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Train driver’s ‘amazing job’ to save snake A Savannahlander train driver stopped just in the nick of time to avoid hitting a 3.5m scrub python which was sunning itself on the track. Pets & Animals by Mattea Kearney Premium Content Subscriber only A SAVANNAHLANDER driver braked just in the nick of time to stop from hitting a 3.5 metre female scrub python on Wednesday. Driver and guide Wil Kemp noticed the snake just before Surprise Creek on the MacAlister Range when he alerted Anthony Cooper who was driving the train. Mr Kemp said Mr ...

Offbeat by Chris Calcino Premium Content Subscriber only Brinsmead is all fur coat and no knickers, Gordonvale has a drinking problem and Kamerunga is Caravonica for cowards.   Reporter Chris Calcino has summed up every suburb in Cairns - and don't get him started on Edge Hill. Aeroglen Inhabited exclusively by people with severe hearing impairment. Has a basically empty airport with decor that can only be stomached by people who watch Kath and Kim for style tips. The decay of its derelict mangrove boardwalk is only matched by some of the suburb's old...

Pensioner faces $665 fine after being accused of taking crystal from Queensland national park MonMonday 8 FebFebruary 2021 at 3:08am Harry Ward says a pair of rangers turned up at his door and told him he was under investigation after he posted about finding a crystal. ( Share Print text only Cancel A pensioner who is being treated for cancer is facing a $665 fine from Queensland Parks and Wildlife after being accused of taking a crystal from a national park in Far North Queensland. Key points: Harry Ward, 66, says he found the quartz near a bridge, by a roadway He is being investigated by Qu...

Date Time Positive wastewater detections in Mackay North and Cairns Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected in the Mackay North and Cairns Marlin Coast sewage catchments. Mackay North receives sewage from the suburbs of Beaconsfield, Richmond, Shoal Point, Bucasia, Blacks Beach, Rural View, Eimeo and Dolphin Heads, while Cairns Marlin Coast receives sewage from the suburbs of Barron, Kamerunga, Macalister Range, Yorkeys Knob, Caravonica, Trinity Beach, Smithfield, Palm Cove, Trinity Park, Clifton Beach and Kewarra Beach. Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said continued det...

Queensland Health made the announcement in an alert on Wednesday afternoon. Mackay North receives sewage from the suburbs of Beaconsfield, Richmond, Shoal Point, Bucasia, Blacks Beach, Rural View, Eimeo and Dolphin Heads, while Cairns Marlin Coast receives sewage from the suburbs of Barron, Kamerunga, Macalister Range, Yorkeys Knob, Caravonica, Trinity Beach, Smithfield, Palm Cove, Trinity Park, Clifton Beach and Kewarra Beach. Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said continued detections across the state were becoming more concerning. “We continue to urge anyone with any ...