Man arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine through Cairns Airport and other top stories

Man arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine through Cairns Airport

Police claim a Spanish man tried to smuggle cocaine worth hundreds of thousands of dollars through the Cairns International Airport over the weekend. Jose Lazano Garcia, 59, was arrested on Saturday evening after customs officials examined his luggage ... >> view original

Ancient Buddhist relics tour Cairns

Human hair, timeworn pieces of cloth and stones found among the sifted remains of cremated spiritual masters were among the relics on display at Cairns' buddhist centre at the weekend as the 'Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour' continued its global journey. >> view original

Kanga back to where it began

For Ian Cairns, the granite-faced bull of a man who spearheaded efforts to put WA surfing on the map in the 1970s, it will be a welcome, if somewhat ironic, moment. The man known as "Kanga" remembers Margaret River only a few decades ago as a ... >> view original

Cairns home sales rise, but yields fall: CoreLogic RP Data

The number of Cairns homes that sold in the year to November 2014, was 5% higher over the 12 month period, according to CoreLogic RP Data. The majority of the rise was attributed to the increase in units that sold over the year. House sales were 1% ... >> view original

The Duke of Disquiet: An interview with Andy Cairns of Therapy?

Andy Cairns is the product of so many musical histories that it's strange to think he's never been to the Hope and Anchor where so many of them began. The Islington pub became a bolthole for the bands who eventually defined punk – Joe Strummer was a ... >> view original

Teens allegedly leave trail of destruction at Cairns school

Two teenagers have been charged over a destructive rampage at a Cairns school, where they allegedly splashed rooms with paint, broke windows and set fire to an office. Police will allege the pair, aged 14 and 16, broke into the school in the northern ... >> view original

Kruger Remains in Control

Meanwhile, Ryan Cairns and Mark Williams are tied on one-under-par 143 as the highest-placed Zimbabweans after the second round of the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open. Cairns finished level after the second round, having ended on one-under-par 71 ... >> view original

Cairns to Port Douglas: A road trip up the far north Queensland coast

It's still pelting down when I finally pull into Cairns, having followed that truck most of the way, part of a convoy of drivers peering through the storm. An ordinary curry at a tourist trap on the Esplanade, slapped down on the table by a hung-over ... >> view original

Cairns still walking on clouds after National victory

Cairns Brass is still in celebratory mood after winning the B Grade Australian National title in Sydney last weekend. Formed in 1946, the proud community band hails from the coastal city of about 150,000 people located around 900 miles north of the ... >> view original

Cyclone Nathan to intensify to category 3 for Cairns coastal crossing

The Bureau of Meteorology's latest modelling warns communities from Coen, on Cape York's eastern coast, to Cardwell, halfway between Cairns and Townsville, of the incoming tempest. Nathan is currently a Category 1 and is located 445km northeast of ... >> view original