tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431Thu, 31 May 2012 05:24:53 +0000Yodie Batzke2010 electionfunnyLocal Government Act 2009ChinahomophobiaKuranda paperCrimeCaptionCode of ConductTowsvilleSmithfieldPort DouglasMichael MooreLeichhardtKevin Byrnespeed limitsGayEnvironmentJim TurnourSedimentAustraliaAkermanistravelElection 2010CairnsBlogIndigenouspresentersAlan BlakeBlogsYorkeys KnobYouthPoliceKirsten LesinaAnna BlighFalse CapeUnemploymentJensenALPIndependentCash for commentsCircusmouseGreat Barrier ReefKiwiblogCairns Base HospitalRichard DinnenApril FoolsEmploymentLyn RussellJoel HarropDevelopmentFilterRobert Pyne7 NewsCairns City CouncilSteve NowakowskiDesley BoyleCairns PostHistory BitesBMWWendy RichardsonBob GeldolffluorideLaborTim BottomsWarren EntschSno Bonneauround the worldLance RoycebloggersRoy LavisSyd WalkerTwitterPauline HansonCartoonTTNQPine GapPrime ministerAndrew GriffithsCairns Yacht ClubRoss ParisisailingCape YorkWerner SchmidlinGovernmentKurandaByrne4CA2012 electionAboriginesJulia GillardDengueABC Far NorthNoel BriggsPowerpointABCChris ForsbergWelfareErgonvolunteergossipPaul FreebodyTourismInternetStuey TraillNationalsIncome ManagementelectionETUJulia LeuLiberalCECClimateCairns Regional CouncilYouTubeJason O'BrienHumourCAFNECGoogleJames Cook UniversityAidan McLindonSteve WettenhallcairnsCairns Airport Salejohn mackenziefiscal mismanagementVal SchierLNPWIN TVBryan LawCrime StoppersMareebaJessica WatsonWeridGardentwitterjackingDennis QuickJen SackleyAl JazeeraMargaret CochraneDiane Forsythkerie HullGarth OwenLHLTerry SpackmanTales &amp; disturbances from tropical North Queensland, Australia.................................. .................................................................&quot;CairnsBlog is highly defamatory and offensive&quot; - Mayor Kevin Byrnehttp://www.cairnsblog.net/noreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)Blogger4003125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6295859756073872415Thu, 31 May 2012 02:26:00 +00002012-05-31T12:26:51.701+10:00 Here's the remaining memory of 9 years of Cairns Council arguing, at least 12 reports and procrastination. Bureaucratic bullshit and political pandering at it's best.  And let's not forget the cool $28,000,000 wasted on a 5 meter billboard on Wharf Street that we all now proudly own. Thanks to Zach Bickhoff for the photo.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/gh8jt5xsCjE/its-cairns-famous-28-million-dollar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/gh8jt5xsCjE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/its-cairns-famous-28-million-dollar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6087726237982746504Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:00 +00002012-05-25T12:26:31.290+10:00 The state of the building site at the Cairns Base Hospital has alarmed concerned local who claim it resembles. A public protect picket will be held this morning to highlight a number of serious safety concerns and sloppy work practices. Janine Aitken says that you will only see ''jumps'' this old in third-world countries. "Builders on the Base Hospital construction site are ignoring http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/Hh_Mo7IDe-o/public-protest-at-third-world-cairns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/Hh_Mo7IDe-o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/public-protest-at-third-world-cairns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-1930969074411225380Thu, 24 May 2012 16:37:00 +00002012-05-25T04:08:13.279+10:00Cairns peace activist Bryan Law, who disabled an Australian Army Tiger attack helicopter with a blow from a garden mattock during the Talisman Sabre war games last year, has appeared in the Rockhampton Court. Bryan Law is defending himself and he expects the outcome of the appearance will be a "hand-up committal" to stand trial in the District Court at some future date. He is up on two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/ABYf5BMWRxY/bryan-law-tells-court-glad-he-disarmed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/ABYf5BMWRxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/bryan-law-tells-court-glad-he-disarmed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8725566451970073237Thu, 24 May 2012 00:31:00 +00002012-05-24T10:31:14.698+10:00 The latest funding round from the Queensland Gambling Community Benefit Fund, has seen some local organisations receive support for new projects. Ruth's Women's Shelter in Cairns has received $4,900  to install a solar electricity system.  YMCA Marlin Coast has been awarded $5,000 for a facility upgrade. AFL Cairns Women's League will get $3,700 for a computer, and the Cairns Community http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/pjHWA10fe4Y/rowing-guide-dogs-and-endeavour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/pjHWA10fe4Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/rowing-guide-dogs-and-endeavour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-5948546307072292261Mon, 21 May 2012 01:37:00 +00002012-05-21T11:37:43.697+10:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/Hyn7JAp8Gnk/robin-gibb-1950-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/Hyn7JAp8Gnk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/robin-gibb-1950-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-445799526207883497Fri, 18 May 2012 16:30:00 +00002012-05-19T02:30:02.774+10:00Robert Pyne was one of only three Cairns Regional Councillors to be returned in the sweeping political change delivered at the recent local body elections. He says the dramatic change that voters delivered was less about the Cairns Entertainment Precinct debate and more about former Mayor Val Schier's inability to hold the disjointed Council together.  I have been pondering the attitude that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/fQhxQKdoT6Q/saturday-soapblog-rob-pyne-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/fQhxQKdoT6Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/saturday-soapblog-rob-pyne-election.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8966000216404437401Fri, 18 May 2012 10:26:00 +00002012-05-18T21:27:48.955+10:00There has been a serious traffic crash involving a passenger bus on the Mowbray River Road, near Port Douglas, around 7pm this evening. Police at the scene said it is a serious traffic incident where the bus rolled and confirmed there was have said there are multiple injuries. The bus was enroute to Flames of the Forest, a popular night-time outdoor rainforest restaurant along the Mowbray Riverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/8LuXBIg5jyA/tourist-bus-rolls-on-mowbray-river-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/8LuXBIg5jyA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/tourist-bus-rolls-on-mowbray-river-road.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8166640569468273672Wed, 16 May 2012 01:37:00 +00002012-05-16T12:11:19.529+10:00Newly elected Cairns Mayor Bob Manning, addressed Cairns Regional Council today.  Here's his full speech... NEW TEAM   The new Cairns Regional Council  -  Mayor - Bob Manning OAM, Division 1 - Steve Brain, Division 2 - John Schilling, Division 3 - Rob Pyne, Division 4 - Terry James, Division 5 - Richie Bates, Division 6 - Linda Cooper, Division 7 - Max O'Halloran, Division 8 - Jessie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/qIIw-_DV-4I/mayor-bob-manning-addresses-new-cairns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/qIIw-_DV-4I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/05/mayor-bob-manning-addresses-new-cairns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-8408261493728300196Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:00:00 +00002012-04-25T09:25:48.714+10:00Just over 70 per cent of the 200 people at the Cairns Chamber of Commerce’s Mayoral debate completed a five question survey on the day, to provide information on the profile of the audience, their voting intentions and how they thought the candidates performed. The first question asked audience members about their voting intentions was Val Schier who scored the highest with 32%, Margaret http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/Iebna0crtWE/schier-wins-chamber-vote-of-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/Iebna0crtWE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/schier-wins-chamber-vote-of-support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6190578131077630735Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:00:00 +00002012-04-23T09:00:01.880+10:00The drafting of laws making it illegal to lie to the Queensland Parliament will be reinstated under the new State Government. The LNP Cabinet will endorse their election commitment to reintroduce this as a criminal offence.   Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Jarrod Bleijie MP says they will amend the Queensland Criminal Code to re-enact laws repealed under the previous administration. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/ehdCjAfqB6w/lying-to-parliament-to-become-criminal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/ehdCjAfqB6w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/lying-to-parliament-to-become-criminal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6616612242630440396Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:44:00 +00002012-04-22T10:51:25.713+10:00In one week's time, Cairns will decide who will be mayor for the next four years. Retired property developer Ian Thomas, with the campaign mantra of "less rates, less crime and no Entertainment Precinct" is the underdog in the Mayoral campaign.  He first arrived in Cairns in 1973 as a part owner of the Australian hotel in Abott Street. He then opened the Marmadukes nightclub.  Thomas has a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/FtbAVul466k/soapblog-ian-thomas-why-i-should-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/FtbAVul466k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/soapblog-ian-thomas-why-i-should-be.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-5535277019698654375Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-04-20T01:30:02.272+10:002012 electioncairnsCairns Regional CouncilI was going to write a heap of stuff here about the duplicitous re-election campaign that Cairns Regional Councillor Alan Blake is running, but I thought it would be easier to let the pictures do the talking. Here's the Councillor's car snapped by a CairnsBlog reader yesterday... He proudly claims "I didn't vote for the Entertainment Precinct.  I't's too expensive and on the wrong site." http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/x_mRDoQCTuo/cr-alan-blake-did-vote-for-precinct.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/x_mRDoQCTuo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/cr-alan-blake-did-vote-for-precinct.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-7797274121107508138Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:00:00 +00002012-04-19T13:00:01.230+10:00 The remaining Labor MPs have allocated portfolios in the new Shadow Cabinet. Annastacia Palaszczuk  Opposition Leader Justice Attorney-General and Industrial Relations; Education, Training and Employment; Tourism, Small Business, Major Events and Commonwealth Games; the Arts. Curtis Pitt  Leader of Opposition Business; Treasury and Trade; Energy and Water Supply; Main Roads; Aboriginal and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/ZKVrV_xD4gA/labor-mps-announce-portfolios.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/ZKVrV_xD4gA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/labor-mps-announce-portfolios.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-1474531323147663187Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:05:00 +00002012-04-19T08:55:13.843+10:00I appeared on Radio New Zealand to discuss the recent landslide to the LNP in the State election. I chatted with Bryan Crump, who hosts Nights to offer some views on why the Labor Party in Queensland lost so conclusively.   As we know, the people spoke very loudly and delivered a drastic change in our political landscape.  What will this mean for Queenslanders over the next few years? The live http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/EbC1_HlGlyk/radio-new-zealand-looks-into-queensland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/EbC1_HlGlyk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/radio-new-zealand-looks-into-queensland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6236843297651255691Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:38:00 +00002012-04-17T07:38:40.047+10:00 Mayor Val Schier says she will promote a return of the 5% discount for early payment of rates, after it was axed within weeks of her 2008 election, that also saw a rate increase. ''We know that people have been doing it tough over the past few years and have become increasingly concerned about the rising cost of living,'' Val Schier said.   ''That's why I've decided to re-introduce a 5% http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/WNZ0Ii_WA6g/schier-vows-to-return-rate-discount.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/WNZ0Ii_WA6g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/schier-vows-to-return-rate-discount.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-1654685568591535682Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:39:00 +00002012-04-16T10:49:09.288+10:00Queensland's new LNP local government minister David Crisafulli has rightfully put on hold the $154 million Cairns Entertainment Precinct project, pending the outcome of the local Government elections on Saturday April 28th. Local Government Minister David Crisafulli says that whoever forms the new Council, deserves the right to determine the way forward. "To be locked into a course of action http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/Y1AdKDnlDv4/new-council-will-determine-way-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/Y1AdKDnlDv4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/new-council-will-determine-way-forward.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4186295463879484193Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:09:00 +00002012-04-07T14:13:55.741+10:00Cairns Regional Councillor Rob Pyne asked the Cairns Post for a retraction after they reported Council's early payment discount was unanimously voted to be removed,"This rewards residents who pay on time," Rob Pyne said. "It is good business for Council as it gets in needed revenue by a fixed date.""It should never have been abolished."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/HqFgt8pC2PE/council-rates-discount-should-never.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/HqFgt8pC2PE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/04/council-rates-discount-should-never.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4197769084121561072Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:52:00 +00002012-03-31T16:13:23.380+10:00All four Mayoral candidates will participate in the Cairns City Forum tomorrow, Sunday afternoon at City Place. Mayor Val Schier, along with Deputy Mayor Margaret Cochrane, Ian Thomas and Bob Manning, have all agreed to participating in the public debate.Organisers are hoping for a good turnout from the community.“It’s great that people are becoming more interested in local issues and putting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/LdK_NARB_aA/mayoral-candidates-to-attend-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/LdK_NARB_aA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/mayoral-candidates-to-attend-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-2598149272759850768Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:57:00 +00002012-03-28T11:49:51.405+10:00Many agree Anna Bligh’s relentless self-styled negative attacks on Campbell Newman, followed by a capitulating plea bargain for votes, was one of the more pitiful political performances in recent times.When the damage was done, Bligh finally took the blame for this record loss with an ear-to-ear grin. Little did many of the party faithful know she had already planned her exit from State politics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/xLh2Qz8psYo/blighs-relentless-negative-attacks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/xLh2Qz8psYo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/blighs-relentless-negative-attacks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-557584901028817306Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:57:00 +00002012-03-26T16:21:06.776+10:00While the crushing defeat of Labor is the big news in the State election, there’s another story with the local collapse of The Greens vote, writes Bryan Law. 38% of voters who chose Greens in Mulgrave in 2009, abandoned the Party on Saturday. 34% abandoned them in Cairns, 27% in Barron River and 19% in Cook. The State average decline was 9.5%.The State election was historic, but the change http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/X0RgWdC8gKU/voters-abandoned-greens-in-droves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/X0RgWdC8gKU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/voters-abandoned-greens-in-droves.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-3550033563498195068Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:21:00 +00002012-03-26T15:24:53.065+10:00Cairns Regional Council will lodge the Development Application for the Cairns Entertainment Precinct with Ports North this week.The 1500-page application covers the construction of the precinct in full detail.Council says this is the first key milestone of the Commonwealth Funding Agreement and the first substantial payment.''The development application had been a massive project in itself,'' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/gEM4IL-2264/cairns-council-to-lodge-entertainment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/gEM4IL-2264" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/cairns-council-to-lodge-entertainment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-4191781374556645382Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:06:00 +00002012-03-26T16:35:52.859+10:00The dramatic and crushing defeat of Labor was one thing, but less than 12 hours after the election result was counted, former Premier Anna Bligh's resignation smacks of enormous arrogance and disdain for the democratic process.The by-election that will now be called for Bligh's South Brisbane seat, following her shock resignation the day after Saturday's poll, will cost at least half a million http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/uLupXmpE9gw/blighs-resignation-is-act-of-bastardy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/uLupXmpE9gw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/blighs-resignation-is-act-of-bastardy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-369270919254304229Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:31:00 +00002012-03-26T10:01:52.146+10:00The blood hadn't even dried on Labor's corpse before campaign signs started appearing at 7am Sunday morning.Deputy Mayor Margaret Cochrane, in her bid to become to second woman mayor of Cairns on April 28th, didn't leave a second free until the State election was over on Saturday night.In the early hours of Sunday morning, Cochrane and her team installed election corfluttes across the city under http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/5Ny3Jl-Mduc/state-election-over-council-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/5Ny3Jl-Mduc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/state-election-over-council-campaign.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-5127537105180978841Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:21:00 +00002012-03-26T09:23:36.231+10:00An extraordinary full Council meeting will he held this morning to vote on matters relating to the development application for the Cairns Entertainment PrecinctThe coconut palm trees removal from Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas, will also be before this meeting, which will be held at 11am.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/u1wU5PU78_E/extraordinary-council-meeting-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/u1wU5PU78_E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/extraordinary-council-meeting-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-6585463572328794638Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:43:00 +00002012-03-26T09:36:48.470+10:00Former Mulgrave Shire Councillor and Barron Delta farmer, Ross Parisi, will contest the Cairns Regional Council election, at the end of April.Parisi, who when elected in elected 1976 at 23 years of age, was the youngest elected in Cairns at the time. Former Councillor Kirsten Lesina broke the record in 2008 when she was elected at 21.Paris will contest the Division 9 seat, held by Sno Bonneau, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~3/9kyznOoHdPk/former-councillor-ross-parisi-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Michael P Moore)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CairnsBlognet/~4/9kyznOoHdPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.cairnsblog.net/2012/03/former-councillor-ross-parisi-to.html