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• Search continues for British tourist swept away at Josephine Falls ...

  Search continues for British tourist swept away at Josephine Falls near Cairns in far north Queensland By Renee Cluff Posted February 24, 2016 09:15:21 Authorities have resumed searching for a British tourist who was swept away at Josephine Falls, south of Cairns in far north Queensland, late yesterday.The 25-year-old man had been swimming with a woman in treacherous conditions and disappeared about 5:30pm.A helicopter with night and heat vision capabilities has..

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• Cairns Hospital declares 'Code Yellow' as emergency ward ...

  

  The hospital activated the internal emergency after staff began to struggle with a sharp spike in demand of 207 presentations on Monday and 224 on Sunday.BESIEGED  health workers declared “Code Yellow” at Cairns Hospital yesterday amid claims the move is a symptom of a chronic lack of resources.The hospital activated the internal emergency after staff began to struggle with a sharp spike in demand of 207 presentations on Monday and 224 on Sunday.This far exceeds the facility’s daily average last..

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• FNQ leaders say Cairns suited for Infrastructure facility

  

  RIGHT MOVE: Warren Entsch says Cairns would be perfect for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility due to its connectivity. PICTURE: KYM SMITHA CAMPAIGN is growing for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to at least have a “presence” in the top half of the state, and local leaders are labelling Cairns the most logical city.Once created, the NAIF will offer up to $5 billion in concessional finance to encourage private sector investment in Northern Australia.It is ultimately a Fe..

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• Cairns snake removers discover 3 large pythons in abandoned ...

  

  Snakes unexpectedly turning up inside electric sockets and canned food surprised people in Australia and the US the past few days. However, snake removers in Australia said that people should not be surprised if the reptile shows up in an abandoned building. An empty edifice has all the elements for snakes to move in and inhabit, say David Walton, owner of Cairns Snake Removals. Walton and a colleague responded on Monday to a call that an abandoned building at Trinity Park, scheduled for demoli..

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• Find out about the Asian fusion restaurant which could be opening ...

  

  A restaurant serving Asian fusion food is set to open in a former butcher’s in Oxton Village. Wirral Council has received a planning application to convert the former T&G Cairns shop on Claughton Firs into a restaurant with seating for 20 diners. Other restaurants, coffee shops and pubs serving food nearby include Michelin-starred Fraiche, the Courtyard, Oxton Bar and Kitchen, Home and Halligans. In a planning statement, architects Bryson McHugh said the development would “re-instate a Victoria..

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Cairns MP Rob Pyne avoids vote on controversial lockouts Bill .	390 tests ordered in Cairns to detect Zika virus .
Funding push for HMAS Cairns naval base .	Cairns Labor MP Rob Pyne raises local govt inquiry again for ... .