Child counsellor tops wishlist of Cairns domestic violence service
Amanda Lee-Ross, manager of the Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service received extra funding today from the State Government. Picture: Marc McCormackA CHILDREN’S counsellor is top of a Cairns’ domestic violence service’s wishlist which is continuing to struggle with increasing demand.The Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service is now seeing about 800 adult and 80 child victims each year and saw a 15 per cent rise in demand for their services in 2015.They received an extra $80,000 in fundin..>> view originalRACQ calls for Cairns to top agenda at state fuel price inquiry
FED UP: Cairns motorist and P-plate driver Bodie Ankers fills up at a service station on Kenny St. Despite falling oil prices, Cairns motorists have not felt any significant price drop in fuel. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTYA MOTORING advocacy group has called for Cairns to top the agenda of a State Government inquiry into inflated fuel pricing.Yesterday the average price of fuel in the city was $1.31 per litre, which is 13 cents more than local motorists should have been paying, according to the RACQ...>> view originalFormer Cairns bank employee pleads guilty to fraud
Mark Gilwinn Tana, 39, pleaded guilty in Cairns Magistrates Court to one count of fraud. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE.A FRAUDSTER who accessed nearly $4000 from a dormant bank account to repay his father has avoided prison. Mark Gilwinn Tana, a former customer service manager at a Cairns Bank of Queensland branch, yesterday pleaded guilty in Cairns Magistrates Court to one count of fraud.The court was told that in August last year Tana, 39, withdrew $3950 split between two transactions from an inactiv..>> view originalNorthern Beaches carpool idea quick to start with Cairns drivers
Northern Beaches resident Troy Haines has set up a carpool service online to help alleviate traffic congestion in and out of Cairns. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACKFED up with traffic headaches on the choked-up roads to the northern beaches, a Trinity Beach man has taken matters into his own hands.Troy Haines this week created Carpool Northern Beaches – a Facebook group designed to connect drivers with people looking for a ride.As start-up and innovation coach at entrepreneur hub The Space in Cairns, Mr..>> view originalMan in hospital after stabbing in Cairns CBD
Police talk to witnesses after a stabbing in the Cairns CBD. PICTURE: GRACE MASONA MAN is in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed in the kitchen of a Cairns CBD cafe this morning.It is alleged he and another man had initially been arguing in Shields St around 9am when the victim ran into Hides Cafe on Lake St.The other man gave chase and allegedly used a knife in the cafe’s kitchen to stab him in the arm.The alleged offender was subdued by a member of the public who was nearby.Ambulance and p..>> view originalCoral Sea zoning debate reignites in Cairns as federal decision looms
Federal Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator Anne Ruston speaks with local fisheries representative and President of Cairns Professional Game Fishing Association Daniel McCarthy about marine reserves, including the Coral Sea. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTYCAIRNS fishers will continue to fight proposals to keep them out of the vast Coral Sea off the Far Northern coast ahead of a federal ruling on the move later this year. Assistant Minister for Fisheries Senator Anne Ruston set..>> view originalCairns man charged with 11 offences denied bail, remains in hospital
SERIOUS: A Smithfield man was charged with 11 offences after a motorcycle he was riding collided with a taxi on Anderson St last Thursday. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEA CAIRNS man charged with a string of offences after a serious traffic crash at Manunda last week has been refused bail.Lucas John Burnett, 33, remains “severely incapacitated” at Cairns Hospital, where he is under police guard.The Smithfield resident was charged with 11 offences – including drug possession, failing to stop, unlicensed d..>> view originalOpposition Leader Bill Shorten to visit Cairns on anti-GST hike tour
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will visit Cairns as part of his campaign against raising the GST to 15 per cent.FEDERAL Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will visit Cairns today as part of his national tour campaigning against the introduction of a 15 per cent GST. Mr Shorten says the GST increase will cost the average Cairns household an extra $6200 each year.“Families in Cairns already struggling to make ends meet will be the among the hardest hit by Malcolm Turnbull’s plans for a 15 per cent GST..>> view originalCairns retailers gearing up for Australia Day
Store Manager James East, Supervisor Rose Carlini and Shop Assistant Erin Whitehead prepare for Australia Day Sales at Overflow Stockland. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTYIF YOU like the idea of spending Australia Day frolicking in a backyard pool with a cold drink in hand, you’re not alone. Inflatable pools and Australian-themed stubby coolers and flags have been the hot sellers at Overflow’s Far North Queensland stores in the lead-up to Australia Day on Tuesday.No matter how you intend to celebrate Jan..>> view originalThat pesky caterpillar could be a Cairns birdwing butterfly
STUNNING SIGHT: Cairns Birdwing butterflies know what plants they need to feed their young. Picture: YVONNE CUNNINGHAMPeople often bring diseased plant leaves and insects into the nursery and ask me to identify pest problems. Sometimes they bring leaves with crawling caterpillars, when I tell them they are not a pest but are in fact baby butterflies, they look at me in horror, with the sudden realisation they have already squashed or sprayed most of the same caterpillars in their garden.It is ba..>> view original
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Child counsellor tops wishlist of Cairns domestic violence service and other top stories.
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