March 2011
Mulherin holds disaster aid talks in north-west... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 22:26:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By David Lewis and Chrissy Arthur Posted March 31, 2011 09:26:00 Queensland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies, Tim Mulherin, is visiting flood-affected towns in the state’s north-west Gu…
Mar 31st
Crop duster pilot survives crash →
Article by at 2011-03-31 01:40:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Natalie Poyhonen Posted March 31, 2011 12:40:00 A crop duster pilot has walked away from a plane crash, west of Ingham, in north Queensland this morning. The crash happened at Liborios Road at Upper Stone …
Mar 31st
Power back on soon for cyclone victims →
Article by at 2011-03-31 01:17:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Penny Timms Posted March 31, 2011 12:17:00 Ergon Energy expects north Queensland’s cyclone-damaged power network will be completely repaired within the next three weeks. Sections of the network are still d…
Mar 31st
Power back on soon for cyclone victims →
Article by at 2011-03-31 01:17:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Penny Timms Posted March 31, 2011 12:17:00 Ergon Energy expects north Queensland’s cyclone-damaged power network will be completely repaired within the next three weeks. Sections of the network are still d…
Mar 31st
Power back on soon for cyclone victims →
Article by at 2011-03-31 01:17:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Penny Timms Posted March 31, 2011 12:17:00 Ergon Energy expects north Queensland’s cyclone-damaged power network will be completely repaired within the next three weeks. Sections of the network are still d…
Mar 31st
Jetstar cuts back on Japan flights - Courier Mail →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:06:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, BUDGET airline Jetstar is axing up to four flights a week from Japan to Cairns and the Gold Coast in another blow to Queensland’s battered tourism industry. The low-cost airline is part of the Qantas Group whic…
Mar 31st
Jetstar cuts back on Japan flights - Courier Mail →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:06:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, BUDGET airline Jetstar is axing up to four flights a week from Japan to Cairns and the Gold Coast in another blow to Queensland’s battered tourism industry. The low-cost airline is part of the Qantas Group whic…
Mar 31st
Failed builder's houses will be finished: BSA →
Article by at 2011-03-30 22:29:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Kirsty Nancarrow Updated March 31, 2011 09:29:00 The Building Services Authority (BSA) says work should restart next month on homes left unfinished by the collapse of a Cairns company in far north Queensla…
Mar 31st
Mulherin holds disaster aid talks in north-west... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 22:26:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By David Lewis and Chrissy Arthur Posted March 31, 2011 09:26:00 Queensland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Economies, Tim Mulherin, is visiting flood-affected towns in the state’s north-west Gu…
Mar 31st
Stocking up to fight colds and flu →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, Cait Bester Thursday, March 31, 2011 © The Cairns Post   MANY Cairns doctors are running out of their flu vaccination quotas and a surge is expected as the mercury starts to drop in coming weeks. Cairns doctor Allan McMahon doesn’t expect …
Mar 31st
Tully woman recounts 10-day ordeal with hospitals →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, A CYCLONE Yasi victim living in her wrecked home told of a nightmare trying to get treatment in two hospitals. Tully Heads resident Lill Wolff was repeatedly sent home by doctors at both Cairns Base and Tully hospitals despite excessive bleeding after…
Mar 31st
Flood and cyclone horrors touch Twin Towers hero →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, A HERO firefighter who stood at the base of the Twin Towers in New York just hours after the 2001 terrorist attacks has reached out to cyclone Yasi victims. Dan Daly, now retired Battalion Chief from the New York City Fire Department, was among the fi…
Mar 31st
Failed builder's houses will be finished: BSA -... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 22:34:54 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Kirsty Nancarrow Updated March 31, 2011 09:29:00 The Building Services Authority (BSA) says work should restart next month on homes left unfinished by the collapse of a Cairns company in far north Queensland. Glenwood Homes w…
Mar 31st
North Queensland derby to continue - Ninemsn →
Article by at 2011-03-27 07:24:16 Categorized in news, syndicated, North Queensland rivals Townsville and Cairns could clash in four successive games after the Taipans clinched their first NBL finals spot in three seasons and eliminated early-season pacesetter Wollongong.Cairns (15-12) grabbed the one remaining finals…
Mar 31st
Kangaroo key to murder confession - New Zealand... →
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Mar 31st
World's first flying fox into croc den →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, TOURISTS on a flying fox-like structure will be able to swoop low over a 4m crocodile as part of a new tourism venture in the heart of Cairns. Tourism pioneers Charles and Philippa Woodward yesterday revealed details of their $1 million adventure tour…
Mar 31st
Jetstar to cut back on flights →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, THE beleaguered tourism industry had been dealt another blow with low-cost airline Jetstar announcing the axing of up to four flights a week from Japan to Cairns and the Gold Coast. The Japan cutbacks mean that on some days there would be only one ret…
Mar 31st
$868m claimed by Yasi victims →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, ALMOST 60,000 insurance claims totalling a $868 million have been made for damage done by cyclone Yasi, latest figures show. The Insurance Council of Australia has tallied 109,390 insurance claims to be paid out for flood and cyclone victims in Queens…
Mar 31st
Tully woman recounts 10-day ordeal with hospitals →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, A CYCLONE Yasi victim living in her wrecked home told of a nightmare trying to get treatment in two hospitals. Tully Heads resident Lill Wolff was repeatedly sent home by doctors at both Cairns Base and Tully hospitals despite excessive bleeding after…
Mar 31st
World's first flying fox into croc den →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, TOURISTS on a flying fox-like structure will be able to swoop low over a 4m crocodile as part of a new tourism venture in the heart of Cairns. Tourism pioneers Charles and Philippa Woodward yesterday revealed details of their $1 million adventure tour…
Mar 31st
Jetstar to cut back on flights →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, THE beleaguered tourism industry had been dealt another blow with low-cost airline Jetstar announcing the axing of up to four flights a week from Japan to Cairns and the Gold Coast. The Japan cutbacks mean that on some days there would be only one ret…
Mar 31st
Flood and cyclone horrors touch Twin Towers hero →
Article by at 2011-03-30 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, A HERO firefighter who stood at the base of the Twin Towers in New York just hours after the 2001 terrorist attacks has reached out to cyclone Yasi victims. Dan Daly, now retired Battalion Chief from the New York City Fire Department, was among the fi…
Mar 31st
Woman stranded in far north Queensland river -... →
Article by at 2011-03-28 06:59:24 Categorized in news, syndicated, EMERGENCY crews are rescuing a woman stranded in a river in far north Queensland. Swift Water Rescue teams and paramedics were called to the Mossman Gorge, north of Cairns, about 2.10pm (AEST) on Monday.An …
Mar 31st
Defence group downplays Townsville drug abuse... →
Article by at 2011-03-28 23:14:24 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Francis Tapim and Natalie Poyhonen Posted March 29, 2011 10:11:00 The Australian Defence Association (ADA) says reports about serious drug abuse in the military are wrong, despite an investigation being launched into alleged …
Mar 31st
Sex-tourism compo denied - The Australian →
Article by at 2011-03-30 13:03:46 Categorized in news, syndicated, AN Australian pilot wrongly convicted and jailed for nearly 1000 days for child rape has had his $45 million compensation claim against the federal government struck out. Queensland Supreme Court judge Stanley …
Mar 31st
Sex-tourism compo denied - The Australian →
Article by at 2011-03-30 13:03:46 Categorized in news, syndicated, AN Australian pilot wrongly convicted and jailed for nearly 1000 days for child rape has had his $45 million compensation claim against the federal government struck out. Queensland Supreme Court judge Stanley …
Mar 31st
JCU prof is the doctor of Bollywood →
Article by at 2011-03-29 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, A NORTH Queensland doctor has been leading an amazing double life as an award-winning Bollywood movie producer. James Cook University Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Prof Ajay Rane is one of the masterminds behind the Indian made feature film Riway…
Mar 31st
Opera hits right note with remote students →
Article by at 2011-03-29 22:44:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Paul Robinson Updated March 30, 2011 09:44:00 An opera company is joining forces with a mining company to bring opera to regional Queensland. Opera Queensland has been holding student workshops at Clermont…
Mar 31st
North Queensland Rural Report, Wednesday 30th... →
Article by at 2011-03-29 21:00:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, North Queensland Rural Report, Wednesday 30th March 2011 , Cairns Coles tells senate inquiry low milk prices are sustainable Coles has rejected claims that its retail milk cuts aren’t sustainable, at the Senate dairy pricing inquiry in C…
Mar 31st
Police still hopeful of finding missing teen - ABC... →
Article by at 2011-03-28 23:47:33 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Kirsty Nancarrow Posted March 29, 2011 10:42:00 Declan Crouch was last seen leaving his home in Machans Beach in Cairns on March 9. (Queensland Police) Police in far north Queensland say they will continue investig…
Mar 31st
Sex case pilot's $45m compo claim dismissed - ABC... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 01:25:46 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Brad Ryan Updated March 30, 2011 12:18:00 Mr Martens lodged a $45 million compensation claim against the Federal Government in the Cairns Supreme Court last year. (ABC News - file image) Pilot Fred Marte…
Mar 31st
Scrub pythons find housecats tasty - Times LIVE →
Article by at 2011-03-30 08:42:35 Categorized in news, syndicated, Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.
Mar 31st
Martens $45m compensation claim dismissed →
Article by at 2011-03-30 01:07:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Brad Ryan Updated March 30, 2011 12:18:00 Mr Martens lodged a $45 million compensation claim against the Federal Government in the Cairns Supreme Court last year. (ABC News - file image) Pi…
Mar 31st
Cairns soldier's secret mission →
Article by at 2011-03-29 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, Wednesday, March 30, 2011 © The Cairns Post   Images of service: Pte Phillip Johns uses painting, sketching and photography to record his and his fellow soldiers’ time in East Timor. Picture: JODIE RICHTER PTE Phillip Johns i…
Mar 31st
Inquest into rafting accident concludes - ABC... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 02:41:43 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Brad Ryan Posted March 30, 2011 10:52:00 The second in a series of coronial inquests into whitewater rafting accidents in far north Queensland concluded yesterday. Cairns-based coroner Kevin Priestly is investigating five fat…
Mar 31st
Scrub pythons find housecats tasty - Times LIVE →
Article by at 2011-03-30 08:42:35 Categorized in news, syndicated, Current Font Size: A scrub python Photograph by: Matt, www.ophidia-projects.com, wikimedia commons Nine cats have gone missing in the past five weeks, snake wrangler David Walton told the Cairns Post on Wednesday, and the culprits are almost c…
Mar 30th
American travel executives touch down in Tropical... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 04:30:03 Categorized in news, syndicated, (Media-Newswire.com) - The biggest names in North American travel have touched down in Cairns for a first-hand experience in the region.Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business Jan Jarratt said board members from the United States Tou…
Mar 30th
Top teams plot NBL finals options - The West... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 05:21:40 Categorized in news, syndicated, Maybe we should just call off the final week of the NBL regular season.Friday’s North Queensland derby between Cairns and Townsville is the only game that has any bearing on the upcoming finals series and rival coaches believe they have the result su…
Mar 30th
Tourism body wants 'bums on seats' with FNQ... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 02:26:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, The Australia’s Greatest Adventurer campaign was launched last week and has only received five entries but TTNQ Director of Domestic Tourism, David Inches says the campaign will gain momentum in the coming week. “Being a viral campaign it’s ability to…
Mar 30th
Touring Cooktown Botanical Gardens →
Article by at 2011-03-30 02:29:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Greg Muller Wednesday, 30/03/2011 Cooktown, in far north Queensland, is famous for being the place where Captain James Cook stopped for repairs in 1770, after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef. It took seven weeks …
Mar 30th
Touring Cooktown Botanical Gardens →
Article by at 2011-03-30 02:29:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Greg Muller Wednesday, 30/03/2011 Cooktown, in far north Queensland, is famous for being the place where Captain James Cook stopped for repairs in 1770, after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef. It took seven weeks …
Mar 30th
Inquest into rafting accident concludes - ABC... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 02:41:43 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Brad Ryan Posted March 30, 2011 10:52:00 The second in a series of coronial inquests into whitewater rafting accidents in far north Queensland concluded yesterday. Cairns-based coroner Kevin Priestly is investigating five fat…
Mar 30th
Sex case pilot's $45m compo claim dismissed - ABC... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 01:25:46 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Brad Ryan Updated March 30, 2011 12:18:00 Mr Martens lodged a $45 million compensation claim against the Federal Government in the Cairns Supreme Court last year. (ABC News - file image) Pilot Fred Marte…
Mar 30th
Inquest into rafting accident concludes →
Article by at 2011-03-29 23:52:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Brad Ryan Posted March 30, 2011 10:52:00 The second in a series of coronial inquests into whitewater rafting accidents in far north Queensland concluded yesterday. Cairns-based coroner Kevin Priestly is in…
Mar 30th
Insurance bill for Queensland's disasters more... →
Article by at 2011-03-30 00:42:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Natalie Poyhonen and Penny Timms Updated March 30, 2011 11:42:00 Across Queensland, almost 100,000 claims have been lodged, with nearly two-thirds of those generated by Cyclone Yasi. (AFP - f…
Mar 30th
Flash flood warning for north Queensland - Ninemsn →
Article by at 2011-03-30 00:45:36 Categorized in news, syndicated, North Queensland communities between Townsville and Mackay are on alert for flash flooding as as torrential rain continues to drench the region.The Whitsundays town of Proserpine recorded 245mm in the 23 hours to 8am (AEST) on Wednesday, 173mm fell on …
Mar 30th
Flash flood warning for north Queensland - Ninemsn →
Article by at 2011-03-30 00:45:36 Categorized in news, syndicated, North Queensland communities between Townsville and Mackay are on alert for flash flooding as as torrential rain continues to drench the region.The Whitsundays town of Proserpine recorded 245mm in the 23 hours to 8am (AEST) on Wednesday, 173mm fell on …
Mar 30th
Opera hits right note with remote students →
Article by at 2011-03-29 22:44:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, By Paul Robinson Updated March 30, 2011 09:44:00 An opera company is joining forces with a mining company to bring opera to regional Queensland. Opera Queensland has been holding student workshops at Clermont…
Mar 30th
Farmer sets up his own market →
Article by at 2011-03-29 23:04:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, Wednesday, 30/03/2011 A farmer in far north Queensland says his growing frustration with how food is marketed and sold has pushed him to open up his own supermarket-style shop. The shop in Cairns, which sells local fruit, ve…
Mar 30th
Cairns soldier's secret mission →
Article by at 2011-03-29 23:01:00 Categorized in news, syndicated, Wednesday, March 30, 2011 © The Cairns Post   Images of service: Pte Phillip Johns uses painting, sketching and photography to record his and his fellow soldiers’ time in East Timor. Picture: JODIE RICHTER PTE Phillip Johns i…
Mar 30th