Cairns Local News

Wall of water takes mum

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +1000

A CAIRNS woman who was swept to her death in floodwaters tried desperately to cling to her son but was wrenched from his grip.

Sponsor gets behind AFL Crocs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +1000

WHAT do a gay-friendly holiday resort and a Cairns AFL team have in common?

'Little mate' remembered

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +1000

MEMORIES of crocodile attack victim Jeremy Doble rushed back yesterday as the tight-knit Daintree community remembered their little hero one year on.

Back to basics best way to fight dengue

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +1000

A DENGUE researcher has urged Far Northerners to "get back to basics" when it comes to helping keep dengue fever in�check.

'Rape' ends race day

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +1000

A WOMAN whose day at the Amateurs races allegedly ended with her being raped by a stranger in her hotel room rang her friend in hysterics to say she had woken to find "a black man above me".

Union 'sidetracks' Cook MP

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +1000

COOK MP Jason O'Brien says he has been sidetracked from helping disgruntled energy maintenance workers by ongoing disciplinary action against him by the Electrical Trades Union.

Former Cairns woman drowns in flood

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:48:00 +1000

A FORMER Cairns woman has drowned after being wrenched from her son by powerful floodwaters in central Queensland.

Walkout diners settle their $300 bill

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:00 +1000

UPDATE: Four diners who walked out leaving a $300 bill at a Cairns restaurant have paid up.

Boof finds a new home

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:44:00 +1000

BOOF, the dog whose maltreatment shocked animal lovers throughout Australia, has found a new home.

Anger boils over runny eggs

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:33:00 +1000

POLICE are looking to crack a case of wilful damage involving a number of eggs being thrown into a public pool at the weekend.