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Scrub pythons brawl in roof of Cairns home

Snake catchers David Walton (right) and Steve (left): Two scrub pythons were found fighting in the roof of a Cairns home, with another two snakes watching on. Photo: David Walton. Possums in your roof are bad enough, but what about fighting snakes? >> view original

The tall and short of policing: Queensland Police Service officers John and ...

John and Monique, both constables based in Cairns, have a 51cm height difference between them. John measures up to 206cm (6 foot 9) — too tall for the doorways in the Cairns police station, and a touch taller than the average NBA player 200cm (6 foot 7). >> view original

Chatham mum Kacey Cairns unexpectedly gives birth to girl, continuing five ...

Kacey Cairns had the shock of her life when she gave birth expecting a bonnie boy and out popped pretty little Aliyah Hussain. Five generations of women have celebrated after the birth of a great-great-granddaughter – expected to be a little boy. Baby ... >> view original

Huge snakes found fighting in Cairns roof

Snake catcher David Walton found these four pythons living in the ceiling of a family home in north Queensland. Source: Cairns Snake Removals. HUGE snakes have been found brawling in the ceiling of a Queensland home. A Cairns family became ... >> view original

Battle brewing over pop culture expos Townsville Comic Con, MagnetiCon and ...

A BATTLE more fierce than Batman v Superman has been brewing over rival pop culture conventions being held in Cairns and Townsville next year. Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Tropicon in Cairns last month, there are now potentially ... >> view original

Asian tiger mosquito: Disease-carrying insect detected in Cairns, far north Qld

An aggressive, disease-carrying species of mosquito that is regarded as a public health threat has been detected at the Port of Cairns in far north Queensland. The Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, has a voracious appetite for blood, can ... >> view original

Elderly Cairns man recovering after alleged assault

Arama James Marama, 39, appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court yesterday morning facing charges of burglary and serious assault. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services solicitor Mark Savic told the court his client had been heavily ... >> view original

Reaves and cairns and midges too

This particular cairn, now a hollowed-out stony mound, dates from the Bronze Age. Before it was reduced by people seeking building materials it would have been an impressive landmark, perhaps incorporating the adjoining, partly buried, slab of granite ... >> view original

Joseph L. Cairns Jr., 75

Joseph L. Cairns Jr., 75, of Centerville, passed away on August 16, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Murphy) Cairns. Born in Hyannis, he was the son of the late Clara (Coleman) and Joseph L. Cairns Sr. Joe graduated from Barnstable High ... >> view original

Cairns tour company owes backpackers $30K

A Cairns tour company that shortchanged backpackers out of almost $30,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements has ignored a court order to pay them back, the Fair Work Ombudsman says. Trek North Tours and its owner-director Leigh Alan Jorgensen were ... >> view original