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AirAsia may fly to Cairns
BUDGET airline AirAsia is considering flying to Cairns, including direct flights from Bali.
Women's club coup fizzles out
IN THE end it was the coup that wasn't. An attempt last night to unseat the Cairns Business Women's Club leadership failed, with almost the entire 2009 board reappointed for another year.
Alliance Airlines mining connections for Cairns Airport
CHARTER company Alliance Airlines has announced it will open an operations base at Cairns airport from May.
Alliance Airlines adds flights for Cairns
BREAKING NEWS: A new charter airline has announce it will open an base at Cairns Airport, creating 20 new jobs for the city.
Businesswomen battle for group control
A GROUP of disgruntled members of the Cairns Business Women's Club is aiming to overthrow the board at tonight's annual general meeting.
Fuel Creative wins Bob Jane T-Mart deal
A CAIRNS marketing and design company has won a contract with leading national tyre company Bob Jane T-Mart.
CEC reveals gloomy figures
THE CEC Group has belatedly lodged its half-year results, with a set of gloomy numbers marking the six months to the end of December.
Vision Kitchens goes down plughole
AN award-winning Cairns kitchen business is in the hands of liquidators in the latest casualty of the economic downturn.
$25m projects lift CEC outlook
WORK on $25 million worth of land and building projects at Gordonvale is expected to start early next month.
Race on for chamber leadership
FOR the first time in decades there will be a contest for the Cairns Chamber of Commerce presidency with Bob Norman challenging incumbent Jeremy Blockey.
Qantas wants Cairns to PNG services
QANTAS has applied to operate 12 weekly return flights between Cairns and Port Moresby.
New flights worth $100m to Cairns
EXPERTS estimate up to $100 million a year from the extra international flights which start arriving in Cairns from next week.
Backpackers save tourism sector
BACKPACKERS were the saviours of the Far North's tourism industry last year.
Banana underwear an eco-friendly first
BRINGING new meaning to the term banana hammock, swimwear company aussieBum has developed the world's first briefs made from banana plants.
$194 million hit to Far Northern tourism
THE tourism industry took a $194 million hit last year with international visitors to the Far North falling by 106,000 to 651,000.
Cold reception could put bar on ice
A BUSINESSMAN who announced plans to build an ice bar %u2013 a fully-frozen pub with ice seats, glasses and sculptures %u2013 may be getting cold feet. more
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Heritage Motel up for sale
A NATIONWIDE marketing campaign has begun to sell the inner city Heritage Motel Cairns.
Motel sellers look to resurgent market
REAL estate agents hope a resurgence in Cairns tourism will generate interest in this James St motel.
Position to boost bottom line
THIS building at 341 Mulgrave Rd was built as a showroom for John O'Brien not long before the Cairns businessman's empire collapsed.
Cairns upmarket property leads recovery
THE Cairns property market is already showing signs of recovery, a visiting national industry leader says.
