THE WEEKEND READ: We all must take care on Captain Cook Highway
Published Saturday 21 May 2016
Fame, wrote Emily Dickinson in a poem of the same title, is a fickle food. I won’t be…
Sugar, Honey, Honey
WORDS by Lou Oliver
Published Tuesday 17 May 2016
You have a nemesis. One that is threatening all the good you are doing, all your effort and progress is being threatened. You…
The people who shaped Port Douglas Feature: Mike Berwick
WORDS by Gavin King
Published Tuesday 17 May 2016
At different moments in conversation with Mike Berwick you sometimes get the feeling…
Ritually Speaking
WORDS by Michael Joseph
Published Tuesday 17 May 2016
I remember as a boy sitting in Church listening to the priest ramble on. I would barely remember what he talked about. In…
REVIEW: Carnivale organisers start with a knockout event
Published Friday 13 May 2016
The Wonderland Spiegeltent - the showpiece of Carnivale 2016 - opened with a fantastic phenomenon entitled…
Women of Douglas: Meet Nicole Szalek
WORDS by Roy Weavers
Published Friday 13 May 2016
In 1997 at just 22yrs old Nicole Szalek, our next guest as a Woman of Douglas arrived in Port…
Mckeown puts tragedy behind him to impress for Crocs
Published Friday 13 May 2016
PORT Douglas youngster Brett Mckeown has put a horror 2015 behind him in more ways than one. Life couldn’t have…
THE WEEKEND READ: Climate 'nutters' must be ignored
Published Saturday 14 May 2016
WE must stop calling them “climate sceptics” and start calling them “climate nutters”. I was thinking this while…
Women of Douglas: Meet Kate Agrums
WORDS by Roy Weavers
Published Friday 13 May 2016
Kate Agrums is co-owner of the iconic Lady Douglas River Cruise and Daintree Magic Holiday House. She…
Women of Douglas: Meet Sharon Timms
WORDS by Roy Weavers
Published Friday 13 May 2016
Sharon grew up in Port Douglas, with her childhood memories revolving around her Dad teaching her to swim in…
