North Queensland Cowboys to play South Sydney Rabbitohs in Cairns and other top stories.

• North Queensland Cowboys to play South Sydney Rabbitohs in Cairns

  

  CAIRNS’ iconic scenery will be showcased nationwide on Sunday when two rugby league heavyweights do battle at Barlow Park. Only general admission and Tryzone tickets are still available for the NRL clash between South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Queensland Cowboys.A capacity crowd of about 15,000 is expected for the match, which will be the first time North Queensland has played in Cairns since a pre-season match against the Gold Coast Titans last year.Cairns District Rugby League has been suppor..

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• Crystal Lagoons Unveils Debut Australian Project In Cairns

  

  Tropical North Queensland will be home to the first Crystal Lagoon in Australia, following the announcement today of an agreement to create a 2.2 hectare lagoon as the centrepiece of a new 1,000 home residential development in Cairns. The lagoon will extend 700 metres through the centre of the Botanica development and allow the majority of apartments, townhouses and villas in the $200 million master-planned community to enjoy a waterfront location where residents can swim and sail in safe enviro..

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• Spike in tyre damage incidents, Cairns

  Police are seeking public assistance following a number of reports of tyres of parked vehicles being damaged in the Cairns CBD and Cairns North area over the past two weeks. Information suggests that a sharp implement has been used to pierce the tyre wall rendering the tyre unserviceable and requiring replacement. Vehicle owners have been left with significant damage bills, with some victims reporting the destruction of multiple tyres on their vehicles. A number of local tyre retailers have rep..

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• Southside coach wants women's NPL side for Far North

  

  Southside Comets FC coach Ryan Bidgood has slammed the lack of a women’s National Premier League presence in Far North Queensland as sexist. The FNQ Heat men’s side currently sits at the top of the ladder four years after it was formed.Bidgood said he was coaching talented girls who had no options for continuing their football career close to home.He said four players had gone to Canberra and one to Brisbane to pursue their sporting careers.“Women’s football should be a lot stronger and have a l..

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• Chris Cairns seeks damages from the MCC after YouTube blunder

  

  An MCC statement on its YouTube channel read: “During the evening of June 6 2016 the former New Zealand cricket captain, Brendon McCullum, gave the annual MCC Spirit of Cricket Lecture. At about 10pm that evening, a recording of part of Mr McCullum’s speech was uploaded to YouTube. It carried the title: “Mr McCullum On: On Cairns’ Match Fixing. “The video title remained posted for approximately 11 hours before the MCC removed it. It is accepted that Mr Cairns was successful in a libel action in..

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• JCU Student Association lashed out at lockout laws

  

  JAMES Cook University’s student association has lashed out at the State Government over its lockout laws – less than a week before the controversial legislation is due to start.JCU Student Association pres­ident Edward Harridge has warned students in Cairns and Townsville it will be illegal to buy shots after midnight in Queensland, or buy any drink at all after 2am. The new laws start on July 1.Mr Harridge wrote on soc­ial media, on behalf of the association, that the bans were even more dracon..

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