Saturday, April 9, 2016

Cairns reef lover opens up about his battle with testicular cancer and other top stories.

  • Cairns reef lover opens up about his battle with testicular cancer

    Cairns reef expert and young parent Gareth Phillips has beaten an aggressive form of testicular cancer. Gareth with his wife Natalie. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANA SPIRITED Cairns dive boat skipper and marine biologist is back on deck after staring death in the face during a hellish six-month cancer battle.South African-born Gareth Phillips has become used to tackling life’s challenges, but none has been more taxing than undergoing intensive chemotherapy after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer ..
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  • Cairns fishos fear crocs after Edmonton boat ramp dumping

    Cairns fishos fear crocs after Edmonton boat ramp dumping
    Beef necks found dumped at the Edmonton boat ramp.BOXES of beef necks have been dumped at a popular Far North boat ramp, fuelling fears crocodiles will be drawn to the site.The beef necks were strewn across the Edmonton boat ramp on Thursday morning, a site where fishermen have often spotted crocodiles.In October last year, the Cairns Post reported a curious 2.5 metre crocodile known to frequent the ramp was becoming increasingly brazen, hunting visitors’ leftover fish scraps and bait.Kewarra Be..
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  • Cairns MP's protest widens rift with government

    Cairns MP's protest widens rift with government
    Rob Pyne is at odds with his former Labor colleagues. Pic Annette DewTHE rift between former Labor Party colleagues Rob Pyne and Craig Crawford appears to be growing deeper with Mr Pyne planning to ­attend a protest outside the Barron River MP’s office next week.The Cairns Climate Action Network (CCAN) has called for locals and visitors in North Queensland to join them in “expressing outrage” over the State Government’s decision to grant a mining lease to Adani for the Carmichael coal mine in th..
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  • Cairns dad's bizarre encounter with 'UFO' that landed on mate's roof

    Cairns dad's bizarre encounter with 'UFO' that landed on mate's roof
    Talbot, 7, and Marli McFarlane, 5, with a home-made drone that crash-landed on the roof of a unit block in Girralong St, Woree. PICTURE: STEWART McLEANBAYVIEW Heights dad Scott McFarlane is trying to find the owner of a homemade drone that crashed on his mate’s roof and sparked a dramatic rescue by Cairns firefighters.The “unidentified flying object”, as Mr McFarlane described it, landed on the roof of a block of units in Girralong St, Woree, on Thursday night.The device emitted a loud, repetiti..
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  • Shabby chic sees a retro revival

    Shabby chic sees a retro revival
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  • Far North truckers worried about tribunal

    Far North truckers worried about tribunal
    Owner operator cattle truck driver Terry Pattel unloads cattle at the Richmond cattle yards. Picture: Evan MorganTHERE are fears in the Far North a Federal Government tribunal will lead to multinational trucking companies gaining a greater “stranglehold” on freight.While Tablelands-based part owner of Smith Brothers Transport, Brian Smith, said he likely wouldn’t be “directly impacted” by changes associated with the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, he was worried about the flow-on effect.“Pers..
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  • State government pushes $90m into hospitals, health services

    State government pushes $90m into hospitals, health services
    THE Palaszczuk Government is injecting $90 million into Hospital and Health Services across Queensland to deliver vital health infrastructure upgrades. Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick said 48 projects would be undertaken, supporting an estimated 348 jobs across Queensland. "This program is used to fund critical health infrastructure that requires urgent maintenance to improve services,'' Mr Dick said. "This funding will support a range of programs stretching a..
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  • The story of how Brassall came to be

    The story of how Brassall came to be
    A STORY in the Queensland Times on January 19, 1950 stated that Brassall “is once again stretching its limbs to become one of the major suburbs of Ipswich, as it is situated on the main Toowoomba Road”.The suburb had been in stagnation for years, owing to war conditions. Now its reason for expansion was its proximity to the Railway Workshops and other industries and its very desirable residential sites.One man who founded a business in Brassall was Mr A G Sutton. He had commenced a foundry ther..
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  • UK PM releases tax records

    UK PM releases tax records
    UK PM releases tax recordsBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has published his tax records in an attempt to draw a line under questions about his personal finances.The issue was raised by the mention of his late father in the Panama Papers for setting up an offshore fund.The revelations have led to demands for Cameron's resignation and handed ammunition to opposition MPs who questioned why he was reluctant to detail his financial connections with his father.Cameron took the unorthodox step of ..
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  • Sanders invited to papal conference

    Sanders invited to papal conference
    Radio Vatican has countered claims that Bernie Sanders invited himself to a Vatican conference.Sanders invited to papal conferenceThe chancellor of a papal academy personally invited US Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders to a Vatican conference next week, Italian media reports.Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo's personal invitation to Sanders was reported by Corriere della Sera newspaper and Radio Vatican on Saturday, countering claims the Jewish politician had invited himself to the Vatican.S..
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Masters 2016: Slow start for Jason Day, Adam Scott at Augusta .Ex-Oculus expert Shauna Heller: VR can change world .
Retail sales struggle, building approvals continue downward trend .Brisbane group buys $40m Cairns DFO shopping centre .

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