Funeral date set for Cairns children

Eight children who were allegedly murdered during a shocking massacre in far north Queensland will be laid to rest together on January 10.

Stuffed teddy bears and a card is seen at a makeshift memorial

A date has been set for the funeral for 8 children from the same family who were killed in Cairns. (AAP)

A date has been set for the funeral for eight children who were killed in far north Queensland.

The four girls and four boys, aged between two and 14 years, will be laid to rest together in Cairns on January 10.

They were found dead in a house in the Cairns suburb of Manoora on December 19.

The family was holding meetings to plan the ceremony and would release details once a funeral director had been appointed, community advocate Yodie Batzke said on Monday.

The mother of seven of the children and aunt to the eighth, Raina Mersane Ina Thaiday, 37, has been charged with eight counts of murder.

Her case will next appear in a Cairns court on January 30.

On Christmas Eve, family patriarch Rod Willie said their priority had been offering support to traumatised family members and working through cultural protocols.

Plans have been made to demolish the house on Murray Street, Manoora, to make way for a permanent memorial for the children.


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