Backpackers weigh in on lockout debate in Cairns
English backpackers Kelly Hines and Lauren Atkins say proposed lockout laws will kill the city’s appeal for young travellers. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTYTHE bar fight over proposed lockout laws is getting dirty in Cairns, with backpackers describing suggestions they don’t want to drink until 5am as “bollocks”.The comments come after Queensland Tourism Industry Council chief executive Daniel Gschwind recently said Cairns could attract more backpackers if opening hours for licensed venues were redu..>> view originalStockland selling Cairns shopping centre due to high demand
SOLID ASSET: Stockland Cairns at Earlville is for sale with a price tag of more than $230 million. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACKSTOCKLAND is selling their Cairns shopping centre at Earlville because of high demand for retail investments.Stockland commercial property chief executive John Schroder said with a lot of interest in “high-quality retail assets” and given “the geographic distribution and weighting of our portfolio in Far North Queensland … we have decided to offer the centre for sale”.“We wil..>> view original“Mind boggling” number of drug driving offences alarms Cairns ...
A Cairns magistrate said the amount of drug drivers in the region was “mind-boggling”.THE growing prevalence of Far North drug drivers has baffled an experienced Cairns magistrate. As more drug-driving offenders came before court yesterday, Magistrate Alan Comans said the issue had become alarmingly common.“Drug driving has just become so frequent,” he told Cairns Magistrates Court.“The number of people from all walks of life being detected is simply mind-boggling.”A Cairns plumber was yest..>> view originalTen ships with $6m bounty cruise into Cairns
Azamara Quest is one of 10 cruise ships to arrive in the Far North over the next fortnight.TEN cruise ships with the capacity to carry more than 20,000 passengers are expected to give the tropical north’s economy an economic boost of up to $6 million over the next fortnight.Six ships with nearly 5000 passengers and 2400 crew will spend at least the day at the Port of Cairns while a further five ships anchoring off Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas with up to 9728 passengers and 3800 crew will spend ..>> view originalBusiness survey finds confidence drops in Cairns
Perceived State Government inaction on the Aquis mega resort is weighing on business sentiment in Cairns, according to the Westpac-Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland Pulse survey.FAR North Queensland economic confidence has dropped with business owners and operators calling on the State Government to quickly fund new capital projects.The Westpac-Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland Pulse survey for the last three months of last year resulted in confidence falling into the “poor”..>> view originalCairns man charged with animal cruelty will enter a plea later this ...
Graham Oakes, charged with two counts of animal cruelty after allegedly leaving his two dogs in a locked car in Cairns. PICTURE: MARC McCORMACKA CAIRNS man charged with two counts of animal cruelty has fronted court this morning. Graham John Oakes faces charges of animal cruelty, wilful damage and disqualified driving.The court heard Mr Oakes, 60, was finalising his legal advice and will enter a plea when he reappears before the court on February 26.Mr Oakes was charged with animal cruelty after..>> view originalTownsville Crocodiles vs Cairns Taipans: Crocodiles win by 17, take ...
Match Results: The Townsville Crocodiles have sent the Cairns Taipans into the off-season with a demoralising 17 point loss at the Townsville Entertainment Centre. After being knocked out of finals contention last week, the Taipans looked for all money like they were playing to just get through the game, regardless of the result and end their season. The Crocodiles meanwhile, needing to win by seven to take the season series over the Taipans, and with plenty of contracts on the line for next se..>> view originalCairns diesel fitter named in top eight apprentices in Australia
Rhys Bishop, 21, a newly graduated diesel fitter is in the top eight of Hastings Deering's apprentices across Australia. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACKA CAIRNS diesel fitter who has yearned to get grease and oil under his fingernails from a young age has been placed in the top eight of Hastings Deering’s apprentices throughout Australia.Out of his personal protective equipment and neatly outfitted in a casual shirt and trousers, Rhys Bishop even managed to score a coffee with Hastings Deering managing ..>> view originalFree youth hockey day at Cairns
Chittenden South Burlington Youth Hockey Association invites all boys and girls ages 4 to 9 to come try ice hockey for free in their annual The Try Hockey for Free Day from 8:10am to 9:10am at C. Douglas Cairns Arena on 600 Swift Street in South Burlington on Feb. 20. No experience in skating required. Bring skates, helmet (any sport) and gloves. Intimidated about equipment costs after sign up? No need, because Chittenden South Burlington Youth Hockey (CSB) will cover the cost of skate rental a..>> view originalNorthern Australia White Paper: Less talk more action PM Malcolm ...
Northern Australia White Paper: Less talk more action PM Malcolm Turnbull to be told during Cairns visit By Renee Cluff Posted February 12, 2016 12:25:45 Far north Queensland's peak advocacy and economic development organisation says it will be pushing for action on the Federal Government's Northern Australia White Paper when Malcolm Turnbull makes his first visit to Cairns as Prime Minister.Advance Cairns will be jointly hosting the PM at an invitation-only eve..>> view original
Thursday, February 11, 2016
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