Cairns Local News

Cairns parents on alert after outbreak of cryptosporidiosis

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

FAMILIES have been warned to take extra vigilance with hygiene and watch for signs of illness after the outbreak of a serious and highly contagious children's stomach infection.

Cairns Entertainment Precinct cash locked in

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

THE last remaining cash commitment to the Cairns Entertainment Precinct has been secured from the Federal Government, meaning all $154.6 million pledged to the project is now locked in.

Cooktown a northern adventure for 10,000 visitors

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

CAIRNS tour company Adventure North has celebrated taking its 10,000th passenger to Cooktown since the company started in 2005.

Cyclone Yasi trauma lingers

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

PARENTS find their children huddled under beds during storms, relationships are breaking down and hundreds on the Cassowary Coast are getting by with the help of anti-depressants.

Dengue fight gets boost

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

NEW trials to test a scientific breakthrough that could spell the end for dengue fever have produced more impressive early results than last year%u2019s.

Asian food feast as Chinese celebrate New Year

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

THE Year of the Dragon has continued to bring good fortune to Chinese New Year celebrations in Cairns, with Asian food to be the focus of this weekend's festivities.

Wild Rivers, turbulent times

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

MENTION Cape York and a vision of untouched expanses springs to mind, of lush rainforest and sandy, palm-fringed beaches, labyrinthine rivers, pristine waterfalls and wildlife-rich wetlands.

Enjoy The Straits? More TV shows showcasing FNQ are on the way

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

THE hit debut of a gritty ABC crime drama The Straits has put the Far North back in the spotlight, and our star turn on the small screen is only going to get brighter in the coming weeks.

Storm-chasing 'weather nerd' is loving excitement of watching for cyclones

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

BEN Suter is one of our men on the front line during cyclone �season. But instead of picks, axes, shovels and super soakers, his tools of the trade are a sharpened pencil and four computers.

From Cairns to Playboy Mansion

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

PRETTY girls, celebrity parties and racy photo shots %u2013 Cairns beauty Tina Steel has waited a "lifetime" to unpack her bags at the Playboy Mansion.