Sunday, February 14, 2016

Policeman 'runs over and kills man': Cairns cop stood down during ... and other top stories.

  • Policeman 'runs over and kills man': Cairns cop stood down during ...

    Queensland Police Northern Region Assistant Commissioner Paul Taylor was at the wheel of a car that ran over a man outside the Cairns police station. Photo: Queensland Police Service Northern Region Assistant Commissioner Paul Taylor has been stood down while an investigation into the death of a man he allegedly hit and killed with his car in Cairns on Monday morning is undertaken.Police Commissioner Ian Stewart on Monday morning confirmed Mr Taylor was at t..
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  • Police investigate blaze that tore through yacht at Cairns

    Police investigate blaze that tore through yacht at Cairns
    A luxury boat on fire at the wharf at Trinity Park.A LUXURY yacht was reduced to an unrecognisable blackened mess after being gutted by fire at the Blue Water Marina at Trinity Park yesterday afternoon.The blaze sent a thick cloud of smoke into the sky, with ambulance services called to stand by amid concerns of possible smoke-related injuries.The vessel, believed to be named Pieces of Eight, went up in flames at about 3.30pm.A police spokesman said there were concerns the fire could damage the ..
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  • Colourful Cairns street parade shows off city's impressive Chinese ...

    Colourful Cairns street parade shows off city's impressive Chinese ...
    The Cairns and District Chinese Association (CADCA) have hosted the Chinese New Year celebrations and street parade at Grafton Street in the Cairns CBD. Siobhan Kehoe, dressed as a monkey, dances with a Chinese lion in front of the main stage. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKECAIRNS’ future as a Chinese New Year hotspot appears to be set in stone after an estimated 15,000 people flooded Grafton St to enjoy the annual street parade on Saturday.Revellers kicked off Year of the Monkey celebrations with drumme..
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  • Cairns company confident Pacific patrol boat tender will float business

    Cairns company confident Pacific patrol boat tender will float business
    Paul Bain lifts a commercial fishing trawler with Norship's 160 tonne travel lift, while Dean Fulstrom directs the ship into the maintenance yard at Norship's shipyard at Portsmith. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKECAIRNS vessel maintenance company Norship Marine is confident a successful bid in the lucrative Pacific patrol boat tender will float the long-term viability of the business.The Portsmith-based company has been commissioned to look after in-service maintenance of the 21 patrol boats — which are ..
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  • Cairns campus starts relationship with a leading Chinese university

    Cairns campus starts relationship with a leading Chinese university
    CQU’s Cairns-based associate vice chancellor Jodie Duignan-George (left) and vice-chancellor Scott Bowman meet the senior representatives of Guangdong Ocean University.CQUniversity has stepped up its moves to attract Chinese students to Cairns by developing a relationship with a key Chinese university.Senior representatives from Guangdong Ocean University have visited the university’s Cairns campus to discuss partnership opportunities.Guangdong Ocean University – which specialises in oceanic and..
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  • Cairns sports store owners look to kick goals after long-awaited ...

    Cairns sports store owners look to kick goals after long-awaited ...
    Bill & Stubbo's Sportscene sports store has reopened in the Cairns Homemaker Centre, Portsmith, after a fire destroyed the original shop at the same location last year. (L-R) Co-owners Bill Lavis and Brett Stubbins in the fresh and fully stocked store. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKETHE owners of a Cairns sports store ravaged by fire last year are optimistic about 2016 after a tumultuous seven months.Sportscene Superware-house has reopened at the same Portsmith building, on the corner of Kenny and Draper..
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  • PM Malcolm Turnbull speaks about importance of northern ...

    PM Malcolm Turnbull speaks about importance of northern ...
    Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with the St Augustine's College brass band during a visit to Cairns. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERSPRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has hinted Cairns stands a strong chance of sec­uring the lucrative Pacific pat­rol boat tender but stopped short of answering the $2 billion question yesterday. Speaking to more than 500 Far North community leaders and school students at St Aug­ustine’s College, Mr Turnbull described Cairns as a “jewel in the crown” of Northern ­Australia.In hi..
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  • Lakwaharu Nines Team in Cairns

    Lakwaharu Nines Team in Cairns
    By Eric Haurupma - EM TV News, Port Moresby The Central Province Lakwaharu Nines has sent a team to take part in the Edmonton Super Nines competition in Cairns. With more emphasis and focus in sports development in the Kairiku Hiri District, dreams of showcasing raw talents in this local competition have been realised. An envoy of 30 players and 6 officials left yesterday to Cairns to take part in the Edmonton Nines competition. Lakwaharu Nines is an ongoing competition started in 2007 compri..
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  • Sister of Eilidh Cairns continues to fight for safer roads seven years ...

    Sister of Eilidh Cairns continues to fight for safer roads seven years ...
    Seven years after her sister was killed by a tipper truck, a Northumberland county councillor is celebrating the success of a road safety campaign started in her memory. Kate Cairns, 43, has been fighting for HGVs to have stricter safety standards ever since Eilidh was killed cycling to work in Notting Hill Gate, London, on February 5, 2009. Eilidh, who went to the Duchess’s Community High School in Alnwick, was hit from behind on a straight, two-lane section of road because the driver did not ..
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  • Property tax shift is still afloat for campaign

    Property tax shift is still afloat for campaign
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Mayoral candidate Jim Brooks wants electric cars in council fleet .Cairns to take in $20m for Chinese New Year .
Backpackers weigh in on lockout debate in Cairns .Students return to class after bomb threats force evacuation of two ... .

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