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Cairns teen accused of spending $12000 of pensioner's stolen money on drugs ...

ALL SMILES: Jahlil Oxenford Pryce, 17 allegedly took ice for three days to stay awake so he could hide from detectives hunting him, while allegedly spending $12,000 stolen from 77-year-old Woree woman Carmela Berizia. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS ... >> view original

Former army officer makes career change to join police in Cairns

The group will spend 12 months rotating around Cairns, Smithfield and Edmonton stations and Constable Irvine said he couldn't wait to hit the road. “You've just got to be ready for all of it,” he said. “My father was a police officer ... (because) I ... >> view original

Shark sighted in Cairns after girl bitten in water

A seven-year-old girl is recovering after apparently being attacked by a shark off Russell Island, near Cairns. The girl was bitten on the leg late on Saturday afternoon. Paramedics said witnesses reported seeing a shark swimming away before the girl's ... >> view original

Fletcher honoured in Cairns Walk to Remember

“I had him at Cairns Hospital. It was right around (cyclone) Yasi. “He looked fine, he looked normal but by day three we were getting evacuated to Brisbane and right when I was told to go (to fly to Brisbane) he went into respiratory distress.” Being ... >> view original

Crashed Catalina off Cairns is missing puzzle piece

So he was over the moon when, following media reports last week, he realised his father had spent time flying the ill- fated RAAF Number 11 Squadron Catalina A24-25 in the months before it crashed 56km south of Cairns on February 28, 1943, killing 11 ... >> view original

Reef Casino Trust's Cairns casino profits surge

The Reef Hotel and Casino is the only casino in Cairns. Mr MacDonald reported that overall casino revenues were up 7.7 per cent in the first half of the year, with electronic gaming revenues rising 4.4 per cent and table gaming revenues jumping 15.8 ... >> view original

Fishing guide and Cairns Regional Council in joint barra for Copperlode dam ...

Cairns Regional Council and Copperlode Fish and Kayak are submitting a joint application to the State Government to stock Copperlode Dam with up to 30,000 fingerling barra. Cairns Regional Council approved the dam, also known as Lake Morris, ... >> view original

“Blue chip” Cairns' home hits the mark at $660000

The home at 7 Hall St sold for $660,000 at RE/MAX Cairns' first auction to be staged at Event Cinemas in Grafton St. Five of the 14 properties at the auction sold under the hammer. RE/MAX Cairns owner Tony Williamson said six people registered for the ... >> view original

Cairns dermatologist launches new study into acne drug depression link

REAL-TIME STUDY: Dermatologist Dr Simon Tucker in his office at Omega Health in Manunda. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACK Source: News Corp Australia. A CAIRNS dermatologist has teamed up with university researchers to study a possible link ... >> view original

Cairns ambulance boss leaving after more than six years in Far North Queensland

So successful was the program it was highly commended in this year's Queensland Reconciliation Awards. Mr Sheather said he was looking forward to the move, but realised the challenges would be quite different to what he experienced in the Cairns area. >> view original