Saturday, October 1, 2016

Customers want H & M, Max Brenner, Aldi and Ikea in Cairns and other top stories.

  • Customers want H & M, Max Brenner, Aldi and Ikea in Cairns

    Customers want H & M, Max Brenner, Aldi and Ikea in Cairns
    H & M, Max Brenner, Aldi and Ikea have topped the list of stores Cairns shoppers want to move into space vacated by Myer.Myer executives say it will hand back space at three of its stores, including Cairns, despite doubling profit to $60.5 million.Results from an online poll overwhelmingly showed Aldi was the retailer in biggest demand followed by Ikea and Swedish fashion giant H & M.Chocolate cafe Max Brenner was also popular.Fashion Incubator co-ordinator Lucinda Drake said it would be sad to ..
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  • “Perfect storm” creates record irukandji stings in Far North Queensland

    “Perfect storm” creates record irukandji stings in Far North Queensland
    FAR North beachgoers should face a reduced irukandji threat this summer after a “perfect storm” of weather conditions caused record stings last year.Surf Life Saving Queensland’s annual report showed almost 30 people across the region were stung by the deadly jellyfish in the past 12 months, the most in at least a decade.SLSQ regional manager Col Sparkes attributed the figures to prolonged northerly winds, which forced the regular closure of most Cairns beaches throughout last summer.But with pr..
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  • Cairns Harbour Master calls for Lake Tinaroo waterskiing to cease ...

    Cairns Harbour Master calls for Lake Tinaroo waterskiing to cease ...
    BOAT owners and thrillseekers are being warned to take care as water levels fall at a popular Far North family holiday hotspot. Lake Tinaroo on the Atherton Tablelands has dropped to 48 per cent capacity, compared to almost 80 per cent in September last year.With school holidays starting this weekend the Cairns Regional Harbour Master has recommended “waterskiing should cease until water levels in the dam are at a safer height”.Locals are also becoming increasingly worried about potential incide..
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  • Councillor lashes out over funding for school Reef Guardian program

    Councillor lashes out over funding for school Reef Guardian program
    A CAIRNS councillor has lashed out at the council’s funding of a school program educating students about protecting the Great Barrier Reef. Cairns regional councillors this week approved a $20,000 grant pool for the Reef Guardian program to help fund nature-based learning activities for the region’s schools.The State Government will match the council’s funding dollar-for-dollar, creating a pool of $40,000 to which schools can apply for grants up to $2000.But Division 2 Councillor John Schilling ..
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  • UN: Ambassador to the UN Says US Did Not Intend to Strike Syrian ...

    UN: Ambassador to the UN Says US Did Not Intend to Strike Syrian ...
    AUSTRALIAN Defence officials have offered condolences to the families of Syrian soldiers who may have been killed during a bombing raid on what was believed to be Islamic State targets. Australian aircraft were among a group of international planes carrying out air strikes against “what was believed to be” an Islamic State fighting position that the Coalition had been “tracking for some time” near Dayr Az Zawr.“However, shortly after the bombing commenced, Russian officials advised the Combined ..
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  • War of words after US air strike in Syria

    War of words after US air strike in Syria
    US-led coalition air strikes have reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, endangering a US-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency UN Security Council meeting as tensions between Moscow and Washington escalated.The United States military said the coalition stopped the attacks against what it had believed to be Islamic State positions in northeast Syria after Russia informed it that Syrian military personnel and vehicles may have been hit.The 15-member Security Council met on S..
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  • WA Labor wants to launch 'medihotels'

    WA Labor wants to launch 'medihotels'
    WA Labor wants to develop "medihotels" to take the pressure off hospitals and allow patients to be treated quicker.Medihotels are specialist, purpose-built hotels located near tertiary hospitals and designed to support patients who have been discharged but are still recovering and require monitoring or outpatient tests.Under the plan, patients from regional areas will also be able to have their family stay with them.Labor leader Mark McGowan said on Sunday that if the plan was implemented now it..
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  • Barnaby Joyce on the new economy

    Barnaby Joyce on the new economy
    As Australia strengthens its position in the global economy and strengthens its budget position to pay down debt, it's also time to strengthen our resolve to take on those who are driving an agenda that aims to belittle and almost make us feel ashamed or embarrassed that our natural resource industries are a mainstay of our nation's economy.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has successfully outlined the Coalition's plans to transition our country to a new economy so we remain competitive into the ..
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  • Human remains found in Queensland forest

    Human remains found in Queensland forest
    A member of the public has discovered human skeletal remains in a Queensland forest.The remains were found around 3pm on Saturday in what is believed to be an old camp site, police say.Scientific officers combed the scene on Sunday morning and detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery.Police are yet to identify who the remains belong to and are treating their death as non-suspicious at this time.Originally published as Human remains found in Queensland forest
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  • Couple killed by car fleeing WA Police

    Couple killed by car fleeing WA Police
    A Perth couple are dead and their son is fighting for life after a Ford Falcon fleeing police crashed into their Nissan.The man, 66, and woman, 60, from Kingsley died when the vehicle speeding away from police crashed into the Nissan Pulsar they were passengers in.Their 25-year-old son who was driving the Pulsar is in Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries.The crash happened at the intersection of Warwick and Ballantine roads in Warwick shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday night.Moments..
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Kenya: State House Spokesperson's Press Briefing At State House, Nairobi On 11th September 2016 .What's in a name? "Organic" orange juice claims questioned .
Magpies send Canberrans ducking for cover as swooping season starts .Rocket with NASA asteroid probe blasts off .

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