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Portsmith next Cairns suburb to face cut off as NBN rolls out

More than 900 homes and businesses in Cairns city and Cairns North have been warned they have until next Friday to sign up for the NBN (national broadband network), otherwise they could find themselves without working telephones or internet. Internet ... >> view original

Brian Cairns heading to PGA Championship for 3rd time

Brian Cairns chose the life of teaching others how to excel at golf. And he's pretty solid at playing the game himself. Cairns, who coaches several high-level juniors at the Fox Hills Learning Center in Plymouth and spends almost as much time competing ... >> 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

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

Cairns are rock piles used to designate or delineate trails and many national parks and public lands officials use them to give hikers guidance. However, BLM Utah spokesperson Megan Crandall said there is a growing problem of visitors building their ... >> view original

Variety Bash charity road trip takes off from Cairns

More than 350 drivers, navigators and support crew set off on a journey across the state, raising money for sick, disadvantaged and special needs children and having a good time doing it. Their journey will take them from Cairns to Kingfisher Bay on ... >> view original

Visitor-built cairns clutter trails at Arches National Park, officials say

MOAB, Utah — Visitor-built cairns at Arches National Park cause clutter and are a potential threat to those hiking on the trails, according to park officials. Cairns may look like whimsical rock sculptures, but the Arches National Park Facebook page ... >> view original

Future bright for Cairns Port, says treasurer Curtis Pitt

NOT DOOM AND GLOOM: Queensland Treasurer and Mulgrave MP Curtis Pitt says he has “worked hard to ensure that future development opportunities for the Port of Cairns are accommodated” in the Sustainable Ports Development Bill. PIC: MARC ... >> view original

Italian backpacker on trial over sledge hammer bashing

Mr Tardonato's travelling companion and fellow Italian, Daniele Longo, told the Cairns District Court the pair were staying with an elderly friend, John Liddiard, when the assault occurred. In broken English, Mr Longo said he woke on the night of ... >> view original

Artists and designers merge ancient and modern at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Two decades after her hit album Stylin' Up thrust the Indigenous culture of Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islanders into the mainstream, Christine Anu took to the stage to open the 2015 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Stylin' Up seems apt ... >> view original

Cairns needs at least two more ENT specialists

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Board chairman Bob Norman will tomorrow ask Health Minister Cameron Dick for assistance in hiring at least two more ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialists to alleviate the appointment delay. It follows Cairns ... >> view original