Man charged with assaulting police after allegedly fleeing RBT
A 41-year-old man has been charged with the serious assault of a police officer after he allegedly fled an RBT site with an officer still partially inside a vehicle he was driving.
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Far North community on alert following confirmed malaria case
A case of malaria has been confirmed in a Far North community, with medical professionals urging residents to take caution.
‘We want to deliver for Far North’: Labor senator hints at water security funding
Critical funding for Cairns water security project could be a step closer, after Senator Nita Green suggested a commitment would be released in “due course.”
How flushing toilets signal hopes for resurrection of luxury estate
For most Australian councils, the construction of a sewage treatment plant would be no big deal, but in the Far North this case holds hopes for the resurrection of a once-luxury resort and residential estate.
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Residents get new glasses after flood washed them away
Almost two-metres of floodwater stormed through Wujal Wujal in December last year, washing away homes and possessions — including seeing eyeglasses. But now they’ve all received a new pair.
VIDEO: Residents hit by wild weather, hail
A night of wild weather brought hail, heavy rain, and gusts of wind that snapped trees and brought down the canopy at a popular boat club over the weekend. And forecasters warn it might not be the last of it.
‘No fear of people’: Four metre croc captured after attack
A croc almost four metres long has been removed from a well-known creek after wildlife officers discovered it had been feeding on livestock in the area and was unafraid of people.
‘Sexual pest’: Fake Argentinian masseuse sentenced for sexual assault
An Argentinian man with victims “up and down the coast of Queensland” posed as a massage therapist for his own sexual gratification, sexually assaulting one woman and taking thousands of photos and videos of others.
GALLERY: 70+ photos from Dancehouse end of year concert
Stunning costumes and impressive dance moves by some of Cairns’ best young performers were on show at Dancehouse’s end of year concert, Paws on Parade. View over 70 photos of the entire concert here.
Jasper one year on: Homes still wrecked, residents living in limbo
Hundreds of Cairns residents are still waiting to return home one year after Cyclone Jasper and the floods, with building and insurance disputes, red tape, and disappearing investors causing return-to-home delays.
‘Logs and stuff running past’: The flood this nurse will never forget
A brave Cape York clinician has recalled the night he spent trapped on a clinic’s roof, caring for a young patient and his mother as floodwaters rose around him, one year on from the devastating natural disaster.
Death of 3 month old twin boys declared suspicious
On the third anniversary of the sudden deaths of twin three-month-old boys in a Cairns unit, police have declared the crime as suspicious.
Cairns masseur jailed for raping client on massage table
A Cairns masseur and hospital wardsperson who worked for a “high profile sporting team” has pleaded guilty in Cairns District Court to raping a client in his massage studio last year.
‘Threw my phone’: Graduates react to ATAR results
From throwing a phone across the room to an anxious drive home, Trinity Anglican School’s top ATAR scorers have revealed their reactions to finding out their results.
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