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Woolworths chairman Gordon Cairns faces three tough choices to find new CEO

Expect new Woolworths chairman Gordon Cairns to bounce into the offices when he starts his new role officially on Tuesday. As the former boss of brewer Lion Nathan, and the man who orchestrated the sell-off of David Jones, he's no stranger to ... >> view original

Cairns not coming to Petes camp

2014 Peterborough Petes' draft picks Adam Timleck, from left, Matthew Cairns, Matthew Timms and Dylan Wells gather for a photo during a press conference on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Memorial Centre. Cairns and Timms are among 96 skaters invited ... >> view original

Two-metre snake wrestled from showroom of Cairns furniture store

Cairns Snake Catcher Matt Hagan was at his son's soccer game when he received the call for help. “I zipped off at halftime and there was quite a big crowd gathered at the store,” he said. Despite having made itself quite comfortable at the top of a ... >> view original

Nicholas Collins, the father murdered by Cairns man Hamish Murray, remembered ...

Murray was sentenced to life in prison after a Cairns jury on Friday dismissed the 39-year-old's claims he killed Mr Collins in self-defence after suddenly being attacked by him at a Portsmith home. Murray's lover, Marnie Peckham, told the court he put ... >> view original

Cairns woman charged after allegedly furious reaction to speeding fine

The single mother and singer said she was not “anti-police” and understood their need to protect people on the road as her father was killed in a crash. After spending several hours in a cold Cairns watch house on Monday morning she said she had no ... >> view original

Guinness World Record at AJ Hackett Cairns bungy jump tower

“He was there all day, it was fantastic,” said AJ Hackett Cairns marketing manager, Jacqui Flack. “It was awesome. He's such a vibrant character and he just loves seeing everybody happy and excited and getting amongst it.” The world record attempt was ... >> view original

Gordon Cairns told how to fix Woolies

New Woolworths chairman Gordon Cairns has no preconceived ideas about how to fix a company that serves 28 million customers every week and is owned by more than 430,000 retail investors. But the fact that he has an open mind about dealing with its ... >> view original

New chairman Gordon Cairns signals start of repair at struggling Woolworths

Cairns' first job will be finding a new chief executive to replace Grant O'Brien who has quit but is still running the show, potentially into 2016, until a successor can be found. There is growing urgency around the need to install a new management team. >> view original

Councillors question the push for 'connectivity' in Cairns suburbs

“With respect to the Cairns Planning Scheme, which has been there since before 2005, I think we can find some middle ground.” Division 2 Councillor John Schilling said he had lived in the area for 15 years. “At first I thought connectivity was always ... >> view original

Cairns archery thief nabbed after manager traps him inside store

“I've already hit (the owner) up for a payrise,” he joked. A Parramatta Park man, 43, has been charged with one count of enter premises and will appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on September 15. Originally published as Sharp store owner snares thief. >> view original