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Cairns seeks exemption from Sustainable Ports Development Bill in bid to allow ...

"Make Cairns and Mourilyan strategic ports, be officially designated as strategic ports so that we can have capital dredging and also ensure that we'll have ongoing maintenance dredging occurring and also to instigate a trigger mechanism in the ... >> view original

Former Black Cap Chris Cairns a no-show for London perjury hearing

A British judge has declared himself "not impressed" after former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns failed to show up for a London court hearing in his perjury trial. Cairns has pleaded not guilty to a perjury charge stemming from a 2012 libel trial ... >> view original

Japanese and Chinese students in Cairns for seven week program at TAFE North ...

“The way of teaching here is different to China,” student Wenjie Guo said. “The teacher wants you to participate in the class and share your ideas.” More than 60 students from Japan and China are in Cairns to study English and Australian business ... >> view original

Alleged teen flasher caught in Cairns police trap

ALL OUT: A teenage boy has been charged with repeat flashing offences in Edmonton. Source: News Corp Australia. AN undercover cop who posed as a runner has caught an alleged teenage serial flasher with his pants down in an elaborate police sting. >> view original

World titles a garden of Eden

PEDAL POWER: Bronze medallist Portia Eden (left) with fellow Cairns BMX club World Championships competitors Shannon Petre, Ronan Weber and Josh James before their departure for Belgium. Australian riders won a total of 17 medals at the ... >> view original

Cairns students to team with police in Catch Me If You Can program

GAME ON: Rugby league legend Petero Civoniceva joined Acting Senior Sergeant Adam Willimott and Trinity Bay students Johnathon Phineasa and Lepeka Baira for a touch football game between the police and the teenagers. PICTURE: BRENDAN ... >> view original

350 jobs at new zinc mine southwest of Cairns

THREE hundred and fifty jobs will be up for grabs at a $1.9 billion zinc mine 1130km southwest of Cairns. It is expected some of the Far Northern staff at MMG's Century Zinc mine in the Gulf of Carpentaria will transfer to the site, while other mine ... >> view original

80s supergroup UB40 hit Cairns on November 12 and will play at Brothers ...

Play their songs is what UB40 – these days Travers, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Duncan Campbell, Norman Hassan and Jimmy Brown – will do when they kick off their Australian tour, their first in about five years, in Cairns this November. There is a ... >> view original

Spireites: Chesterfield FC expected to seal Alex Cairns signing

Spireites are expected to complete the signing of 22 year old Doncaster born keeper Alex Cairns. The former Leeds United man has been on trial at the Proact Stadium and with Tommy Lee having suffered shoulder, groin and wrist problems last season plus ... >> view original

Cape York coal mine future uncertain

... to prohibit transshipping within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which would occur under the current Wongai proposal.” Cairns and Far North Environment Centre director Josh Coates said there were serious environmental concerns about the project. >> view original