Cairns

Etheridge community comes together to assist the injured Forsayth and Georgetown police were reminded of the difficulties responding to vehicle crashes in remote locations on Saturday when they received an emergency call indicating that a car had collided with a heavy vehicle and that a driver was trapped. The caller a passing tourist was not […]

Cassowary Coast Media Wrap, Monday September 11 Stolen Bike, Innisfail: A white and blue Tourex brand Mountain Bike (pictured) was stolen from a flying fish point address between 8am and 2pm on August 29. Police are urging any witnesses to the incident or anyone with information to contact the Innisfail Police Station on 4061 5777 […]

Edmonton PCYC and students join to bring awareness to homelessness Personal care items donated by the community saw youngsters join forces to pack Care Packages for some of our local homeless Homelessness is a problem in most communities throughout Australia with more than 105,000 people without a home each night. Traditionally people see homelessness as […]

Police come together to help reduce homelessness Constable Aspin tried but couldn’t get comfy! Vinnies School and Community Sleepouts give you a glimpse into the realities of homelessness by ‘sleeping rough’ for a night to raise awareness and funds for Vinnies homelessness services. This year the Vinnies Corporate Sleepout held at Barlow Park last month […]

17 cars stolen this month, Vehicle Watch September 11 In the past 4 days, 10 vehicles have been stolen across Cairns. Vehicles were stolen from the suburbs of Smithfield, Manunda, Bentley Park, Whitfield, Edge Hill, Yorkeys Knob, Manoora , Manunda and Mooroobool. In most cases thieves gained easy access to unlocked homes and stole car […]

Tablelands Weekend Wrap, Monday September 11 Drink driving, Mareeba: Police have charged a local man after a traffic intercept in Mareeba on Saturday morning. It will be alleged Police intercepted the 55-year-old man on Byrnes Street at about 7:50am and when required to provide a roadside breath test, he returned a reading of 0.100 per […]

Cairns weekend media wrap, Monday September 11 Girl charged over weekend blazes: A Gordonvale girl aged 13 has been charged following two fires in the Gordonvale area on Saturday. It will be alleged the girl set fire to a grassed area beside Leonis Access, opposite the Gordonvale golf course at about 1:30pm, before setting fire to […]

FCU head back to school for bike safety Senior Constable Young heads back to school Our busy officers from the Forensic Crash Unit often head back to school to help educate senior students about driving and road safety tips, however Friday saw Senior Constable Young hang out with much younger students. Trinity Anglican School (TAS) […]

Have you seen this man? Far Northern District police are seeking assistance from the public to locate a local 20-year-old man Rangi Fyfe (pictured), who may be able to assist with their inquiries into a series of incidents over the past six weeks. At about 9pm on Tuesday night,  police attempted to intercept a man […]