Tim Berkel and Jodie Swallow take out the 2016 Ironman Asia ...
Tim Berkel wins the 2016 Ironman Cairns1:00Tim Berkel takes out the 2016 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns. Video: Brendan Radke Check out our live blog for all the action as it happened in the Cairns Airport Adventure Festival’s Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Cairns.Use the hashtag #IronmanCairns or #IMCairns to join in on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.------------------Tim Van Berkel crosses the finish line to win the men’s Ironman Cairns. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANJodie Swallow cros..>> view originalMan flees with cash after robbing Cairns servo at knifepoint
THE girlfriend of a man involved in a fatal crash on the Tablelands last weekend has allegedly been caught drug driving in the same place two days later.>> view originalInvestigation into Cairns disappearance 'ongoing'
Gardaí have confirmed that new lines of inquiry are being pursued in the investigation into the disappearance of Philip Cairns. The 13-year-old schoolboy went missing in Dublin nearly 30 years ago. A woman came forward last month with new information, which detectives believe to be credible. The woman told gardaí that convicted paedophile Eamon Cooke may have killed Philip at the studios of his pirate radio station in October 1986. In a statement today, gardaí confirmed that they made an appe..>> view originalHome More Frog hit by lawn mower flown to Cairns hospital for life ...
A frog hit by a lawn mower in Mount Isa owes its life to animal lovers who worked to fly it across Queensland for life-saving treatment at a special Cairns frog hospital.The common green frog was run over in April by a woman who was “very distraught”, FrogSafe president Deborah Pergolotti told 9NEWS.The frog suffered a “deep gash” to his back and the woman called a relative for help, who in turn contacted FrogSafe’s Cairns Frog Hospital.The group then coordinated a rescue effort, enlisting the h..>> view originalClass creates young chefs
Marion Saliba who runs cooking classes for kids. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSMARION Saliba’s love of food and cooking began when she watched her own mother at work in the kitchen. “Mum is an extremely creative person, especially in the kitchen, so she would always be able to turn the most basic ingredients into something tasty and nutritious for the three of us,” Marion says.“Being a single parent, she had to learn how to feed two young children on a pretty tight budget.”Years later and with a family of..>> view originalMum grills Shorten on spending spree
A mother holding her sick baby in hospital might have seemed the perfect audience for Bill Shorten to spruik his hospital funding boost.It wasn't."Are they going to have to pay for this?" concerned mother Judith Fox asked the opposition leader, pointing at her 11-month-old daughter Gemma who'd just had surgery for a cleft palate. "I just think there's lots of money happening, and they'll suffer."Mr Shorten visited the children's ward at Townsville Hospital on Sunday where he announced an extra ..>> view originalThere's an Aussie idea explosion happening — and it's time to join in
What's My Big Idea?1:03An initiative to take Australia to the next level - with people like YOU at the forefront. Watch to find out more CROWD-FUNDING for teachers, suicide prevention apps, a rewards scheme for buying Aussie produce and a program to let banks compete for your home loan.Then there’s making politicians’ election promises legally binding, business start-ups for the over-55s, an anti-shark app and “AirChef” — an Uber/Airbnb-style platform to let ordinary people make money from coo..>> view originalSri Lankan refugees bound for Australia rescued by Indonesian ...
Fishermen in Aceh have rescued a stranded boat carrying dozens of Sri Lankan refugees which was heading for Australia. Picture: FILEINDONESIAN fishermen in Aceh have rescued a stranded boat carrying dozens of Sri Lankan refugees which was heading for Australia. The boat was found drifting off northern Sumatra in Indonesian waters after encountering engine trouble, an epa journalist reported on Sunday.The fishermen towed the drifting boat closer to shore before seeking help from the government to..>> view originalRapist chief suspect behind slaying of 11 members of Mexican ...
Police transport some of the bodies of 11 slain family members to the cemetery in the city of Tehuacan, Mexico. Picture: APTHE prime suspect in the slaying of 11 family members is an alleged rapist seeking revenge against a victim whose complaint had him jailed, a Mexican law enforcement officials say.An official told The Associated Press that authorities believe two attackers fatally shot the woman, her family, and other relatives, including two girls.The killers also slashed a male victim beli..>> view originalSummiting to think about
IT doesn’t take much to close the climb up Uluru: too hot, too windy, too rainy, too cloudy, ceremony, or all of the above.Yesterday — a sunny, dry and mild April Red Centre day — it was rain. “Which is bullshit, because there was no rain,” said Karl, a German living and travelling from Cairns.“They don’t want to officially close it because they’d lose 50 per cent of tourists, so they do it through the back door — saying there’s too much rain or it’s too windy.”Visitor numbers to Uluru have plum..>> view original
Sunday, June 12, 2016
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