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Police searching for toddler believed abducted south of Cairns

Police are seeking urgent assistance locating a two-year-old boy believed to be abducted from a home in Edmonton, south of Cairns. A man was seen taking the boy from a home on Wiseman Road and putting him into a silver Ford Falcon at about 2pm. >> view original

Origin Energy's Gordon Cairns calls out 'appalling' gender numbers in leadership

Origin Energy chairman Gordon Cairns said that still only "minuscule" numbers of women made it to the chief executive level. Rob Homer. by Angela Macdonald-Smith. Origin Energy chairman Gordon Cairns has lamented the "appalling" numbers on gender ... >> view original

Top tips to have a cracker Cairns Cup carnival this weekend

“The Cairns Cup is meant to bring people together, not take an eye out.” High heels can present an uncomfortable problem for women at the races but Ms Vukasovic is adamant that shoes always remain on the feet. “If you know you're going to get a bit ... >> view original

Cairns patrol boat tender bid considered 'strong'

Federal MP Warren Entsch said after contacting Mr Abbott and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews, he confirmed that the latest decisions would not include the Pacific class patrol boat program, which the Cairns-based consortium was tendering for. He said he ... >> view original

Making Mountains Out Of Trail Markers? Cairns Spark Debate In Southwest

When people go hiking these days, all kinds of gadgets can help guide their way. But historically, humans used something a lot more low-tech: a pile of rocks. The piles, technically called cairns, have marked trails for millennia, but in recent years ... >> view original

Cairns police operating outside core duties to help city's homeless

HELPING HAND: Senior Constable Mark Bakker, Officer in Charge Cairns City Police Beat Senior Sergeant Gary Hunter and Constable Alice Turnbull. Senior Sergeant Gary Hunter, says his officers are interacting with about 50-60 rough sleepers a day, ... >> view original

'Don't build cairns,' BLM, national park officials say to hikers

SALT LAKE CITY — Many Utahns are flocking to the outdoors for summer hiking and exploring, but some are leaving behind unwanted and confusing cairns and officials are asking them to stop. Cairns are rock piles used to designate or delineate trails and ... >> view original

Import Torrey Craig returns for second season at Cairns Taipans

THE Taipans have retained Torrey Craig on a one-year deal, the club signing the potent forward for a Cairns return after he picked up a league MVP in New Zealand in the off-season. The South Carolina high-flyer injured his knee at the back end of that ... >> view original

Wildlife experts outraged after alleged spear gun attack on Cairns hotel ...

Three men will appear in court later this month after they allegedly went to the Hilton Double Tree resort in the Cairns CBD armed with spear guns and shot two of the popular fish which measured nearly a metre each. Police have alleged the 18-year-old ... >> view original

Amazing Race lures Chinese travellers to Cairns

“Gloria Tang is very famous in China, and very influential, so Chinese visitors want to come to Cairns and do the same things she has done,” Ms McLean said. “As soon as people found out the show was filming in Cairns, we had a lot of our agents asking ... >> view original