Last Top Stories: Karl Stefanovic opens up Cairns family home and reveals never seen before ...

Karl Stefanovic opens up Cairns family home and reveals never seen before ...

Horse riding as a strapping young lad with his cap worn backwards, kicking back on the beach and pouting like a professional in a black polo neck - the cheeky Channel 9 Today Show host opened up his Cairns family home – and photo album – for the ... >> view original

Reason: England allrounder Ben Stokes is the new Lance Cairns

More like the new Lance Cairns. Ben Stokes, born in Christchurch, tattooed like a Southland stevedore, took the long handle to the country of his birth and biffed New Zealand back into the Lord's pavilion. It's as galling as it was brilliant and we are ... >> view original

Environmental day promotes sustainability in Cairns school

Year eight students at Cairns State High School showed just how green they can be as they took part in the school's first Environmental Day in more than four years this week. The young students all but took over the school grounds as they planted trees ... >> view original

Cairns casino looks towards improvements

The operator of the Cairns casino hopes to boost its visitor numbers through a new loyalty program as well as marketing in Singapore and southeast Asia. The Reef Casino Trust, which was subject to an abandoned takeover offer by Hong Kong suitor Aquis ... >> view original

Jonathan Cairns: Family of murdered Ballykelly teenager turn to Facebook

The family of a murdered teenager from Ballykelly, County Londonderry have turned to social media in a bid to find answers to his death 16 years ago. Jonathan Cairns was 18 when he was attacked on his way home from a night out on 25 April 1999. >> view original

Young gun Coen Hess will join Cutters in Cairns

THE Mackay Cutters will welcome young gun Coen Hess into the squad for this weekend's Intrust Super Cup match. Hess, 18, is a Mt Isa native and has been a regular with the North Queensland Cowboys under-20s team. The highly touted youngster is ... >> view original

Zoe Cairns, who runs ZC Social Media in Rochester, will travel to Montenegro ...

A social media expert from Kent will head to Montenegro next month to give NATO officials from 26 countries tips on how to use sites like Twitter and Facebook. Zoe Cairns, who runs consultancy ZC Social Media in Rochester, will be the keynote speaker ... >> view original

Rex adds weekday Cairns-Townsville service

Regional Express (Rex) is further expanding its presence in North Queensland with the addition of weekday services on the Cairns-Townsville route from early July. The airline will offer three flights a day between Cairns and Townsville on weekdays from ... >> view original

Koalas culled in Victoria's southwest

ANIMAL officers have started culling sick koalas in Victoria's southwest. THE Department of Environment is checking the health of a large koala colony in the Cape Otway region, which has stripped gum trees bare of leaves and caused starvation. >> view original

'Get a backbone': David Koch quits organ donation council live on air

Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash has hit back at David Koch's on-air tirade over organ donations, saying the Sunrise host was informed about a review a week ago, contrary to his claims that he was left in the dark. Ms Nash has ordered Ernst and Young to ... >> view original