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Retirement village resident Colleen Duplock leads a chant at a protest of 100 pensioners at the Cairns Regional Council chambers on Wednesday morning. Picture: Nick Dalton

Rates protest gets rowdy

ONE hundred pensioners have conducted a raucous protest about increasing retirement village rates.

31 May, 2025

Frank Falappi

Portsmith News

Tribute to Frank Falappi

First-year CQU digital media students Benjamin Van Gool (left), Victoria Lucas, Zoe Harries, Alec Tapaki and Harry Moase, with lecturer Dr Jan Cattoni. Picture: CQU

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Lights, camera, action

Sailability community members Sandy McEachan (left), Bob Moore and Mark Grimston test out the new 12-person aluminium pontoon boat. Picture: Sailability Cairns

Portsmith News

Making leisure on the water more accessible

Dump building bulldozed - feature photo

Portsmith News

Dump building bulldozed

Mayor’s emotional tribute - feature photo

Portsmith News

Mayor’s emotional tribute

A Tropic Wings electric bus with (from left) EnergyAustralia green transport leader Joo Yin Ong, CaPTA operations and projects dirtector Michael Woodward, Tropic Wings general manager Colin Anderson, EnergyAustralia head of green transport Jack Kotlyar and Tourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Mark Olsen. Picture: Barbara Vichova/CaPTA Group.

Portsmith News

Eco-tourism champions

Siblings Daniel (left) and William Hortomaris are the new owners of 30-year-old business Carpet Bob at Portsmith. Picture: Isabella Guzman Gonzalez

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New life for old venture

Its a family affair at Officeworks Cairns with Alana Elian (centre) as store business manager with co-workers mum Eve and dad Richard Kilpatrick. Picture: Nick Dalton

Portsmith News

Officeworks a family job

Representatives from the Cairns Group of GPs (from left) Dr Elizabeth Martin, Dr Lisa Fraser and Dr Stephen Salleras present their case for fluoridation at Wednesday’s Cairns Regional Council meeting. Picture: Nick Dalton

Portsmith News

GPs campaign for fluoride

Pro-Dive Cairns general manager Paul Lim has ended 30 years with the company. Picture: Supplied

Portsmith News

Paul dives into retirement

Andrejic wants old job back - feature photo

Portsmith News

Andrejic wants old job back

More work at 4WD factory - feature photo

Portsmith News

More work at 4WD factory

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