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Margaritavillae tropicus. Common name: Dan. Habitat: Far North Queensland reefs and rainforests. Characterised by: Jimmy Buffet music, Hawaiian shirt & puns.

Cairns
Joined February 2011
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Arisa was born in Cairns so I did this for the Post when she was selected for the Paris Olympics. What little champion.
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The mayor of Townsville is in a bit of strife after exaggerating his military service and uni qualifications.
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I'm creating an "OnlyDans," where Dans get together to complain about being called "Dan the man, Daniel-san" and "Danny Boy" our whole lives.
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A new study has found there's no definitive treatment for stinging tree-related injuries. Many people stung by the stinging tree aka Gympie Gympie (Dendrocnide moroides), had never heard of the plant before they encountered its painful touch. cairns-hinterland.health.qld…
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Huge specimen of native wood decomposing fungus Ganoderma steyaertianum. It can parasitize and even kill trees, but is usually much smaller than the one shown by Dr. Matt Barrett, mycologist at @aust_trop_herb. This specimen was discovered by Cairns Council's Pieter Taylor.
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Cairns Hospital's ED is currently extremely busy. We recently had a record number of 293 patients in one day and consistently high numbers of people are presenting. Please be patient and kind to staff. We thank staff for their hard work and dedication to help care for patients.
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The Pitch: Convince Australians to Eat Koala by Smith Brothers Media. #Gruen
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Cairns’ Captain Cook statue removal in a nutshell. #CookOnAHook
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The extraordinary story of Qld man Christian McDonald who had locked-in syndrome - unable to breathe, move, communicate or even open an eyelid: ABC News abc.net.au/news/2022-05-08/q…
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If youze have ever wondered what Bob Katter's gay marriage speech would sound like as a chill lounge track, well wonder no more
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So, it's 2.22pm on the 22022022. What does it all mean? Time for a Margarita? #WorldMargaritaDay #NationalMargaritaDay 🍸🍸
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Welcome back world! 🌏 Today Australia's border has reopened to fully vaccinated international travellers. We can't wait to welcome back direct international services to #Cairns from late March. #cairnsairport #bordersopen #aviation #tourism #recovery
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CODE GREEN: staff at Babinda Hospital are used to treating all types of patients, but were mystified when a wild, juvenile saltwater crocodile somehow made its way to the facility this week. 🐊 Read all about our staff's reptile encounter here: tinyurl.com/2zbshxpk
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STINGER ALERT: Cairns Hospital has treated 6 people in the last 48 hours for irukandji stings from FNQ beaches. Going swimming at the beach? PLEASE heed advice from @lifesavingqld. Our Emergency teams are busy enough with COVID-19 patients. They don't need the extra pressure.
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Day 2 of drunk December. It’s not going to be easy but take it one day at a time
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AWESOME WORK FNQ! This morning we administered our 100,000th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. For info our on big vax event, head here cairns-hinterland.health.qld… #MakeFNQCOVID19Free
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"Why didn't the Cairns taxi driver infect more people with COVID-19?" It's the question everybody is asking... Find out the answer ✳ and more ✳ in this exclusive interview with Public Health Physician Dr Steven Donohue. ow.ly/MPXT50FUCAA
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Jazz Crabs are now in the shop: obvious-plant.myshopify.com/
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COVID-19 UPDATE: due to a new community-acquired case, Cairns and Yarrabah are being placed into a 3-day lockdown. Details here 👉bit.ly/2VwJdep Please get tested if you have any symptoms of COVID-19. #MakeFNQCOVID19Free
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Two male patients admitted to Cairns Hospital overnight following croc attack near Lockhart River. One is stable, the other serious but stable.
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