Saturday, February 20, 2016

390 tests ordered in Cairns to detect Zika virus and other top stories.

  • 390 tests ordered in Cairns to detect Zika virus

    Cairns general practitioners are on the frontline in testing for the dangeroud Zika virus. PIC: AFP/SUPPLIED.FAR North general practitioners are on the frontline to defend against the dangerous Zika virus, which has been linked to birth deformities.Meanwhile, communities in the Torres Strait claim they have been left in the dark about the virus and fear an outbreak.According to Queensland Health data obtained by The Cairns Post, 386 serology tests have been ordered in the Cairns region to detect..
    >> view original

  • Sydney firm wins $13m Cairns Convention Centre roof contract

    Sydney firm wins $13m Cairns Convention Centre roof contract
    The distinctive roof of the Cairns Convention Centre will undergo a $13 million replacement project. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEA SYDNEY firm has been awarded the $13 million roofing contract of the Cairns Convention Centre.But State Treasurer Curtis Pitt has insisted most of the 150 workforce (about 100) be hired from the Cairns area.Yesterday he investigated the tender process after discovering Paynter Dixon, which has its head office in Sydney with other offices in Townsville and Brisbane, had won..
    >> view original

  • FNQ farming family digs in over Cairns council dump bin refusal

    FNQ farming family digs in over Cairns council dump bin refusal
    Mira Cosic with her son Mark at the sugarcane dump bin siding they want reinstated on Joyce Rd. Picture: Chris HolmesA CAIRNS Regional Councillor has stormed out of a public meeting and warned his colleagues they should “not be swayed by a little old lady crying” during a debate about a cane transport dispute. Councillor Steve Brain’s outburst occurred during the presentation of a petition by the canefarming Cosic family during a committee meeting this week.The petition, signed by 17 people livi..
    >> view original

  • Josh's fight against bullies

    Josh's fight against bullies
    Year 3 student Josh Walsh has endured weekly bullying at Balaclava State School. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSJOSH Walsh has been urinated on, gone hungry after his lunch was stolen twice and had yoghurt smeared into his uniform in a horror three weeks of bullying at his Queensland primary school.While the eight-year-old has vowed to “roll with it”, his fed-up mum Fiona has called for more supervision at Balaclava State School in Cairns.Since the start of Term 1, her Year 3 student has endured weekly bul..
    >> view original

  • Shark attack suspected as missing diver's equipment found near ...

    Shark attack suspected as missing diver's equipment found near ...
    Shark attack suspected as missing diver's equipment found near Mission Beach Updated February 20, 2016 19:04:30 Friends of a missing far north Queensland scuba diver believe he was taken by a shark while diving on a shipwreck.Mission Beach Dunk Island Water Taxi owner Steven "Fozzy" Foster, 54, was last seen at the Lady Bowen wreck, south of Cairns, on Tuesday afternoon.Police have confirmed that dive equipment and clothing thought to belong to Mr Foster was discovered ..
    >> view original

  • Beyond city limits, just: quaint Queensland coastal escapes

    Beyond city limits, just: quaint Queensland coastal escapes
    Seaside living really is as good as it gets. And stunning beaches are a huge reason the eastern seaboard of Australia is quite densely populated.  But where can you go to find that “coastal village” vibe without being too far from the city? The type of place that is away from the hustle and bustle, where you rarely have to take off a pair of sandals and can lounge at a quiet beach on the weekend. We set out to find three quaint seaside escapes within coo-ee of the city. Shorncliffe is a quai..
    >> view original

  • Far North Queensland coroner releases findings over wet weather ...

    Far North Queensland coroner releases findings over wet weather ...
    Coroner Kevin Priestly says the woman was high on methylamphetamine when he caraquaplaned on the Bruce Highway before crashing head-on with a prime mover coming the other way. PIC: SUPPLIED.A TYRE fitted backwards and a torrential downpour have been labelled key factors in a crash which killed a Far North woman early last year.In the latest fatal crash finding released this week, coroner Kevin Priestly said the woman, who cannot be identified, was high on methylamphetamine when her Holden Commod..
    >> view original

  • Vic bishop 'could take secrets to grave'

    Vic bishop 'could take secrets to grave'A Victorian bishop's evidence about what the Catholic Church knew about pedophile priests could be a "game changer" although some fear he may take his secrets to his grave.Former Ballarat Bishop Ronald Mulkearns, who has only months to live, will give his long-awaited evidence to the child sex abuse royal commission this week but it could be a futile exercise.Bishop Mulkearns has told his doctor his memory of relevant events is vague and the commission has..
    >> view original

  • Turnbull weighing up election timing

    Turnbull weighing up election timing
    Malcolm Turnbull will use the coming fortnight of parliament sittings to weigh up an early election.Turnbull weighing up election timingPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will use the coming fortnight of parliament sittings to clear the decks of last year's budget as he weighs up an early election.His new deputy, Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce, does not expect there will be an election before July, but says in the end it is up to the Senate."If it becomes inoperable we have a constitutional right t..
    >> view original

  • Doctors issue demands on asylum seekers

    Doctors issue demands on asylum seekers
    Doctors issue demands on asylum seekersThe head of the Australian Medical Association has warned the forced removal of a one-year-old baby from a Brisbane hospital would represent a point of no return in the asylum-seeker debate.As protests continued outside Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital - where baby Asha has been receiving treatment after being injured on Nauru - doctors issued the government with a set of demands, calling chiefly for the immediate removal of all children from det..
    >> view original

Funding push for HMAS Cairns naval base .Cairns Labor MP Rob Pyne raises local govt inquiry again for ... .
Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass .Cannon Park in Cairns to welcome two more TAB race meets .

No comments:

Post a Comment