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It’s a shady enclave with a sinister reputation. But frustration and desperation levels are reaching new heights over a lack of help for those trapped in limbo.

This family has seen first-hand horrific levels of violence, drug abuse, alcoholism and premature death.

A family has seen first-hand horrific levels of violence, drug abuse, alcoholism and premature death. Crime by Peter Carruthers Premium Content Subscriber only DEALING with horrific levels of violence, rampant drug abuse, alcoholism and premature death is simply part of life for hundreds of residents trapped inside Cairns Villa and Leisure Park. Many families desperately want to escape, but are stuck here in a heartbreaking limbo between homelessness and social housing. Families and women's advocate Yolonde Entsch founded a Yarning Circle meeting hub b...

It’s a shady enclave with a sinister reputation. But frustration and desperation levels are reaching new heights over a lack of help for those trapped in limbo.

‘They have lost hope’ It’s a shady enclave with a sinister reputation. But frustration and desperation levels are reaching new heights over a lack of help for those trapped in limbo. Crime by Peter Carruthers Premium Content IT'S a shady enclave with a sinister reputation in the heart of the city. Once a bustling tourist accommodation site, the privately-owned Cairns Villa and Leisure Park on Pease St is now one of Cairns' most notorious slums. Residents here face terrifying levels of violence, drug abuse, alcoholism and death every ...