Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass and other top stories.

  • Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass

    Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass
    SHOCKED: Cairns City Liquor Safety Accord president and The Jack general manager John Lynch (pictured right with Gilligan's general manager Ross McFarlane) hasn’t ruled out legal action to block controversial lockout laws. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANCAIRNS licensees haven’t ruled out legal action to block controversial lockout laws that will force them to shut earlier from July 1. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday cut a deal with Katter’s Australian Party MPs Robbie Katter and Shane Knuth to s..
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  • Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass

    Cairns licensees consider their options with lockout laws set to pass
    SHOCKED: Cairns City Liquor Safety Accord president and The Jack general manager John Lynch (pictured right with Gilligan's general manager Ross McFarlane) hasn’t ruled out legal action to block controversial lockout laws. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANCAIRNS licensees haven’t ruled out legal action to block controversial lockout laws that will force them to shut earlier from July 1. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday cut a deal with Katter’s Australian Party MPs Robbie Katter and Shane Knuth to s..
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  • Cairns to be plagued by scorching mercury until weekend

    Cairns to be plagued by scorching mercury until weekend
    Scorching temperatures are set to plague the Far North until the weekend. Canadian tourists Jessica Alexander, Sydney Hoel and Cassidy Roger lap up the warm weather at the Cairns Lagoon. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKEFAR North Queensland will sweat through a wave of temperatures pushing 37C before the arrival of cooling south-easterly winds on the weekend.The mercury hit 37.9C yesterday, one degree short of the February record of 38.9 in 1969 – but high humidity meant it felt like 42C at its peak.The Bu..
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  • Two men to appear in court after Cairns hotel room drug bust

    Two men to appear in court after Cairns hotel room drug bust
    Cannabis seized in a Chester Court hotel room in Manunda. PICTURE: SUPPLIEDTWO men who allegedly stashed more than 7kg of cannabis under the bathroom sink of a Cairns hotel room will appear in court next month.Police received a public tip-off about suspicious behaviour in the hotel on Chester Court in Manunda.Around $76,000 seized in a Chester Court hotel room in Manunda. PICTURE: SUPPLIEDFar North drug squad Det Sgt Brad Grace said officers raided two rooms on Monday, seizing cannabis, ecstasy ..
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  • Cairns Latin dance classes for beginners and charity

    Cairns Latin dance classes for beginners and charity
    Latin dancers get their groove on1:07Dancers Mikayla Nicholson, Kevin Loccisano, Arianna Proia and Pippa Travers-Mason practice for the Latin dance party to raise funds for cancer research this weekend. Video: Justin Brierty DON’T stress if you can’t match the steps – this Saturday’s Latin dance classes at Sabor Dance studio, Manunda, are for even the most left-footed locals.The classes, which kick off with an “absolute” beginners lesson at 10am, will help build up excitement for the evening’s ..
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  • EU referendum: Optimism over UK deal ahead of European Union ...

    EU referendum: Optimism over UK deal ahead of European Union ...
    France: PM Cameron meets with Hollande for 'Brexit' talks1:28Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron met with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Monday, prior to this week's EU summit. Cameron is heading to the EU summit with intentions to negotiate Britain's position within the European Union. He is looking for assurances that non-eurozone member states, such as the UK, will not face discrimination as Brussels pushes for closer integration of eurozon..
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  • Granny flats increase in popularity

    Granny flats increase in popularityGranny flats are no longer only for grannies.Granny flats seem to be becoming more prevalent and popular than before, Housing Industry Association senior economist Shane Garrett says."It does add value to people's homes," Mr Garrett said."There are of course situations where it does what it says and the granny flat is actually used to house granny."For others, it's a way of generating additional rent on their home."Other Stories Riki Tawhara, Hills District an..
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  • App helps navigate world's busiest station

    App helps navigate world's busiest station
    App helps navigate world's busiest stationA railway company in Japan has created a smartphone app to prevent commuters losing their way at Tokyo's Shinjuku metro station, known to be the busiest in the world with a daily footfall of about 3.6 million.East Japan Railway, which owns most of the more than 20 lines converging at the station, has begun testing the Ekikonai Navi (interior station navigator), which aims to help subway users find their way around in the confusing station layout.Manoeuvr..
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  • Grave fears for much loved Mission Beach tourism boss lost at sea

    Grave fears for much loved Mission Beach tourism boss lost at sea
    HAPPIER TIMES: Mission Beach Dunk Island Water Taxi owners Nancy Lowe and Steven "Fozzy" Foster. Mr Foster went missing while diving on Tuesday. PICTURE: SUPPLIEDTHE disappearance of a much-loved Mission Beach businessman at sea has left the tight-knit coastal community in shock.Steven “Fozzy” Foster, owner of Mission Beach Dunk Island Water Taxis, was last seen about 1pm Tuesday while diving at the Lady Bowen wreck, about 40km southeast of Mission Beach.The EMQ helicopter involved in the search..
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  • HIS name is Scott and he's here to help you.

    HIS name is Scott and he's here to help you.
    Let me tell you about a mate called Clay. Picture: Kym SmithHIS name is Scott and he’s here to help you.Treasurer Scott Morrison’s speech to the National Press Club today started with that assurance and was followed by a ramble over the philosophy of Budget preparation in a “transition” economy.The Treasurer used sporting analogies, lingered over power point displays which the bulk of his audience, those watching on television, could not see, and told about a mate named Clay who did playful thin..
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  • Origin Energy shareholders hit with dividend cut after oil slump

    Origin Energy shareholders hit with dividend cut after oil slump
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Explainer: What affects the oil price? As oil prices continue to fall around the world, we take a closer look at global patterns of supply and demand. PT2M23S 620 349 Origin Energy shareholders have seen their interim dividend slashed and face having the payout cut altogether after the slumping oil price sent the company to a $254 million first-half loss.The sharp slide in the oil price, down 70 per cent in the past 18 months, has also claimed so..
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Cannon Park in Cairns to welcome two more TAB race meets .Cairns cop 'runs over and kills' Longreach father Ryan Savage in car ... .
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