{"id":241006,"date":"2025-10-26T01:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241006\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T01:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:22:16","slug":"cairns-local-news-free-to-read-no-subscriptions-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/241006\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairns Local News &#8211; Free to read No subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairnslocalnews.com.au\/latest-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairnslocalnews.com.au\/squash-tourney-smash-hit-2025-10-26\" class=\"feature_photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winners and guests of the 2025 Cairns Squash International and Cairns open (from left): Hong Tang (Men\u2019s Aro International runner-up, Hong Kong), Naoki Hayashi (Men\u2019s Aro International winner, Japan), Michele Stevenson (Aro Industries representative), Ena Kwong (Women\u2019s Aro International winner, Hong Kong), H. Tan (Women\u2019s Aro International runner-up, Malaysia). Picture: Supplied\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/319ec87db5de48500f8a1991a016ae34.jpg\" width=\"1125\" height=\"750\" data-statamic-responsive-images=\"\"\/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOCAL squash players have shone in the Cairns Squash International which wrapped up last Sunday, delivering five days of high-level squash and a celebration of the sport for the<\/p>\n<p class=\"details mb-3\">  26 October, 2025 <\/p>\n<p>       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairnslocalnews.com.au\/business\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business<\/a>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairnslocalnews.com.au\/new-owner-closes-in-2025-10-24\" class=\"feature_photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iris Capital Group is close to taking over The Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns. 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