Thursday 27 September 2012
A minute with Pat Rafter
We caught up with Pat and took a minute out of his hectic schedule to ask him about his experiences of our region, and how he thinks Port is…
Thursday 27 September 2012
Mossman Mill jobs up for grabs
Mackay Sugar’s Mossman Mill has commenced its recruitment program for its 2013 Apprentice Intake, with the aim of providing three people the…
Friday 28 September 2012
Cystic Fibrosis walk tomorrow
A sea of red reflected the community support for those impacted by Cystic Fibrosis in 2011, and organisers of the Great Strides Walkathon are…
Friday 28 September 2012
Whileaway Book Club Review - On The Road
Author: JACK KEROUAC Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant…
Friday 28 September 2012
Cyclone shelter "a last resort"
The multi-million dollar Port Douglas cyclone shelter will be the last port in a storm for people seeking safety from a severe weather event.…
Friday 28 September 2012
Opera under the stars
It may be the influence of the Sheraton Mirage's new owner, theatre king David Marriner, but the famous resort will soon host a night of opera under the…
Friday 28 September 2012
Run Marathons - Week 18
The last 50 or so years has seen some dramatic shifts in footwear. From thin soled, leather wrapped shoes to extreme levels of absorption we’ve seen…
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Low airfare scheme scrapped
The Member for Cook and Assistant Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, David Kempton, has confirmed that the Local Fare…
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Tammy named Face of Hope
Mossman’s Tammy Pelizzari has been named Cancer Council’s Far North Queensland Face of Hope in celebration of Daffodil Day this August 24. Ms…
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Local remembers the night the bombs fell
It was an unusually cold night on 31 July 1942 when, at 3.30am, a piece of shrapnel from a Japanese bomb pierced the walls of a…
