Pro-choice advocates launch abortion debate with Cairns forum
TEMPERS are expected to flare when a parliamentary inquiry into the decriminalisation of abortion takes place in Cairns tomorrow. Pro-choice advocates, law experts and medical professionals last night gathered at James Cook University in Cairns for a public forum, which aimed to encourage community awareness and promote informed discussion about abortion law reform.The event was tightly controlled with attendees asked to present their IDs and warned inappropriate behaviour would not be tolerated..>> view originalCairns community group's future uncertain over noise complaints
NOISE concerns have cast doubts over the future of a longstanding Cairns community organisation. Machans Beach Sports and Rec Group Inc (MBSRG) has been told to shut down its popular Sunday afternoon meetings after Cairns Regional Council received complaints about live music.Held at School Park, the monthly fundraising events often attract up to 100 locals.In a letter sent on June 30, the council told the club it had breached its lease agreement by being the subject of noise complaints and its a..>> view originalCairns overnight media wrap, July 14
Serious assault police, Cairns City: A 50-year-old Aitkenvale male has been charged with serious assault police after he allegedly spat in the face of a 25-year-old male Constable on Abbott Street around 8pm last night. Police will allege the man was initially arrested in relation to being a public nuisance. He allegedly spat in the officer’s face after being placed in the rear of the police van. The male officer will undergo disease testing. The man has been charged with being intoxicated in a..>> view originalPolice officer spat on in Cairns
Police officer spat on in Cairns AAP on July 14, 2016, 9:16 am A police officer will undergo disease testing after he was spat on during an arrest in Cairns.Police say the 25-year-old constable was spat on in the face as he put the man, who was allegedly being a public nuisance, in the back of a police van.A 50-year-old Townsville man will face the Cairns Magistrates Court later this month on charges of being intoxicated in a public place and serious assault of police. ..>> view originalCairns man describes rescue from Walsh's Pyramid after fall
A CAIRNS man has described a “dramatic rescue” atop Walsh’s Pyramid involving a British tourist who plunged 8m down the landmark mountain. Stuart Frost was training for the Great Pyramid Race when he came across two men, aged 27 and 23 about 2.30pm yesterday.“I stumbled across them and one of them was in a pretty sad shape,” said Mr Frost.“He fell headfirst 7-8m into a tree and punctured the side of his face and had some bruising.“I came across them as they were coming down the mountain and gave..>> view originalNo conviction recorded for violent Far North teenager
CONVICTIONS were not recorded against a young teen, who violently robbed a woman and seriously assaulted an older man.Instead the 16-year-old boy will spend 11 months of an 18-month sentence in detention.The Cairns District Court was told the defendant, then 15, and a co-accused had planned to rob someone.Judge Dean Morzone, QC, said a 23-year-old woman walking next to the Earlville shopping centre on October 27 last year “happened to be the unfortunate victim of the plot”.The co-accused grabbed..>> view originalChinese tourist growth in FNQ to continue despite tensions
THE number of Chinese tourists visiting the Far North is likely to continue growing, despite a potential brief slowing due to rising tensions in the South China Sea.The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague this week ruled in favour of The Philippines, rejecting Beijing’s sovereignty claim in the region.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop urged regional powers to respect the ruling and said China would suffer a “strong reputational cost” if it proceeded with its “serious international transgress..>> view originalCairns MP Curtis Pitt vows to fight likely One Nation contest in FNQ
ONE Nation has issued a warning to Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt ahead of the next state election with the party looking to snatch back the seat it once held. With its war chest set to boast more than $1 million in election refunds after the federal election, the party is already turning its focus to the next Queensland election, which has to be called before 2018.A One Nation spokesman yesterday told the Cairns Post the party would be running a “solid candidate” in Mulgrave, but would not rev..>> view originalThe Esplanade, Cairns City
Police believe the person pictured in this image may be able to assist officers with the investigation into a recent Steal from vehicle which occurred on Thursday June 30 2016 at approximately 1:00AM ..>> view originalGordon: Cairns deal more lucrative than rest of the year combined
Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon says such is their lowly stadium deal at Etihad, the club makes more money from the one home game it plays in Cairns, than the remaining ten combined. The Bulldogs head up to Cairns for the third year in a row this week, as they face Gold Coast on Saturday night. He says the dynamic must change, but ultimately the best deal to grow the club will take precedence. “In the last couple of years we’ve made more money out of just this one game in Cairns, playe..>> view original
Thursday, July 14, 2016
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