourne Storm jersey. To bid on the auction items ... >> view original

Queensland MPs unite against Bill which could sink Cairns port

Independent Member for Cook Billy Gordon and Katter's Australian Party MPs Shane Knuth and Rob Katter have revealed to The Cairns Post they would move an amendment to the Government's Bill that would designate Cairns and Mourilyan ports as ... >> view original

Hong Kong Airlines to serve Cairns and Gold Coast from Jan 2016

Hong Kong Airlines will expand its network into Australia with charter services to the Gold Coast and Cairns over a three-month period between January and March 2016. The flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays via a Hong Kong-Gold ... >> view original