Boy critical after being pulled from Cairns Esplanade Lagoon and other top stories

Boy critical after being pulled from Cairns Esplanade Lagoon

A boy is fighting for his life after being pulled unconscious from a Cairns lagoon. The eight-year-old was taken to Townsville Hospital on Sunday where he remains in a critical condition, the Cairns Post reports. It is believed he was part of a large ... >> view original

Meet the faces behind Cairns' coffee culture boom

Whether you drink one in the morning to help wake yourself up or you need far more than that to help keep you going through the day, chances are your coffee consumption has changed in recent years. From supermarket blends to Sumatran beans, Cairns' ... >> view original

Cairns triathlon club opens training package to boost women's participation in ...

Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club is offering a six-week personalised lead-in triathlon package to help train women looking to have a go at the Tri de Femme ladies triathlon this July. Cairns Crocs president Kylie Anderson, plus coaches Renee Ker and Liz ... >> view original

TUV's Cairns thanks voters

TUV Westminster election candidate Richard Cairns has thanked people for voting for him. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those people who put their faith in me by casting their vote for TUV on Thursday,” Mr Cairns said. He added he ... >> view original

Alun Cairns holds on to Vale of Glamorgan for the Tories

Conservative candidate Alun Cairns had a comfortable victory in the face of what was seen as a strong challenge from Labour and the threat of losing votes to UKIP. After a slow start, tension started to mount shortly after 2.30am today, when counting ... >> view original

Cairns population to be highest in northern Australia by 2050, outstripping ...

The Mayor of the Cairns Regional Council in far north Queensland is urging governments to take note of a new report predicting Cairns will have the highest population in northern Australia by 2050. Bob Manning said the prediction, from Cummings ... >> view original

British tourist jailed for four years over $250000 diamond theft in Cairns in ...

A 31-year-old British national who stole a diamond worth $250,000 in Cairns last year has been sentenced to four years in jail by a far north Queensland court. The District Court heard Matthew Mark Luke John Osborne ran from the Cairns jewellery store ... >> view original

A Kiwi recommends ... Cairns

Best kept secret: Stony Creek Falls (a 10- to 15-minute drive from Cairns city centre) is a small creek in the suburb of the Rainforest Estate. It's a good place to go to escape the humidity. Best water activity: Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef ... >> view original

Man stabbed to death in Cairns apartment

A man has died after being stabbed in the chest in Cairns in far north Queensland. Police were called to an apartment complex at Bungalow about 11:00am to find the 53-year-old man with stab wounds. Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced ... >> view original

Government dumps plan to dredge Trinity Inlet in Cairns, Queensland MP Curtis ...

"All of us can have a discussion around what other proposals may be there to support the larger cruise liners coming into Cairns and the region, as well as ensuring that we have a discussion about what other future port expansions may be possible," he ... >> view original