Fri 25 June
Local tour operators health monitors for GBR
Local marine tourism operators will be better equipped to keep an eye on the Great Barrier Reef after completing comprehensive training in…
Fri 25 June
Government logic up in smoke
by Mat Churchill
The Federal Government is being urged by forest and timber industries to include the burning of native forests to produce electricity as…
Mon 28 June
Arrivals look set to surge
According to the Tourism Forecasting Committee, the improved economic backdrop will see international travel to Australia increase by 5.5% this year.
The…
Wed 30 June
Crocs scare as Hawks challenge
Before the first siren sounded at Cazaly’s stadium there was no doubt that the weekend’s clash with the Manunda Hawks would be the biggest test of depth the…
Mon 28 June
Renewable energy power wuthin a decade
According to a news article on 9News, a new report says Australia could power itself entirely by renewable energy within a decade, halving the…
Mon 28 June
Reggae in Kuranda rain
by Sally Streeter
The 2010 Kuranda Roots Festival pulled out all the stops despite wet weather to put on a phenomenal cultural event for Far North Queensland on…
Tue 29 June
Original music falls on deaf ears
by Mat Churchill
Originals or covers? That's the quandary that faces many local musicians in the Port Douglas hinterland. And it seems that if earning…
Tue 29 June
New brochure for Great Tropical Drive
Road tours on Cape York feature strongly in an exciting new 'Great Tropical Drive' brochure now available to tourists.
"The brochure…
Tue 29 June
Hundreds hop in to support SIDS and Kids
Red Nose Day may have been on Friday, but it was Sunday's SIDS and Kids Cane Toad Races at the Ironbar which drew most of the attention, and…
Tue 29 June
Browned off - Local's efforts unrewarded
by Mat Churchill
The efforts of local green thumb and community legend, James Watson, have gone unrewarded due to a technicality in the Cairns…
