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Cairns Civic Theatre to reopen in September after asbestos clean-up

The Cairns Regional Council says asbestos remediation works at the local Civic Theatre are nearly finished and it will reopen in three weeks. The council closed the theatre and relocated shows after finding asbestos in the backstage area last month. >> view original

Mystery posters urge 'breaking of silence' over murdered teen Jonathan Cairns

Officers are now probing the circulation of hundreds of flyers in Ballykelly appealing for information over the murder. The posters, which have the headline 'Break your silence' have not been circulated by his family, the police or the Justice for ... >> view original

Cairns Esplanade asbestos exposed by erosion to be sealed off with concrete wall

The Cairns Regional Council will spend up to $400,000 to seal off asbestos-ridden fibro sheeting exposed by erosion on the Cairns foreshore. Mayor Bob Manning said the fibro sheets were among demolition waste used as landfill on the Esplanade in the ... >> view original

Cairns Taipans captain Cameron Gliddon called in to Australian Boomers squad ...

... giant Nathan Jawai against New Zealand this Saturday. The trans-Tasman games, the second of which will be played in New Zealand next week, serve as a qualifier to next year's Olympic Games in Brazil. Read The Cairns Post tomorrow for the full story. >> view original

City Loop bus service is desperately needed in Cairns

Sunbus does a competent job of servicing the city but in order for Cairns to continue to grow and thrive its bus service needs to grow with it. At the moment, the infrequency and delays of the city's public transport network does not provide a reliable ... >> view original

Hundreds of flyers posted in Ballykelly about Jonathan Cairns murder

A close friend and cousin of Jonathan's who started an online campaign and the Facebook page 'Justice for Jonathan Cairns' posted online on Thursday: “Justice for Jonathan ( person or persons involved in the page ) And Jonathan's family had no part to ... >> view original

Plastic straw removed from turtle's nose by marine biologists in heartbreaking ...

A group of marine biologists in Costa Rica were horrified to discover an endangered sea turtle with a 10-12 cm plastic straw lodged in its nostril. Christine Figgener, a field biologist with a research interest in conservation filmed the excrutiating 8 ... >> view original

Scientists Claim Octopuses Are Aliens, DNA Study Finds They Are Unlike Any ...

A scientific study has revealed that the DNA make up of octopuses is nothing like any other living being on the planet Earth, hinting that they are more alien than Earthly. Octopuses are present in all of the Earth's oceans, and have shown a great ... >> view original

WATCH: Rare footage of an orangutan and an unlikely friend

EVERYONE has heard of the King of the Swingers but these two young apes are being hailed as Jungle VIPs after being filmed striking up a unique friendship in the forest canopy. By Stuart Winter. PUBLISHED: 14:17, Fri, Aug 14, 2015 | UPDATED: 15:12, Fri ... >> view original

Aliens May be Trying to Contact Earth: Radio Waves Align in Strange ...

Could aliens be trying to contact Earth? Researchers have found bursts of radio waves flashing across the sky that seem to follow a mathematical pattern.This artist's concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about ... >> view original