Dominic Geiger
Cairns Post
Australia
Contact Dominic
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Dominic:
Tributes flow for Tablelands crash victim
SHE was the sort of woman who could do anything she put her mind to, delighting people around her and filling her family with pride. → Read More
Innisfail fish farm crocodile couldn’t be saved
ENVIRONMENT Department officers tried unsuccessfully to defrost a dying crocodile after it was accidentally placed in an ice bath at an Innisfail fish farm. → Read More
Cairns development gets environmental approval
THE Federal Environment Department has given the green-light for work to start on a contentious CBD development, imposing a long list of conditions designed to protect a threatened species of bat. → Read More
Action call on Machans Beach boat ramp saltie threat
A LARGE saltwater crocodile lurking just 40m from the popular Barron River boat ramp at Machans Beach had prompted calls for rangers to be more proactive in removing dangerous predators. → Read More
Innisfail woman snapped swimming with crocodile
TOURISTS come to the Far North to dive with Nemo, but it seems an increasing number of locals are choosing to dive with crocodiles instead. → Read More
Spider eats bat at birdwatching lodge
THE tables have been turned at a Tablelands birdwatching lodge, with a giant spider snapped devouring an insectivorous bat. → Read More
Escape artist croc on run
A HARRY Houdini monster crocodile is frustrating rangers at a creek south of Yarrabah with its repeated attacks on domestic animals and daring escape skills. → Read More
Hot winds to heat up Cairns into the weekend
NEAR record breaking heat is set to bake Cairns until at least Saturday as now ex-Cyclone Debbie sends westerlies over the city. → Read More
Cairns to escape wrath of Debbie but winds could still damage
DAMAGING winds are expected for some Cairns suburbs from Monday as Cyclone Debbie intensifies. → Read More
‘Cyclone Debbie’ predicted to hit north Queensland on Sunday
LATEST: THE weather bureau has issued its first cyclone watch notice for the Far North coast as a Coral Sea tropical low intensifies. → Read More
Chance of Coral Sea cyclone increases
FORECASTERS are closely watching a tropical low that has formed near Papua New Guinea and could intensify into a cyclone while tracking towards the Far North Queensland coast. → Read More
Man-made solution to bleaching
COLD water from the ocean’s depths off the continental shelf could be pumped on to the Great Barrier Reef in a radical plan to save key tourist dive sites. → Read More
Cairns Cyclone: Alfred, Far North Queensland, Cyclone
PARTS of the Far North are on cyclone watch, with a high chance of a category one system developing near the Queensland/Northern Territory border tonight. → Read More
Pride in West Cairns on display in new music video
A MUSIC video featuring aspiring entertainers from Cairns’ M suburbs has gone viral, recording more than 30,000 views in less than a week. → Read More
Man allegedly assaulted in Cairns CBD
A MAN is recovering in hospital with face wounds after he was allegedly head butted and punched in the Cairns CBD. → Read More
There is a 50 per cent chance Christmas lunches will be wet
CAIRNS is unlikely to experience decent rainfall before late next week despite forecast modelling suggesting two potential tropical lows in waters off Queensland. → Read More
Investigation into claims Cooktown bushfire was deliberately lit
AUTHORITIES are investigating if a bushfire that came within metres of homes near Cooktown yesterday was deliberately lit. → Read More
Croc catches increasing across Far North waterways
FAR North fishermen are reeling in crocodiles like they’re going out of fashion with at least two salties hooked on lures in the past two weeks. → Read More
Two French tourists die of suspected heart attacks on Great Barrier Reef trip
THE traumatised partners of two French tourists who died within minutes of each other on the Great Barrier Reef are receiving support. → Read More
Pearson pulls support for Aurukun school
THE State Government looks set to go it alone in Aurukun after Good to Great Schools co-chairman Noel Pearson pulled support for the town’s troubled school. → Read More