tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:04:52 +0000Cairns City CouncilCairns Regional CouncilCairnsBlogelectionCairns PostDevelopmentEnvironmentBlogsKevin ByrneByrneCairns Yacht ClubLaborAlan BlakePort DouglasRobert PyneBryan LawKiwiblogClimateDesley BoyleFalse CapeInternetSyd WalkerAnna BlighMareebaMargaret CochraneTim BottomsCrimeGaySno BonneauKirsten LesinaYorkeys KnobWendy RichardsonGoogleSteve WettenhallYouTubeDiane ForsythJulia LeuSedimentCartoonLNPVal SchierNoel BriggsDengueCircusmouseCash for commentsTerry SpackmanPaul FreebodyCAFNECJoel HarropCaptionDennis QuickJason O'BrienHistory BitesPine GapCrime StoppersfunnyPoliceElection 2010Warren EntschCode of ConductTourismALPAndrew GriffithsAustraliaJim TurnourJulia GillardLeichhardtMichael MooreRichard DinnenWeridtravel2010 election2012 election4CA7 NewsABCABC Far NorthAboriginesAidan McLindonAkermanisAl JazeeraApril FoolsBMWBob GeldolfCECCairns Airport SaleCairns Base HospitalCape YorkChinaChris ForsbergETUEmploymentErgonFilterGardenGarth OwenGovernmentGreat Barrier ReefHumourIncome ManagementIndigenousJames Cook UniversityJensenJessica WatsonKurandaKuranda paperLHLLance RoyceLiberalLocal Government Act 2009Lyn RussellNationalsPauline HansonPowerpointPrime ministerRoss ParisiRoy LavisSmithfieldSteve NowakowskiStuey TraillTTNQTowsvilleTwitterUnemploymentWIN TVWelfareWerner SchmidlinYodie BatzkeYouthbloggerscairnsfiscal mismanagementfluoridegossiphomophobiajohn mackenziekerie Hullpresentersround the worldsailingspeed limitstwitterjackingvolunteerTales & disturbances from tropical North Queensland, Australia.................................. ................................................................."CairnsBlog is highly defamatory and offensive" - Mayor Kevin Byrnehttp://www.cairnsblog.net/noreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)Blogger4025125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6178462063066087742Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:02:00 +00002013-04-02T23:04:06.185+10:00Australian Anti-war and social justice advocate, veteran activist Bryan Law, has died in Rockhampton.  He was 58. Bryan Law, who had recently moved from Cairns to Rockhampton awaiting trial for damage to a military helicopter, passed away after a long illness.  He was born in 1954.    'War without end, not in our name' He was a determined activist to the http://www.cairnsblog.net/2013/04/lifelong-social-justice-anti-war.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-334742430780796160Sat, 12 Jan 2013 03:36:00 +00002013-01-12T13:36:09.791+10:00 The latest plan from Federal MP Warren Entsch for a redeveloped Cairns City Place, is causing a stir. City Place in the heart of Cairns CBD has been redesigned more often than a Baghdad shopping mall.  The latest pipe dream still has zero shade or tropical trees.  What next?  A giant mosquito?Even Warren's pretend love-child, Jack Andrew Wilkie-Jans is far from http://www.cairnsblog.net/2013/01/entsch-fountain-dream-to-save-city-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8114947021790939534Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:21:00 +00002013-01-12T12:40:16.081+10:00In just under two months, on 9th March, residents of the former Douglas Shire, which in part embraces the Division 10 of Cairns Regional Council, will have a referendum to decide if they will go it alone. Estimates are that ratepayers will have to fork out up to $1,000 each extra in the first year to help fund the $9m cost of amalgamation.  Some proponents have http://www.cairnsblog.net/2013/01/douglas-rate-rise-disputed-ahead-of-de.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-1374946886482159385Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:11:00 +00002013-01-09T01:11:13.149+10:00 Katter's Australian PartyFar North Queensland spokesperson, Darren Hunt, has claimed that the multi-million dollar profits of insurance companies since the 2011 summer of disasters, highlights the need for the return of a state government insurance office. “The recent announcement of the obscene amount of profit posted by insurance companies since the summer of disasters shows they are preying http://www.cairnsblog.net/2013/01/insurance-companies-prey-on-cairns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-7615672692430004729Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:08:00 +00002012-11-06T16:08:09.295+10:00 With just over 8 days to go, the Solar Eclipse that will sweep across Cairns and Far North Queensland next Wednesday 14th November morning, will be a hit and miss with a lot of cloud cover spasmodically appearing in recent days. I snapped this stunning cloud-free sunrise a few days ago from Yorkeys Knob beach, just a few kilometers north of Cairns. You can see False Cape in the http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/11/cairns-solar-eclipse-hopes-for-cloud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8969057228162179692Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:48:00 +00002012-10-07T19:52:04.381+10:00University of Western Sydney student and social media player, Debski Bebski, whose pages include "Julia Gillard - Worst PM in Australian History", has just produced a startling graphic of Australian media commentators. When selecting media personalities to appear in this list, they were chosen on being the most read and viewed in Australian media and journalistic content. The left-hand side http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/10/university-of-western-sydney-student.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-7660372934481521928Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:20:00 +00002012-10-06T01:23:49.270+10:00Just a few short months into the new Queensland State Government, numerous community agencies and advocacy groups, along with many Government departments, most notably Health, have been stripped of funding.   The Environmental Defenders Office, Tenancy Advocacy, Association of Healthy Communities, FNQ Volunteers, are just some of those that are fighting for their financial http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/10/saturday-soapblog-lnps-next-target-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-7658087182405504731Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:27:00 +00002012-10-05T17:28:03.033+10:00Here's some photos from today's Sunbus fire, near the corner of Airport Drive, on the Captain Cook Highway, Cairns.  This is the second fire on a local Sunbus, in recent weeks, and the Transport Workers Union have launched an inquiry into the safety of local Cairns buses.  During today's incident, about 10 passengers were onboard at the time of the incident. http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/10/fires-on-cairns-sunbus-subject-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-1400525733639975935Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:16:00 +00002012-10-05T17:34:54.156+10:00Cairns Regional Councillor Rob Pyne has criticised Delfin Lend Lease for the failure to fully consult with the community in relation to the sale of their iconic sales office on Forest Gardens Boulevard.  "I'm bitterly disappointed that the company rejected an offer from local community group, St. John’s Community Care, to purchase the building for community use,” Cr Pyne said. ”St. http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/10/delfin-lend-lease-no-corporate-citizen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-3728577030169053557Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +00002012-10-05T17:00:09.100+10:00LNP MPs should publicly declare their views on Queensland’s Crime and Misconduct Commission, Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says, following revalations about a private meeting between Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney and Mr Douglas, the immediate past chair of the Parliamentary CMC Committee. “It is time all Newman Government MPs let Queenslanders know if they support the shadowy http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/10/lnp-must-declare-views-on-crime-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8052168448347315178Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:50:00 +00002012-10-05T13:50:54.615+10:00The access to Airport Drive, the Captain Cook highway is closed due to a bus that has caught fire. The bus caught fire on the inbound lanes of the Captain Cook Highway near Cairns Airport Drive. Both inbound lanes are now closed. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use the Cairns Western Arterial Road until the situation is resolved. http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/10/bus-on-fire-cairns-airport-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8557949336377183637Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:33:00 +00002012-09-28T14:33:40.514+10:00The leaked email leaked from Cairns Regional Council by Cairns MP Gavin King, still has a number of glaring questions unanswered. The confidential email that Gavin King sent to to Mayor Bob Manning and his Deputy Terry James, was a deliberate attempt to hide the agenda of City Place redevelopment without any involvement from the community. King was communicating about official business from http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/questions-need-to-be-answered-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-3024989505388933618Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:29:00 +00002012-09-27T15:29:11.474+10:00My friend is a USA citizen, has just received his voting paper for this year's US Presidental elections. If you like peace and freedom, Roseanne Barr might be a good option. http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/obama-of-barr-for-president.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-2525693886275337558Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:19:00 +00002012-09-20T18:29:12.898+10:00The self-proclaimed 'satirical analysis' Hillbilly Watch blog, that cites itself a watchdog of 4CA Radio host John Mackenzie, has outed in Federal Parliament by the Member for Leichhardt Warren Entch. Local blogger and Facebook political moderator Ross Parisi said, the toothless tiger ACMA, will now be called upon to investigate and scrutinise whether HillbillyWatch has breached the law. It's http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/hillbilly-blog-identities-exposed-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4091390517748511457Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:43:00 +00002012-09-19T16:49:24.426+10:00Cairns Regional Council is shirking the Queensland Government, accusing that it has failed to adequately fund and commit to the Lake Street Transit upgrade."I'm really disappointed Cairns MP Gavin King and his capitulation on the CBD," Councillor Richie Bates said today. "There was plenty of good news ahead and Council is ready to fix Lake Street's issues.""Despite the failure of the State http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/cairns-council-will-act-on-cbd-transit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6266075602953444053Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:11:00 +00002012-09-18T20:34:19.801+10:00The former Douglas and Mareeba Shires have passed the first process to de-amalgamate from Tablelands Regional Council and Cairns Regional Council.Local Government Minister David Crisafulli has announced that the former Douglas Shire and Mareeba Shire Council will be examined by Boundaries Commissioner Colin Meng for possible de-amalgamations.Robert Hanan of Friends of Douglas Shire is pleased http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/mareeba-and-port-douglas-step-closer-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4956824650657801223Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:51:00 +00002012-09-18T14:19:53.179+10:00With massive Government sector job cuts across Queensland, an important Preventative Health team has been cut in half, something that new Cairns MP Gavin King failed to disclose in recent discussions on ABC.The loss of 50 jobs in Preventative Health could have major impacts on some Indigenous communities where syphilis outbreaks can cause many other serious health issues, including for pregnant http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/king-forgets-to-mention-huge-staff-cuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-7866424996060393679Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:31:00 +00002012-09-18T09:44:39.725+10:00Cairns Regional Council has voted to spend $1.2 million for another report for a performing arts centre.This is in addition to $12 million that has already been spent on planning for this facility at two other locations but previous Councils. Only Councillors Robert Pyne and Julia Leu voted against the expenditure. 3. CONTRACTUAL MATTER - CAIRNS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANTShttp://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/another-12-million-on-another-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-3792058567354651545Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:42:00 +00002012-09-16T12:43:17.030+10:00LNP Cabinet Ministers should be embarrassed showing their faces in Cairns at this weekend’s Community Cabinet after delivering their first State Budget in Parliament which scrapped infrastructure, slashed services and cut jobs in the region. Member for Mulgrave and Shadow Treasurer, Curtis Pitt, said the LNP’s 2012 State Budget almost wiped Cairns off the funding map with the scrapping of major http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/brisbane-centric-lnp-must-stump-up-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4421348217863580359Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:53:00 +00002012-09-04T08:00:14.047+10:00The MP for Barron River, Michael Trout, says crocs must go. There must be no more deliberating on the safety or otherwise of crocodiles, he says. Action must be taken now before a life is lost.“There’s no time for pussyfooting around the crocodile debate," Member for Barron River, Michael Trout says. “Our crocodiles are proliferating, with record numbers being sighted around Far North http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/09/crocodiles-must-go-from-cairns-and-port.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-277555414829609115Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:08:00 +00002012-08-24T10:22:08.103+10:00Labor MP for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt says that a leaked email from Cairns MP Gavin King to Cairns Mayor Bob Manning detailing plans for work on the Cairns CBD, proves he has been deceiving people in Far North Queensland.Yesterday in State parliament, Pitt asked Premier Campbell Newman to acknowledge that the LNP planned to replace Labor’s $38 million funding commitment with a tokenistic $3 million http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/08/leaked-email-shows-cairns-mp-gavin-king.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4230415899233422058Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:30:00 +00002012-08-23T14:36:00.836+10:00...from NewsLtd and The Australianhttp://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/08/newsltd-gets-it-wrong-on-gillard-trust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-1536830061615761241Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:53:00 +00002012-08-23T14:08:51.172+10:00This is a story about public space in Cairns. Veteran local activist and anti-war campaigner Bryan Law, sets out the argument. I’m pretty much a newcomer to Cairns. I moved here in 1993. The city was changing rapidly then. It was in recovery from the setback of the Pilot’s strike, and striving for environmentally “sustainable” economic “growth”. Struggling with the tensions between http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/08/restoring-cairns-city-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4139809673186084309Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:16:00 +00002012-08-22T14:02:17.316+10:00The Cairns region has fallen off the map for Queensland's new LNP Government with the Deputy Premier openly admitting Far North Queensland is not a priority, Member for Mulgrave and Curtis Pitt said today.Pitt says Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney admitted to State Parliament that Cairns would not figure in the government’s major budget priorities, including the distribution of funds under the http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/08/labor-mp-curtis-pitt-says-cairns-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-2958910523471074939Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:04:00 +00002012-08-22T12:38:54.968+10:00Cairns Regional Council will conduct a feasibility study to build a Entertainment Precinct on Ports North land.Council will enter into a formal agreement with Ports North to undertake the study for the location of a performing arts centre on the site of the Ports North office building.Successive Cairns Councils' have commissioned various reports and studies for more than 10 years for a new http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/08/yet-another-cairns-council-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1