Cairns, Australia News

Cairns' tiger cub named Indah Saturday, December 26, 2009 The Cairns Post SHE no longer goes by Stripes or Brat, with North Queensland's first locally born tiger cub officially named after more than 500 entries from the public.

Dashed into Cairns early to get a photo of the hospital, check the mail and get some Medicare refunds.

Took a bus tour today with the "Crocodile Connection". Bussed north and taken to see the sights of Port Douglas -- impressive but expensive, then on to the Daintree River near Daintree for a billy morning tea with damper before a two-hour cruise up the river.

On tap: Alan Creasey from Enviromart Australia says people not wanting to drink fluoride are buying record numbers of water filters.

RADIO station 4CA sold a property developer undisclosed airtime with talkback host John Mackenzie in a new cash-for-comment breach unearthed by the media watchdog.

THE Far Northern Catholic community is thrilled Australia's "Mother Teresa" is on her way to sainthood.

A DRUNK teenage tourist who roughed up two women in a Cairns public loo says he didn't know his limits because he's not allowed to drink at home in California.

FLUORIDE is officially flowing through the Cairns region's water supply. Cairns Regional Council started adding fluoride to the region's water supply last night as part of a test of equipment before the chemical is permanently added from December 31.

A MAN leapt between two high-rise buildings in Cairns then broke into an apartment and hid in a pantry in a bid to escape police.

Qantas has announced it is adding an extra six flights a week from Brisbane to Cairns.

PINK, Phil Collins and the Black Eyed Peas are some of the stars a Cairns bar is looking to recruit for a New Year's Eve bash.

A CAIRNS man sacked as a Santa worker and branded sexist for saying "ho, ho, ho", claims Channel 7 is refusing to pay him for telling his story on air.

CAIRNS will host a major climate change summit in 2011, bringing more than 600 international and national experts to the region.

CAIRNS residents will have to cope with more intense and frequent extreme weather events because of the failure of world leaders to do more about climate change.

AUSSIE hunks working in the Far North's tourism industry shouldn't be surprised if accosted by young Japanese women searching for their ultimate "oji" while on holiday.

AMAZING examples of never-before-seen sea creatures have emerged from the waters of the Coral Sea off Cairns.

COPENHAGEN might have collapsed, but Cairns could be cordial. Many of the world's leading experts who have been in Denmark will attend the next major climate change conference, Greenhouse 2011 in Cairns.

An Australian mother who found an aggressive snake poised above beds containing her two young children was kept at bay for 20 minutes until help arrived.

AN animated banana has been scrapped from chewing gum advertisements, days after plans were announced for a day of protest in Far North Queensland.

MAREEBA man Frederick Martens is chasing a $20 million payout after he was wrongfully convicted and jailed for almost 1000 days over child sex charges.