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Fung confident on Cairns casino approvals

Mr Fung's company, Aquis, was named preferred developer for a regional casino in Cairns at Yorkeys Knob last year, but the approvals progress has been delayed, leading to questions about whether the greenfields project will proceed. The former Newman ... >> view original

Cairns port benefits “massively overstated”, says tour operator

Community leaders want Cairns made a priority port, to enhance the city's growth, as part of a review into the State Government's Sustainable Ports Development Bill. Mr Rumney, who accompanied Sir David Attenborough during the filming of the new BBC ... >> view original

Ramping at Cairns Hospital reaches crisis point

“Cairns Hospital has been under sustained pressure during the past couple of days,'' Dr Cullen said. “On Sunday, August 9 and Monday, August 10 Cairns Hospital's Emergency Department had 189 and 185 presentations, well above 2014's daily average of ... >> view original

Farmer Norman Cairns' 60 acres of borage being inspected for marijuana plants

Unknowingly, Cairns, a farmer for more than four decades, had marijuana plants growing among the 60 acres of borage he has planted on his 400-to-500 acre farm in the rolling hills of Stanchel. “I got the call late Friday afternoon from the RCMP drug ... >> view original

Curlew breeding season in full swing in and around Cairns

WITH their long legs zipping through bustling traffic by day and their murderous calls filling the air by night, bush stone-curlews are quite possibly the quirkiest characters of the Cairns CBD. The native birds have been turning heads in the city ... >> view original

Petition seeks priority ports status for Cairns, Mourilyan

Pressure is mounting on the State Government to allow further development at two far north Queensland ports. The president of Cairns Port Development, Ron Crew, has launched a petition calling for Cairns and Mourilyan to be included as priority ports ... >> view original

Amputee and former soldier James Cairns completes Tough Mudder Yorkshire

Former soldier James Cairns who lost a leg when he was shot in Afghanistan completed a 'tough mudder' obstacle course but vowed: “Never again!” It wasn't that the challenge of the muddy run and swim was too much for hard-as-nails James. It was that the ... >> view original

Armed robber still on the loose in Cairns as police call for help

SEEN HIM? A comfit sketch police released of the man who held up a Manunda takeaway store at gunpoint on June 13. Source: Supplied. THE owner of a Manunda takeaway store who was held up at gunpoint two months ago has made a fresh public plea to ... >> view original

Woolworths shareholders divided between Corbett and Cairns

Woolworths shareholders are divided over whether Australia's largest retailer should appoint former chief executive Roger Corbett or former Lion boss Gordon Cairns as chairman but agree that board change is needed before a new chief executive is hired. >> view original

Cairns ready to roll for Great Barrier Reef Masters Games

SUPPORTER: Councillor Max O'Halloran believes Cairns can expect a strong economic boost from this weekend's Great Barrier Reef Masters Games. Source: News Limited. PARTICIPANTS in this weekend's Great Barrier Reef Masters Games are expected ... >> view original