Collapsed CBD towers ‘opportunity’ for state takeover
Support is mounting for state government intervention at a stalled Cairns CBD residential development earmarked for hundreds of apartments.
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‘She’ll be sorely missed’: Former Cape woman identified as crash victim
The young woman hit and killed by a passing vehicle at Edmonton on Friday night has been identified as a former Western Cape College student.
‘Wrong’: Cairns councillor calls out intimidation
A Cairns councillor has accused residents and leaders in the building sector of using “emotionally driven intimidation” against her and other council employees during debate over a new development.
Redlynch residents react to approval of major development
A campaign to stop a commercial industrial site from being established in Redlynch Valley has failed, with councillors narrowly voting in favour of the controversial development.
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Security guard ‘almost killed’ within mental health unit
A mental health patient who “nearly killed” a Cairns Hospital security guard by choking him has since been involved in at least three violent incidents, angering frontline staff.
Revealed: The unusual arrangement in accused MP’s ‘toxic’ office
An employee in the office of an accused bully MP is one of only four to have reached confidential settlements in the last term of government, new data has revealed.
I thought I’d met my soulmate. Then I learnt the sick truth
A ‘vulnerable’ woman thought she’d met ‘the one’, only to learn she was the victim of a cruel plot.
Cairns Regional Council appoints new CEO in shock move
Cairns Regional Council has revealed its new chief executive after an extensive search, in a move that has surprised some.
Woman hospitalised after vehicle crashes into creek
A woman in her 70s has been hospitalised after her car veered off the highway and into a creek, south of Cairns.
‘Wouldn’t be here without her’: Butcher’s recipe for success
A passion for serving their community has been at the forefront of Babinda Meats owners Wendy and Salvatore ‘Tootie’ Nucifora’s success.
Construction apprentices dwindle amid fee-free TAFE scheme
Construction worker shortages are forecast to ease modestly, with the federal government backing its long-term strategy while swatting away suggestions of immigration cuts for immediate housing relief.
Parents’ heartbreaking words as daughter’s killer sentenced after horror crash
The mother of a kind, loving and popular young woman has recounted how her world was “forever changed” after her daughter was killed in a motorcycle crash, as the man responsible was sentenced to jail.
‘People of Barron River lose out’: Action group ‘disappointed’ at no show
The front runners for the seat of Barron River have been a no-show at the signing of a document calling for a new flood study and a moratorium on development within the river delta.
Rape trial of cousins gets restart after mistrial
A new jury has heard evidence from the mother of a young woman allegedly raped by a pair of cousins after their trial was restarted following a mistrial last week.
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