Tributes flow for former Atherton man after bike crash in Cairns
JOE Hill was the ultimate community man.If someone needed help, he was there. If a club was struggling to get started, he put his hand up to join the committee.His death in a cycling crash has sent a shock wave through the Atherton community where he lived for years before a move to Cairns.“It’s going to hit the community hard,” said Atherton cycling stalwart Leasie Felderhof.“He was very well liked, very likeable and very cheerful.“He was a contributor to the community, not just a participant.”..>> view originalCairns loses New Year's Eve NBL clash
THE Cairns Taipans have been stripped of their traditional New Year’s Eve fixture for the 2016-17 NBL season.The NBL season schedule was announced yesterday morning with the Far North club losing its December 31 annual fixture for the first time in 13 years.Instead of hosting the marquee fixture at Cairns Convention Centre on the last night of the year, the Taipans will be away at the newly instated Brisbane Bullets.The decision was met with frustration yesterday afternoon with many Taipans fans..>> view originalCairns overnight media wrap, Friday July 8
Assault and property charges, Woree: Detectives charged a 36-year-old Cairns man last night following investigations into the alleged assault of a man at Woree on June 2. It will be alleged that the 45-year-old victim was at home at around 11am on that date when the man and a female associate entered his unit and entered into a verbal dispute over money that was allegedly owed to them. The victim was then assaulted by the pair, who were known to him. He sustained a scalp wound and bruising as a..>> view originalNUMBER ONE: Cairns Golf Classic winner Jack Williams. PICTURE ...
SOUTH Australian Jack Williams will not forget his first trip to Cairns anytime soon. The 21-year-old claimed his first tournament victory as a professional golfer – taking out the inaugural Qantas Golf Club Cairns Classic at Paradise Palms yesterday afternoon.Williams, who only turned professional in January, started the final day three shots behind the leader, Victorian Peter Wilson, but came home strongly.Williams shot a sparkling 67 in the third and final round to win the Classic by one shot..>> view originalCairns police officer sheds kilos to take on triple marathon challenge
WHAT started as a quiet quest to shed a few kilograms has turned into a fitness challenge of epic proportions for one Cairns cop.Early last year James Coate, a senior sergeant, weighed in about 110kg and his exercise regimen was negligible.But today he will lace up his running shoes for an ultimate physical test – to complete three marathons in three days.“A big prompter for me was when the Police Commissioner (Ian Stewart) was looking to introduce that Fitness for Work policy,” Sgt Coate said.“..>> view originalCairns police look at possible link between car and fatal bike crash
DID you see this car on Lake Morris Rd?That is the question police are asking as the investigation into the death of 62-year-old Whitfield cyclist Joe Hill continues.They have information that a silver Ford XR6 may have been in the area at the time Mr Hill was riding after 5pm on Wednesday night and are asking for public assistance.They have today released a picture of a car similar to the one which may have been there.“Police are trying to establish whether (the vehicle) that was observed in th..>> view originalExplosive discovery sheds light on FNQ's role in World War II
MORE wartime artefacts are tipped to be unearthed after an explosive discovery was made at a Far North fishing and boating hotspot. A live hand grenade dating back to World War II was found on the shore of Lake Tinaroo, 86km southwest of Cairns, last Friday.A local man spotted the device (pictured) while metal detecting.Police were called and Navy personnel then arrived at the scene before a representative from Explosive Ordnance Disposal detonated the grenade.But the potentially dangerous disc..>> view originalSeivers match is personal for South Cairns coach
South Cairns Cutters player-coach Cameron Campbell remembers former teammate Kris Sievers’ last AFL match in 2003 clearly. The then 17-year-old Campbell was running late, having just finished work in Earlville. He ran into the club’s Fretwell Park change rooms thinking he’d be able to take the field late in the first quarter but found a somber scene facing him as he emerged from the race. “The trainers were working on Kris, trying to revive him and keep him alive,” Campbell says. “I walked o..>> view originalTorres Strait film series to create jobs in FNQ
THE pristine beaches and azure waters of the Torres Strait will feature in a new TV series, with filming due to begin this month.Crews will also descend on Cairns and Bamaga as part of the making of Blue Water Empire, with some locals among the cast and crew.The series will cover the history of the Torres Strait archipelago and employ around 80 people with a production expenditure of $1.8 million.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was a win for the Far North’s film industry.“Producers Greer S..>> view originalMornington Island model talent ready for Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
TWENTY-four aspiring models could get their lucky break at next week’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, CIAF.Hailing from across Far North Queensland, the aspiring catwalk stars will take part in a two-week mentoring course before strutting their stuff at the Jana Jaral fashion performance on July 15.Audience members will include organisers of Melbourne Fashion Week.Ezekiel Dick, Aiden Kohler and David Loogatha’s CIAF debut will also mark their professional modelling debut.The trio’s only experience ..>> view original
Friday, July 8, 2016
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