Tag: Cairns 4870
Cairns drug 'king-pin' made $25,000 pw, court hears
The Supreme Court in Cairns has heard details of how a 22-year-old man, described as the drug king-pin of Cairns, ran his syndicate.[MORE]
Cancer council welcomes new ad campaign
The Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) has praised a new $2 million TV advertising campaign warning about the dangers of sun tanning.[MORE]
Tablelands Mayor airs aged care worries
The Mayor of the Tablelands Regional Council says the shire will face desperate times in the years ahead if it fails to boost aged care services.[MORE]
Far north tourism delegation looks to lure more business
Far north Queensland tourism operators are trying to attract more business to the region at a national summit in Sydney.[MORE]
Police probe $20k lime theft
Police are calling for public help as they investigate the theft of $20,000 worth of limes from a far north Queensland farm.[MORE]
White possum may have become 'climate change casualty'
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A rare possum species in far north Queensland may have become the first Australian casualty of climate change.[MORE]
Cowboys pick up Rovelli
North Queensland has snapped up New Zealand Warriors half-back Grant Rovelli on a two-year deal.[MORE]
Navy releases name of Qld drowning victim
The Royal Australian Navy has released the name of a Tasmanian who drowned south of Cairns in far north Queensland on Sunday.[MORE]
Tabelands' towns to get fluoridated water
Arrangements are being made to introduce fluoride into the water supplies of several Tablelands' towns by 2011 as part of a Queensland Government initiative.[MORE]
Oppn power price motion just a stunt, Govt says
The Qld Govt has branded a State Oppn attempt to over-ride proposed power price hikes as a 'stunt'.[MORE]
AgForce expects banks to pass on rate cuts
Rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be expecting banks to pass on yesterday's full interest rate cut to commercial and rural lenders.[MORE]
Stingers close Cairns beaches
Five beaches in Cairns, in far north Queensland, will remain closed this morning after lifesavers caught more irukandji jellyfish.[MORE]
Climate change fears for rare white possum
Scientists say a white possum, only found in far north Queensland, could be the world's first mammal to be made extinct by global warming.[MORE]
Dengue mozzie monitoring goes high-tech
Far north Queensland health authorities say Australia has become the first country outside of Brazil to use a computer system to help crack down on dengue fever.[MORE]
Pilot maintains innocence over PNG child sex conviction
A pilot from Cairns, in far north Queensland, convicted of child sex tourism in Papua New Guinea, is continuing a fight to clear his name, despite losing a bid for a pardon.[MORE]
Great Artesian Basin 'a vital resource'
Graziers and scientists say it is crucial there is more work done to avoid a water crisis in the Great Artesian Basin.[MORE]
Indigenous council to fight canteen closure
Another Cape York Aboriginal council in far north Queensland has decided to appeal against a Supreme Court ruling that has shut down its canteen.[MORE]
Qld electricity price hike will hurt small business
The QCCI says small businesses would be forced to pass on an almost 14pc rise in electricity prices if it is approved.[MORE]
Divers recover drowning victim's body
Police divers have recovered the body of a man who disappeared while swimming at a rock pool in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Qld electricity prices may rise almost 14pc
Electricity prices could rise by almost 14 per cent from July next year, in the third increase in as many years. [MORE]
Far north Qld drowning victim from Tas
Police have confirmed a man who drowned south of Cairns in far north Queensland was a Tasmanian.[MORE]
Rural Qld positive amid world financial woes
Despite the global economic crisis, a new survey shows rural confidence in Queensland has improved. [MORE]
Publican says Indigenous alcohol restrictions misguided
A Cape York publican in far north Queensland says new restrictions on his business will do nothing to stop the flow of alcohol into Indigenous communities.[MORE]
AgForce warns don't scrap drought aid early
The rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be left "high and dry" if Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance ends too soon.[MORE]
Police divers to join search for missing swimmer
A day-long search has been unable to find a man missing at a dangerous swimming hole south of Cairns, in far north Queensland. [MORE]
