Cairns Local News

Di to plead not guilty

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:50:00 EST

COUNCILLOR Di Forsyth is expected to plead not guilty to trespass after protesting on the roof of the partially demolished Cairns Yacht Club last month.

Woman assaulted in bed

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:26:00 EST

BREAKING NEWS: Tableland police are on the hunt for a man who broke into a house in Malanda and assaulted a woman last night.

Muddy streak

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:44:00 EST

A STREAKER who took a dive into the mud at Downes Park last weekend was caught on film by NEWSBREAKER Ronald Overson.

On Tuesday we reported that the streaker had cheated death when he dived into a muddy pool on the racing track.

Top End Mud Racing Association president Chris Lovewell said the man was "extremely lucky" and "less than 20m away from being dead."

Naked man gives chase

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:27:00 EST

A 61-YEAR-OLD Territory man has stood naked in his back yard and used a garden hose to fight off a teenage intruder. �

Cop beats way back

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:24:00 EST

A NEW top cop is patrolling the beat with big plans to boost the district's safety and reduce crime.

Blackouts spark legal call

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:15:00 EST

CBD businesses could launch a class action after Ergon Energy yesterday pledged to consider compensation claims caused by a spate of blackouts blamed on old underground cables.

Man strikes it lucky

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:10:00 EST

THIS is the relieved smile of a man who was thrown 10m into the air by a deadly lightning bolt and miraculously escaped unharmed.

000 calls unanswered

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST

TRIPLE-0 was so stretched during Brisbane's devastating storms that a Cairns woman made four failed attempts to report a violent attack as it unfolded in front of her.

Y not keep spending?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST

GENERATION Ys in Cairns are planning to buy up big this Christmas and they don't care if the world is having a global financial meltdown.

Sno slams 'con' budget

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST

THE former Douglas Shire councillors and officers who prepared its final capital works budget have been labelled con artists at a fiery Cairns Regional Council meeting.