Cairns set to benefit from International Fishing Series
CAIRNS fishing and tourism businesses are expected to cash in on news that a round of the International Fishing Series will be held in the Hinchinbrook area this year and televised to millions in Southeast Asia.The best anglers from China, Japan and South Korea will visit the region, most likely via Cairns International Airport, in September to compete.More than 25 million viewers from across Australia and Asia are set to experience the Hinchinbrook next April, when the TV series goes to air.It ..>> view originalSIZZLING: Peter Wilson leads after the first round of the Cairns Classic.
FAR North Queensland’s tropical warmth has seen Victorian professional Peter Wilson’s hot form continue with a four-under par opening round to lead the Qantas Golf Club Cairns Classic.Fresh from a win at the Samoan Open last week, Wilson shot an opening round of 67 to lead the tournament at Paradise Palms by one shot over Nicholas Russell, while one of the pre-tournament favourites Jason Norris was a further shot back in third.“It is a similar climate to that of Samoa and therefore I have acclim..>> view originalCairns a stopover for 39 vessels headed for Indonesian adventure
CAIRNS Marlin Marina played host to 39 vessels taking part in the 2016 Sail 2 Indonesia Rally.For two weeks the boaties enjoyed the region’s sites, stocked up on food and water and refuelled their vessels before setting sail yesterday and Monday for Thursday Island.Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron Commodore Steve Johnson said their stay was great for the area’s economy. The Cairns Muster was the start of the rally.Vessels will now travel to Thursday Island where they will clear customs from July 1..>> view originalCairns employment agency rejects licensing for labour hire industry
A CAIRNS employment agency has rejected a parliamentary inquiry’s recommendation for a licensing scheme to stamp out “rogue” operators. The Finance and Administration Committee canvassed the views of businesses and workers throughout Queensland as part of its investigation into practices within the labour hire industry.Mulgrave MP and Minister for Industrial Relations Curtis Pitt announced the inquiry in December after ABC’s Four Corners revealed labour hire abuses, including cucumber pickers in..>> view originalCairns overnight media wrap, Wednesday July 6
Dogged determination results in arrest, Earlville: A 19-year-old Manunda man who had been sought as a person of interest in relation to a number of property offences and other matters was arrested and charged last night. Police attended an address in Herries Street at around 7pm last night and the man fled on foot. A Dog Squad team was deployed and PD Xander tracked the man to a nearby hotel complex where he was located hiding in a garden at the rear of the property. The man was taken into cus..>> view originalInternationals keen to kiss in Cairns on International Kissing Day
BEING on the other side of the world can be lonely, so it helps having someone to kiss when you’re feeling down.Today is International Kissing Day, but some couples, like German tourists Denise Kitzinger and Felix Schubert, don’t need an excuse to lock lips.“You should just enjoy every day together,” Mr Schubert said.“It gives you a feeling of safety, that you are not alone, especially in Australia when you know no one.”A recent study commissioned by online dating company eHarmony found one in f..>> view originalTitans centre Nene says yes yes to helping Mooroobool kids
GROWING up on the mean streets of Mooroobool was “tough” at times, but Gold Coast Titans centre Nene Macdonald wouldn’t change his childhood for the world. “All the mates I made – we did everything together,” Macdonald said during an NRL skills workshop for about 50 kids at the Mooroobool Community Hub yesterday. “It was a close community growing up and you always had someone to play with in the afternoons.”Macdonald arrived in Cairns from his native Papua New Guinea at four and lived at Mooroob..>> view originalgroomer escapes jail
A HERBERTON child groomer smiled in the Cairns District Court as he was told he wouldn’t be sent to jail.Daniel Robert McAuliffe, who sent pornographic images to two children aged 13 and 11, was placed on a wholly suspended sentence and a probation order after Judge David Reid found the 42-year’s circumstances were exceptional.McAuliffe came to police attention after he uploaded a single child porn image to a website for others to see.Crown prosecutor Eddie Coker said McAuliffe also engaged in s..>> view original'Accept Brexit' Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns tells AMs
Welsh politicians need to accept the result of the EU referendum and work together to ensure prosperity, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns will say later.Mr Cairns will address AMs in the Senedd on Wednesday - the first time he has since being promoted to the UK cabinet.He will tell them "the people of Wales and the UK have spoken" and it is time to act on their instructions.Two weeks ago voters across the UK opted to leave the EU. A majority in Wales voted to leave, despite Mr Cairns and First ..>> view originalWelsh Secretary Alun Cairns writes about his emotions at visiting ...
It stands a top a three metre granite plinth, forever looking down onto the area of Mametz Wood in Northern France where Welsh soldiers advanced 100 years ago in the opening stages of a battle now infamous in Welsh history. The red dragon monument – its wrought iron claws symbolically clawing at barbed wire – commemorates those 4,000 men of the 38th Welsh Division killed or injured in fighting which lasted from July 7th to the 12th, 1916. Follow the dragon’s gaze down across the open fields and..>> view original
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