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March 2013
Head Over Heels
Here's a brilliant and imaginative short film by local filmmaker Doug McNeil. Grab a cuppa, put your feet up, and enjoy. Made a video you'd like to share? Send the link to editor@thenewsport.com.au.
Polling…
November 9 Douglas Shire Election - 2013
Councillor Candidates in alphabetical order
David Carey
Former Council manager joins election race
Wed, Aug 14: David Carey today confirmed he will run as an Independent candidate in the…
More than a third already voted
Fri, 9.30am There's less than 24 hours to go until the four new Queensland Council elections, including Douglas Shire, are officially held...
Dormer wants Tradies United for Shire
Fri, Nov 8 Douglas…
March 19 Douglas Shire Election - 2016
Newsport has contacted each of the candidates and asked them a set of questions to help the readers better understand their views. Each of the candidates responses are below.
Mayoral…
UPDATE: The Bureau of Meteorology has updated its severe weather warning for the region as ex-tropical cyclone Imogen tracks east across Cape York, sifting the affected area slightly south, now encompassing areas from Port…
It should have come as no surprise this week that Australia’s billionaires collectively added more than 50% to their wealth in 2020 – the year of the pandemic. That is what extreme wealth, and most extremely wealthy people, do when…
With only one midnight fireworks display local shuttles have your back this New Year’s Eve as they will be running later than usual. Since we are all just a little excited about seeing the back side of 2020, it is equally…
As we eagerly limp out of 2020 local Law Enforcement want to ensure we don’t start 2021 as a serious or fatal road statistic.
Port Douglas Police Sergeant, Damian Meadows, said so far the Douglas Shire has done reasonably well over the…
A wet season adventure is just one scoop away for our backyard tourists. Tropical fruit farms, rainforest ice-cream shops and cultural tours are the focus of the latest Buy Douglas: Build Douglas video encouraging people to soak up a…
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces musician and G'day composer, Kiki. In the video above, Kiki, tells us about how Port Douglas reminds her of her Greek upbringing and what inspires her to compose music. After…
Ramada Resort Port Douglas has, for the second year, presented the local Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre with a festive donation raised through bottle and can recycling, which will be used to purchase gifts for locals who are lonely or…
Breaking quarantine, social-distancing or mask-wearing laws are crimes in a class on their own. They are so different from other crimes. The criminal act itself – just travelling around the place – in other times would be unpunishable…
Queensland government’s Health Minister Yvette D’Ath today confirmed a superyacht crew member in Cairns had tested positive to COVID-19.
The woman, in her 20s, is the region’s first positive case since October, according to the Cairns…
Ergon Energy has announced a moratorium on planned outages from Wednesday 23 December-Sunday 3 January. Executive General Manager Operations Paul Jordon said Ergon was pleased to be able to deliver some good news to customers in the…
Our local tradies have been appropriately been labelled as the ultimate ‘Toolbox for the Tropics’. From pools to gardens, to fans to home renovations, our expert tradies make up a unique network of businesses serving the Douglas…
According to the Bureau of Meteorology an ‘extremely active’ wet season is predicted with severe weather and above average tropical cyclones – and that’s without any talk of the La Niña activity that’s expected. Already we have seen parts…
A popular figure in the town, Kym Rowley, general manager of the Tin Shed (Douglas Community & Sports Club Inc.), has announced his retirement. In his president’s report, Anthony Dickinson said Rowley “will be leaving us…
The once popular Mossman Street Festival made a welcome return on Friday night after an absence of 13 years and was heralded a success. And Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr said: “I think people would be disappointed if it wasn’t on the…
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces local volunteer, Vivienne. In the video above, Vivienne tells us how she came to end up in the Douglas Shire. Starting from humble beginnings, she grew up in Mt Isa in the 50s…
Dear Editor, This week Douglas Shire Councillors considered the results of its recent survey about options for crossing the Daintree.
The survey results confirm the views of DSSG members that a bridge is neither required nor desired…
The art world is mourning the loss of local artist Jill Booth after her health had suffered some challenges in the past couple of years. She was 87 and had lived in the Douglas Shire for more than 30 years. Jill was a story…
New research commissioned by ‘buy now, pay later’ platform, Laybuy has revealed Australia’s eccentric Christmas habits which include the good, the bad and the just plain odd. Completed by over 1500 Aussies, the survey found that over 40%…
Friday is the 100 th anniversary of the Royal Assent to the UK Parliament’s Government of Ireland Act which partitioned the island of Ireland to provide two Parliaments, the Parliament of Southern Ireland and the Parliament of Northern…
