Cairns man faces 122 child sex-related charges
Cairns man faces 122 child sex-related charges A Cairns man is facing 122 child sex abuse charges. Photo: Glenn Hunt Queensland detectives allege a 26-year-old man abused 33 children in a 12-month period, charging him with more than 100 offences.Detectives from the Cairns Child Protection and Investigation Unit charged the man after the closure of a major investigation into child sex offences.Police will allege the man committed sexual offences against 33 ..>> view originalCairns leaders in new push to bring forward $481m highway upgrade
Minister for Main Roads Mark Bailey has asked his department to look at options for accelerating a $481m highway upgrade south of Cairns. PICTURE: MARK CALLEJATHE State Government has been urged to release nearly half a billion dollars and bring forward an upgrade of one of the Far North’s most accident-prone roads.The 8km Edmonton to Gordonvale section of the Bruce Highway was slated to be tackled after 2019-20, but Cairns leaders are pushing for an earlier start.A Bruce Highway sign. PICTURE: ..>> view originalCairns' businesses back 2016 Chinese New Year Festival
Cairns' Chinese New Year celebration is attracting increased interest, leading to more sponsors. Picture: Brendan Radke.INCREASING interest in the annual Chinese New Year festival in Cairns has sparked a boost in sponsorship.Organisers also are planning to offer naming rights for next year’s event as activities grow.Festival organiser Nathan Lee Long said sponsorship in kind and cash amounted to $100,000 which had helped to offset a loss in State Government funding.“We’ve had a good success in c..>> view originalLifting the lid on Cairns service station industry's dark past
Mooroobool man David Kalman spent several years working as a management consultant in Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns in the 1980s and has dished the dirt on collusion and standover tactics used back then. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANEXPLOSIVE allegations of historical corruption in the Cairns service station industry have been levelled amid rising furore over fuel prices.In the late 1980s, David Kalman spent several years auditing service stations in Cairns, Innisfail and the Tablelands before openi..>> view originalCairns father facing more than 100 child sex charges
A BRINSMEAD father-of-two charged last year with child sex and pornography offences is now facing more than 100 charges.Wees Nawia, 26, is currently remanded in custody at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre following his arrest by Cairns detectives in December last year.He was initially charged with 14 offences involving five charges.But ongoing investigations have now found there were allegedly more than 30 victims from across Queensland.It is alleged the offender used social media to seek out the ..>> view originalCairns woman pleas for return of engagement ring after break-in
Cairns woman Jessica Lee had her home broken into with thieves stealing an engagement ring. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANWAITING to get engaged was supposed to be one of the most exciting times of Jessica Lee’s life.The Manunda woman had just helped her partner of five years, Abraham, pick out a ring and was waiting for him to pop the question.But the couple’s marriage plans are on hold after their home was broken into last week and the ring stolen.“It feels pretty horrible, especially when you work s..>> view originalPolice hunting man responsible for tyre slashing spree in Cairns
Rob Levin with his car that was one of many vehicles to have their tyres slashed on Buckley St at Yorkeys Knob on Friday night. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANROB Levin believes he’s about $2000 out of pocket after having tyres slashed on his and his wife’s cars.The hospitality worker woke on Saturday morning, ready to take his young son to swimming class, when he realised their Mitsubishi Outlander and Holden Cruze had both been damaged.They were among a spate of tyre slashing incidents in their usuall..>> view originalAurukun mayor outlines priorities ahead of minister visits
Treasurer Curtis Pitt speaks with Aurukun mayor Dereck Walpo during a visit to the community in November.OPENING Aurukun’s police station around the clock and improving the internet connection will be among the main topics the town’s mayor Dereck Walpo will raise with the State Government.Treasurer Curtis Pitt, Police Minister Bill Byrne and Housing Minister Mick de Brenni will travel to Aurukun on Thursday, a trip planned in the wake of weeks of unrest following an alleged murder.Mr Walpo said ..>> view originalMum's warning after son's close call with irukandji at Palm Cove jetty
Oaklea Wallace, 12, was stung by an irukandji at the weekend. His mum Donagh Freestun was terrified when she got the news while on Fitzroy Island, but is relieved he is now recovering. Picture Marc McCormackA REDLYNCH mother has described the moment she learned her 12-year-old son had been stung by an irukandji jellyfish as the “worst” in her life.Oaklea Wallace, a Year 7 student at Redlynch State College, was in the water for less than five seconds after he lost a friend’s cast net off Palm Cov..>> view originalZika virus: Risk of a widespread outbreak in Australia 'low', expert says
Zika virus: Risk of a widespread outbreak in Australia 'low', expert says Updated February 02, 2016 11:54:47 A mosquito expert has said the risk of a widespread outbreak of Zika virus in Australia is low, despite the World Health Organisation declaring the mosquito-borne virus, linked to thousands of suspected cases of birth defects in Brazil, to be an international public health emergency. Key points:Mosquito driving outbreak not present in any many Australian citiesI..>> view original
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