Two tourists dead after Cairns hotel pool drowning
A second woman has died after an incident at a Cairns hotel pool. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSUPDATE: A SECOND woman found submerged in a pool at a Far North Queensland resort has died in hospital.The women, both from Asia, were found at the resort in White Rock on Thursday, and police said they could not swim.Relatives made the difficult decision to turn off one woman’s life support at the weekend.The second woman died early this morning, police said.“They just couldn’t swim, it’s that simple,” a spoke..>> view originalMan abducted, bashed, left for dead in bush near Cairns
Police are investigating an alleged abduction in Far North Queensland, in which a man wandered out of bushland claiming he had been kidnapped, tortured, tied to a tree and left for dead.Maitland Chitty, 26, walked into tourist operator Hartley's Crocodile Adventures, about half way between Cairns and Port Douglas, on Monday morning, after travelling about seven kilometres barefoot through the bush. Dense forest near Hartley's Crocodile adventures, where a man stumbled out of the bush claim..>> view originalFourth resident dies amid flu outbreak at Cairns nursing home
A fourth resident has died at a far north Queensland health facility but managers say it is not linked to a deadly flu outbreak.The spate of illness, including the deaths of three residents in the past fortnight, has forced the Mercy Place nursing home in suburban Cairns into lockdown.A total of 36 residents and 24 staff at the aged-care facility have become sick. The majority of people at the home were tested for common viruses, with a "significant proportion" testing positive for influenza B...>> view originalMan holds up Cairns supermarket with knives
A YOUNG man is believed to have walked barefoot for more than 7km after being tied up and assaulted in bushland west of Wangetti.>> view originalMotorbike rider dies in crash north of Cairns
A YOUNG man is believed to have walked barefoot for more than 7km after being tied up and assaulted in bushland west of Wangetti.>> view originalCairns Indigenous art meets Melbourne Fashion Festival
Tuesday 1 March, 2016 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair travels to Melbourne for a one-night only showcase of art and fashion to educate and move audiences. Image: supplied Indigenous art works from Far North Queensland meet fashion in the upcoming Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF) cultural showcase; part of the festival's strongest Indigenous program in its 20 y..>> view originalCairns school could get anti-ant barrier to protect it
The Wet Tropics Management Authority has begun to resurvey rainforest at Edmonton, to help track the spread of Yellow Crazy Ants. Brad Eberett sets up a lure station, watched by representatives from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Wet Tropics Management. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEAN anti-ant perimeter could be placed around a Cairns school to protect staff and students from invading acid-spraying insects.It comes as a squad of biosecurity and natural resource managers set out into the ..>> view originalTalking Heads: Meet Loyola College's Deputy Principal Anne Marie ...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Two tourists dead after Cairns hotel pool drowning and other top stories.
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