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Domestic violence death: Cairns police took more than an hour to respond to fight

Cairns police took more than an hour to respond to a domestic incident that turned out to be fatal, a Queensland court has heard. The circumstances surrounding the death in 2013 of 39-year-old Elsie May Robertson were outlined at a pre-inquest ... >> view original

Cairns artist: Art enables retreat from pressures of life

When Cairns artist Maree Nicholson sits down in her residential studio she feels a release from the mental anguish she suffers following the death of her partner. Realising the benefits of her own creativity, she now hopes to teach other people how to ... >> view original

Cairns to Perth connection an 'Australian first' claims Optus

Optus has delivered what it says is an 'Australian first' with the upgrade of its inter-capital fibre network from Cairns to Perth to 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to now deliver wavelength links with combined capacity ten times larger than previously ... >> view original

King Institute for Faith and Culture welcomes noted Poet Scott Cairns Sept. 28

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Contributed by King University) – Scott Cairns, noted memoirist, translator, and poet, will present two lectures on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 as part of the King University Institute for Faith and Culture 2015-16 lecture series. The first ... >> view original

Cowboys fans in Far North Queensland can win flights to final

To celebrate its position in the NRL finals series, the club is giving fans the chance to win a double-pass package to this weekend's home final, including flights from Cairns. Cairns-based fan Greg Wilson has been wearing his pride on his sleeve – and ... >> view original

Cairns cop Frank Falappi ready to roll for Simpson Desert Cycle Challenge

WHILE most cyclists avoid Cairns' steep hills, Frank Falappi has relished them. The traffic cop is swapping his patrol car for a specialised “fat bike” to take on the arduous Simpson Desert Cycle Challenge. Gruelling sand dunes and kilometres of ... >> view original

Police officer breaks arm during arrest in Cairns

The police approached the 39-year-old Cairns North man who then allegedly struggled with police, resulting in a 28-year-old constable fell onto the footpath, sustaining a severe break to his left arm. The officer was transported to a Cairns Hospital ... >> view original

Woman fights for life in Cairns hospital

A woman is fighting for her life after her car collided head-on with another vehicle in far north Queensland. The 37-year-old sustained serious internal injuries in the accident on Saturday afternoon when her car spun off the road at Kuranda and ... >> view original

Cairns massacre site handed to council

Queensland Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch on Friday handed the deeds to 34 Murray St to Cairns Mayor Bob Manning, ahead of a process to decide upon a fitting tribute to the eight children who were killed there in December. Speaking at a ceremony in ... >> view original

Cairns party precinct targeted by police anti-drugs operation

Cairns police have seized nearly $400,000 worth of drugs during a month-long operation targeting trafficking around the city's entertainment precinct. Twenty-seven people have been charged with 147 offences including trafficking, supplying and ... >> view original