Saturday, November 14, 2015

Last Top Stories: Far North car-lovers celebrate the arrival of new dealership

  • Far North car-lovers celebrate the arrival of new dealership

    Far North car-lovers celebrate the arrival of new dealership
    Far North car-lovers celebrate the arrival of new dealershipby:Hayden SmithFrom:The Cairns PostNovember 15, 20155:30AMMadel Perry and Sales manager for for Porsche centre Townsville Chris Kyle at the Porsche launch at the Cairns Pullman International. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSSource:News LimitedCAIRNS  car lovers have a reason to be excited with the arrival of a new Porsche dealership in North Queensland.Townsville’s Porsche Centre was officially launched last month, and Cairns residents were able to..
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  • Iconic Cairns venue Gilligan’s to pay catering company damages | Cairns Post

    Iconic Cairns venue Gilligan’s to pay catering company damages | Cairns Post
    Iconic Cairns venue Gilligan’s to pay catering company damagesby:Harry ClarkeFrom:The Cairns PostNovember 15, 20156:30AMChristian Ainsworth, sole shareholder of Gilligan’s backpacker hostel and nightclub, which has been ordered to pay damages to a now-defunct catering company which was the subject of a “sustained campaign of intimidation”. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACKSource:News Corp AustraliaBULLYING, intimidation and a threat to break a businessman’s legs form the backdrop of a bitter dispute invol..
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  • Cairns man still has strong sense of humour despite spinal cord injury | Cairns Post

    Cairns man still has strong sense of humour despite spinal cord injury | Cairns Post
    Cairns man still has strong sense of humour despite spinal cord injuryby:Hayden SmithFrom:The Cairns PostNovember 15, 20156:10AMEdge Hill man Don Tennant became a quadriplegic about 3 years ago. He will share his experience, tying in with National Spinal Injury Awareness Week. Picture: Marc McCormackSource:News LimitedCAIRNS man Don Tennant laughs as much these days as he has ever done before.But after learning he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair following a horrific accident in ..
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  • Ambos push for paramedic licence

    Ambos push for paramedic licence
    There are currently 13,000 paramedics working across the nation in public and private sectors, but they are not recognised as healthcare professionals in any state or territory.Source:News LimitedAMBULANCE officers save lives on a daily basis and apply medical treatment, yet they are still not regarded as healthcare professionals within Australia.Now they are aiming to address this by lobbying the state and federal governments for a national registration program for paramedics.There are currentl..
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  • Far North banana farms still under strict Panama disease surveillance

    Far North banana farms still under strict Panama disease surveillance
    Far North banana farms still under strict Panama disease surveillanceby:Kimberley VlasicFrom:The Cairns PostNovember 15, 20156:00AMAustralian Banana Growers' Council hosting a TR4 field day to update growers on research findings and the Panama response. Mena Creek Banana farmer Jason Hempson. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANSource:News LimitedMORE than 100 banana farms in four different growing regions across the Far North are under strict surveillance as authorities try to keep Panama disease at bay.The..
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  • 10 dead as French high-speed train derails

    10 dead as French high-speed train derails
    10 dead as French high-speed train derailsFrom:AAPNovember 15, 201510:20AMA train undergoing a trial on a new high-speed line in Paris has derailed killing 10 people.Source:AAPAT least 10 people were killed and five more were missing after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run, the first fatal accident since the TGV trains were introduced more than 30 years ago.THE victims were among the team of 49 technicians aboard the train which derailed on Saturday near Strasbourg, northeaste..
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  • Lou Vincent rejected as firefighter over Cairns trial - National - NZ Herald News

    Lou Vincent rejected as firefighter over Cairns trial - National - NZ Herald News
    Lou Vincent walking to Southwark Crown Court where he has been a witness at the trial of Chris Cairns. Photo / Chris Gorman An application to become a volunteer firefighter from troubled former cricketer Lou Vincent been rejected by the New Zealand Fire Service due to his involvement with the Cairns trial.Vincent applied to become a volunteer firefighter in Raglan, west of Hamilton, Waikato Fire Service area commander Roy Breeze confirmed.But due to his role as a wit..
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  • Hairdryer comes to the rescue

    Hairdryer comes to the rescue
    MAGIC: The humble hairdryer proved to be a handy tool for Daniel Bateman, after he used it to fix a bend in a brand new polyethene kayak he had bought for his wife. PICTURE: ANGELO SOULASSource:News LimitedI CANNOT tell you enough how much I love my wife’s hairdryer right now.Not for the way it makes my hair all silky and smooth after a hot shower – I’ve actually never used it for its intended purpose.Rather the way it has saved me hundreds of dollars in repairs, and untold embarrassment involvi..
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  • Some Aussie flights take off from Bali

    Some Aussie flights take off from Bali
    JETSTAR is planning to fly home more than 1500 Australian tourists stranded in Bali on Sunday.HOWEVER, Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights out of the Indonesian holiday hot spot.Jetstar has scheduled seven flights from Bali to Australia on Sunday. But it's one way traffic with all Jetstar flights from Australia to Bali cancelled. Virgin Australia meanwhile has grounded all flights from Denpasar. "The latest advice from our team of meteorologists, senior pilots and the Volcanic Ash Advisor..
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  • G20 pressured to boost refugee support

    G20 pressured to boost refugee support
    BUSINESS and union leaders have jointly called on the G20 to boost support for refugees and provide work rights.MEETING ahead of the leaders' summit, being held in the Turkish resort city of Antalya on Sunday and Monday, the Labour 20 and Business 20 - as well as youth, women and civil society groups - issued a joint statement calling for action to help Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey.These are the countries where most of the refugees fleeing Syria are currently based. "G20 leaders will be hold..
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