Cunningham: The illusion of the Nightcliff police station is simply not going to cut the mustard
If the Nightcliff station is ‘not a police station’, then the sign on the front should be taken down. Pretending there’s a police presence there when there’s not is more dangerous than having nothing ...
Tonnes of organic waste to be diverted to landfill after fire at Cairns dump
Hundreds of tonnes of waste will have to be trucked daily through fragile rainforest following a suspected battery fire at a waste factory.
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Cairns Hospital’s mental health unit finally opens… just in time for more works to begin
“There’s no comparison (to the former facility),” Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service’s (CHHHS) mental health director Wade Norrie said. “There are open spaces. It’s been ...
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The federal government has joined the call for action, agreeing to meet with Queensland Health
Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail The Cairns Hospital does not have any mammography equipment or offer breast diagnostic services. It’s understood the hospital has one MRI machine ...
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North Queensland floods spark mass evacuations and blackouts, more rain forecast
Several North Queensland rivers are flooding and warnings are in place from Tully to Ayr, with a severe thunderstorm warning in place further north to Cairns ... her ground-floor unit to flood.
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Breast cancer wait times: Cairns women waiting up to four months for mammograms
Cairns Hospital outsources diagnostic breast cancer services to private clinics in the region to balance the demand on imaging services. This means asymptomatic women are paying at least $600 per ...