Light rail rates high in Cairns council race and other top stories.

• Light rail rates high in Cairns council race

  VISION: Cairns Mayor Bob Manning unveils his vision for a Cairns Light Rail network in the lead up to local government elections. IMAGE: SUPPLIEDA LIGHT rail network with a cost likely to be in the billions is part of Cairns mayor Bob Manning’s “bold” plan to cater for a growing population and hold office.As the race for the top job in Cairns heats up, Cr Manning has shown his first major hand with the Green Train – which he envisions will one day link Palm Cove with Gordonvale.At an Australian ..

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• Travel Expo returns to Cairns with 30 exhibitors offering hundreds of ...

  

  ASIA BOUND: Mark White and Sophie McLaughlin book a trip to Thailand and Vietnam with Flight centre travel consultant Jade Aylward. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSTHE lure of Aurora Borealis is proving too strong for Far North Queenslanders who are placing the striking natural phenomenon high on their travel bucket lists. Luckily for them, a Northern Lights voyage is one of five once-in-a-lifetime trips up for grabs at the Travel Expo, to be held at the Cairns Convention Centre tomorrow.More than 1500 wand..

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• Crocs stir trouble but Cairns golfers happy to 'putt on'

  

  SNAPPY CUSTOMER: A small crocodile shades itself under the crocodile warning sign on the golf course at Yorkeys Knob. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSA CROCODILE contractor’s car has been lost in a Cairns golf course pond shortly after a trap was set for a troublesome saltie.The incident happened several weeks ago at Half Moon Bay Golf Club, Yorkeys Knob, where crocodiles are “part of the furniture” on the course.While the trap remains, the large problem crocodile seems to have moved on since it unintention..

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• Woolies rejects claims of sweetheart pay deal for Grant O'Brien

  

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• Foundrymen can cope with the pressure, says boss Cairns

  

  Stewarts & Lloyds boss John Cairns says his team can cope with the promotion pressure. The Foundrymen face a pair of six-pointers in Division One of the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League this week.Tomorrow (Saturday), they welcome ON Chenecks to Occupation Road for a third-versus-second clash. And on Tuesday night, S&L head to Long Buckby, who are unbeaten in six games. Buckby made headlines this month when they stopped runaway leaders Peterborough Sports’ 100 per cent start to ..

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• Cairns bags brace in Cayton cup victory

  

  Cayton under-12s cruised to a 4-0 win against Seamer in their cup encounter played on the 3G pitch at the University Campus on Filey Road. The game started at a high tempo with both sides creating plenty of chances. Seamer under-12s Tom Hutchinson opened the scoring with a sweetly-struck volley and then Corinthians took charge of the game winning the battle in midfield. Substitute Hamish Steel was a threat down the Cayton right flank and he created openings for Marshall Nock and ..

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• Cairns resigns as Parkway football head coach

  

  ROCKFORD — Dan Cairns has resigned his position as Parkway’s head football coach following a 2-8 campaign. It was a decision Cairns said didn’t come easily. “I’ve been thinking about for about the last month,” Cairns said. “There are numerous things. It has been difficult over my time here to find and keep coaches, but probably the biggest thing is when I came here, I came here to try to turn the program around, to turn it into a winning program, and I honestly just haven’t had the success that ..

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