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Five New Zealand captains and Ricky Ponting listed as Chris Cairns witnesses

Five New Zealand cricket captains and former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting are on the witness list for the London perjury trial of Chris Cairns, who himself led the Black Caps. When the trial started at Southwark Crown Court on Monday night (NZ time ... >> view original

Cairns health authorities discuss how to implement patient flow unit to ease ...

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service says it expects to have a new patient flow unit operating by the end of the year. The unit was among the strategies put forward at a roundtable with the state Health Minister last week, to reduce ... >> view original

Chinese students keen to study at Cairns' universities

Mayor Bob Manning and Advance Cairns chief executive Mark Matthews have returned from Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's trade mission to the world's most populated nation, focused on expanding education, food and tourism links. >> view original

Cairns Chinese New Year festivities open to all Asian groups

The Cairns and District Chinese Association wants other Asian groups to help provide even more colour and culture for the Year of the Monkey festivities from February 3-21. Cairns Chinese New Year manager Nathan Lee Long said that in the past other ... >> view original

Thrilled Cowboys fans return to Cairns after epic Grand Final

Jubilated Cowboys supporters arrive back from Sydney after the greatest Grand Final of all. The Cooper family from Weipa: Georgia, 7, Matt and Lachlan, 12, arrive back in Cairns after watching their team win the NRL grand final. PICTURE: STEWART ... >> view original

64yo Cairns man accused of shooting neighbour to face attempted murder trial

A 64-year-old man is due to go on trial in the Supreme Court in Cairns today, accused of trying to kill his neighbour. Robert John McKenzie was arrested in September last year, after police were called to a party in suburban Manoora, following reports ... >> view original

Cairns man claims police bashed him

Kenneth Wong, 24, claims he was repeatedly punched in the head by a male constable after he was pulled over for failing to stop completely at an intersection while on his way to visit his mother in Cairns on August 29. "It was a simple traffic ... >> view original

Cairns couple killer wins shortened term

MacGowan, a Cairns mechanic, had been tasked with restoring Ms Masonwells' panel van that he later reported stolen. The three later went to a solicitor where it was decided MacGowan would replace the vehicle or pay the couple $30,000. This long-running ... >> view original

Cairns product helps Queensland to another Australian Hockey League title

It was his first year in charge of the side, having coached junior and development Queensland teams ever since leaving Cairns for Brisbane seven years ago. And it was the Blades' sixth title in 10 years, with Bundaberg's Cale Cramer scoring both goals ... >> view original

$2.84bn Cairns' tourism industry beats target by $150m

Cairns Airport chief executive Kevin Brown said the visitor spending results were “very encouraging”. He said the airport had secured four new international services – from Bali, Singapore, Manila and year-round from Auckland – this year with Chinese ... >> view original