Jawai to return to Cairns Taipans
Nathan Jawai of the Perth Wildcats reacts to the win in last season’s NBL grand final. PICTURE: JUSTIN BENSON-COOPERTHE Cairns Taipans today welcomes Nathan Jawai to where his career began with the Taipans in 2007.Jawai’s return marks a reunion with Taipans head coach Aaron Fearne, who mentored Jawai as a junior before preparing him for his journey to the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.Cairns Taipans coach Aaron Fearne catches up with Nathan Jawai last season. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANFearne will now train..>> view originalFormer Cairns mayor Kevin Byrne announced as new CEO of ...
Vietnam veteran and former Mayor Kevin Byrne has today been announced as the new CEO of Advance Cairns. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSFORMER Cairns Mayor Kevin Byrne has been announced as the new chief executive of the city’s economic development body Advance Cairns.Advance Cairns chairman Trent Twomey revealed the new chief executive at 11.30am today for a three-year term.It follows an international and national search for a new boss following the sudden resignation of Mark Matthews in January.Mr Byrne w..>> view originalYorkeys Knob could be the location for new boat ramp in Cairns
Coordinator of CAREFISH Paul Aubin says Moon River is a likely location for a new boating facility in Far North Queensland. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEAUTHORITIES will home in on Yorkeys Knob as a possible spot for Cairns’ next “signature” boat ramp. Paul Aubin, founder of recreational fishing lobby group CAREFISH, said Moon River had become a likely location for a new boating facility in the Far North.It comes as efforts mount to reduce congestion at local boat ramps, particularly on the Northern Be..>> view originalCairns' adventuremumma in running to win road trip for breast cancer
Adventure Mumma Kate Richards of Freshwater, Cairns. PICTURE: ADVENTURE MUMMAA PROLIFIC Cairns Instagrammer could soon be embarking on an all-expenses paid, three-month road trip in the name of breast cancer research after being shortlisted for a national competition. Kate Richards – aka @adventuremumma – has found fame online by promoting her family’s adventures in Tropical North Queensland, with more than 6200 followers on Instagram.Kate Richards captures some family fun at Quinola Lakes. PICT..>> view originalNoel Alexander Penman pleaded guilty to possessing 786 child ...
Noel Alexander Penman pleaded guilty to possessing 786 child porn images.CAIRNS man Noel Alexander Penman is now a registered sex offender after he pleaded guilty in court to possessing more than 900 child porn images.The Cairns District Court was told police found the 24-year-old in possession of 904 category one, two, three, four and six images after seizing his computer in February 2014.Crown prosecutor Brendan Manttan said Penman also had one category four video.Penman did not have any categ..>> view originalFashion to take centrestage at Amateurs with Cairns icon at helm
The Cairns Amateurs racing carnival will this year feature a more streamlined Fashions on the Field competition. Cairns Amateurs Fashion Coordinator Amanda Macor and Fashions on the Field judge Stacey Galeano pictured at Cannon Park. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEFROCKS and fascinators will feature prominently at this year’s Cairns Amateurs Carnival as a local racing icon looks to raise the fashion stakes. Former milliner and national Fashions on the Field winner Amanda Macor will co-ordinate the “fashi..>> view originalCairns overnight media wrap, Friday June 3
Property and fraud charges, Cairns: Detectives from the Cairns Property Crime Unit yesterday charged a 26-year-old Mooroobool man as part of investigations into a burglary offence at Cairns North on Tuesday night. Officers executed a search warrant at a McCoombe Street residence just after 7.30am yesterday and the man was taken into custody. A camera believed to have been stolen during the burglary was located by police at a second hand dealer and has been seized. The man was charged with one c..>> view originalHong Kong visitors boost Chinese growth to smash Cairns record
A large group of Chinese tourists in Cairns. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANCHINESE travellers visiting the tropical north have soared past 200,000 a year for the first time.They topped 201,000 to the year ended March 31, a 30 per cent rise, and they were a factor in international visitor numbers rising by 11.1 per cent to 830,000.The Far North is the largest market for overseas holiday visitors in Queensland at 772,000, ahead of the Gold Coast and Brisbane.Japanese numbers are continuing to rebound str..>> view originalCairns moggy “Flathead” vying for 2016 Clinic Cat of the Year
Trainee veterinary nurse Jessica Robertson with Flathead the cat, who is in the running for Dermcare Clinic Cat of the Year. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS“FLATHEAD” the cat hopes to find national fame as she lives out her final days at Cairns Vet Clinic. The moody moggy is in the running for Dermcare Clinic Cat of the Year, an annual competition celebrating Australia’s furry vet practice managers.Flathead, or “Flatty” as she’s affectionately known among staff and clients, was adopted by the Pease St cli..>> view originalChinese tourists fuel tourism resurgence
Have money, will travel: Big-spending Chinese tourists are flocking to Australia, especially Cairns. Brian Cassey Have money, will travel. Cairns tourism worker Kylie Davies knows first-hand about the surge in wealthy Chinese tourists flooding into Australia in recent years.On the back of a lower Australian dollar and targeted campaign at luring the mind-boggling 35 million Chinese tourists who fly across the globe each year, there has been a s..>> view original
Friday, June 3, 2016
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