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And the December winner is?
Senior Constable Sarah Edwards was a standout amongst the December nominations for the Far North District (FND) Police Officer of the Year award. “Nominations again this month were excellent and...
View ArticleCairns overnight media – Friday January 17
Fraud and other charges, Cairns: Detectives arrested a 42-year-old Portsmith man late last night at a Fearnley Street residence. He was arrested on a number of warrants, one of which was issued in...
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Search and rescue, Mount Sheridan: A 30-year-old Parramatta Park man is recovering following an ordeal in the Lamb Range wet tropics area yesterday. The man and his friend commenced a bush walk from...
View ArticleCairns overnight media – January 21
Burglary charges, Edge Hill: Two male youths aged 15 and 16 from Woree and Edmonton, were arrested and charged yesterday morning after being located inside a Goodwin Street residence. A witness called...
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Vehicle Watch – January 22
We are still having a number of vehicles being reported stolen and in most cases the vehicles were not secured. Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a number of these stolen vehicles...
View ArticleCairns overnight media – January 22
Assault charges, Cairns CBD: Two 21-year-old men and a 20-year-old man were charged early this morning following an incident in Shields Street. It will be alleged that the trio were standing outside a...
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Local communities encouraged to help
Whilst the dengue mosquito is not normally on our police radar, we are certainly supporting our local Cairns Regional Council and local Public Health Unit by encouraging all residents throughout our...
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Make a date with the coppers!
Constable Alisha McDonald checks out the QPS calendar Looking for a decent calendar before the kids go back to school and life returns to having to be planned and organised? The Queensland Police...
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LIFE Workshop, preventing suicide
The Dr Edward Koch Foundation and the FNQ Suicide Prevention Taskforce are throwing the doors open to the public to attend a Free Life Workshop. The workshop aims to provide participants with a set of...
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Back to school 40km speed zones
Summer holidays are over for school students and motorists are reminded that school is back this week. This means those 40km school zone speed limits will again apply. The majority of school zones have...
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Don’t be a galah this Australia Day!
Celebrate and stay safe! Police are encouraging the public attending Australia Day festivities throughout the Cairns area this year to celebrate safely whilst having respect for like-minded residents...
View ArticleOvernight round up – Friday 24 January
Traffic crash, Mount Sheridan: Edmonton police are currently investigating a four vehicle traffic crash that occurred on the Bruce Highway, Mount Sheridan yesterday. It will be alleged at about 10.15am...
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Vehicle Watch – January 24
Local police continue to appeal for public assistance to locate a number of stolen vehicles in our area. We urge all vehicle owners to ensure their vehicles and homes are properly secured and car keys...
View ArticleCairns weekend media – Monday January 28
Youths charged over burglary and assault, Aeroglen: Three teenagers were charged on Saturday morning following the alleged burglary of a Magee Street residence. A 68-year-old male resident was awoken...
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Local District Disaster Management Group ready for impending weather systems
A/Chief Superintendent Brett Schafferius chairs the DDMG in Cairns yesterday afternoon With the 2014 cyclone season now well and truly with us, the Cairns District Disaster Management Group (DDMG) is...
View ArticleCairns overnight media – Wednesday January 29
Property and drug charges, Bentley Park: A 14-year-old Edmonton girl, as well as a 15-year-old boy and a woman aged 33 from BentleyPark were charged yesterday afternoon following investigations into a...
View ArticleCairns media – Friday, January 31
Youths charged over burglary and vehicle thefts, Cairns: Two Woree boys aged 14 and 16 were charged on Wednesday afternoon following investigations into two separate burglary and vehicle theft...
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Firecrackers and Dragons in Cairns this week
Celebrations for the 2014 Chinese New Year – Year of the Horse are well underway. The official launch of Chinese New Year celebrations in Cairns was held on Tuesday this week at the Reef Hotel Casino....
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Changed traffic conditions around Grafton Street Cairns this weekend
As part of the festivities associated with the 2014 Chinese New Year Festival, locals and visitors alike are advised that changed road conditions will be in place from 5am Saturday February 1 until...
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CBD tidal flooding – do these drivers have a clue?
The day Cairns pretended to be Venice! Thursday January 30 saw an unusual, but not altogether unknown weather event cause cause both confusion for local motorists and frustration for some CBD traders,...
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