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Utah hikers getting carried away with cairns

And in Utah's redrock country, public land managers say, the modern proliferation of cairns has outpaced their usefulness — sending hikers astray, multiplying in whimsical but useless "cairn gardens," and, in some cases, being used to help looters ... >> view original

The people who keep Cairns traffic moving are watching you break the law

At the Cairns Traffic Management Centre (TMC), staff monitor the region's network of 36 cameras daily, taking note of any obstacles that may prevent the city from moving. This footage shows Cairns drivers are the worst for being slow off the line at ... >> view original

Cairns marks next step after child deaths

A community devastated by the deaths of eight children in Cairns will mark another step in their recovery process on Friday. Queensland's housing department will hand over the site of the Manoora massacre to the Cairns Regional Council with a ceremony ... >> view original

The Code call-out for extras cast

EXTRA EXTRA: Creator and writer of ABC series The Code Shelley Birse with casting director on the series Morgan Smallbone. Morgan is in Cairns this weekend to cast for extras for the new series to be shot in Port Douglas in September. Source: Supplied. >> view original

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

$50m Cairns Aquarium on hold until next month

CRYSTAL CLEAR: An artist's impression of the blue glass atrium of the $35m Cairns Aquarium. Source: Supplied. THE appointment of the main contractor to build the new $50 million Cairns Aquarium is expected to be announced next month. Aquarium ... >> view original

Why superyacht crews are being shown a good time in Cairns

“We had 38 yachts visit Cairns in 2014 that brought about $19 million to the economy,” said operations manager David Good. “Many yachts use Cairns as a stopover between the Pacific and Asia. “Crew are influential in where the yachts stop for ... >> view original

Sugar cane burn-offs should be no worry to Cairns residents

Mr Savina said there were generally no more than 10 permitted burns in the Cairns area each year and most had now been completed. But he said some fires were not burn-offs and were deliberately lit, and advised residents to call authorities if they saw ... >> view original

Meet the artists of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Now in its sixth year, the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) continues to grow in size as well as national and international recognition. The three day event begins on July 31 and attracts visitors and exhibitors from around Australia and the world ... >> 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