‘Time’s up’: Opposition demands release of bridge fix business case
The deputy Opposition leader has demanded the business case key to guiding the replacement of the ailing Barron River bridge be made publicly available.
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Group involved in vehicle blaze treated by paramedics
Five people have been assessed by medics after a car was destroyed by fire at an isolated community south of Cairns on Friday night.
Solomon Islands police officer found not guilty of rape
A jury tasked with determining if a Solomon Islands police officer raped a woman at a Cairns hotel in 2022 has returned a verdict after deliberating for an hour on Friday.
Dog squad and police chopper sent to hunt alleged rock thrower
A hunt involving the Cairns police helicopter has scoured bushland on the Tablelands in the search for a person who allegedly pelted a police car with rocks. How the search ended.
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‘Pretty wild headspace’: Police charge man after depot break-in
A Cairns man has been charged after allegedly going on a drug-fuelled spree at Portsmith industrial complex and taking a Mack truck for joy ride down the Bruce Highway.
Developer moves ahead with plans for mammoth housing project
Gordonvale is a step closer to becoming Cairns’ most southern suburb following a major proposal to repurpose cane farming land and build a new 1360 home subdivision.
New government ‘locks in’ funds for new bridge business case
For the first time the Crisafulli Government has committed to a Barron River bridge fix business case as the beleaguered structure again undergoes another round of maintenance and testing.
Renewed calls for Far North leaders to tap into water fluoridation debate
A Far North health expert has urged councils to consider adding fluoride to their water supplies, citing its benefits in reducing decay in children’s teeth ahead of a key deputation in Cairns this week.
Police target Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang in Cairns
Three people have been arrested for allegedly consorting with members of an outlaw motorcycle gang in Cairns.
Exclusion zone revoked after man scaled Cairns Central roof
A man who scaled a roof at Cairns Central on Monday and sparked a massive emergency services operation that shut down part of the Cairns CBD has “come down of his own accord”.
Students support injured boy after alleged rock-throwing incident
After a five-year-old boy was injured in a rock-throwing incident on a Cairns train, a group of primary school students decided to make him some gifts to aid his recovery.
Man on roof at Cairns Central Shopping centre
Police and emergency services have closed down part of a CBD road after a man was spotted on the roof of Cairns Central.
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