PORT Douglas and Mossman businesses are being encouraged to bring their shop fronts to life this Christmas for the chance to win a $500 advertising package on Newsport. And with the special VIP…
THE young driver of this vehicle should go buy a lottery ticket. The Captain Cook Highway was blocked this morning after a white Nissan ended up on its roof in the ocean. The teenage driver,…
SOME of the Wet Tropics’ most inspirational people were acknowledged and applauded at the Wet Tropics Management Authority’s prestigious Cassowary Awards at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. Named…
MOVE over Wiggles, it was the Dougie 5 that had hundreds of kids entertained on Saturday night at the Mossman Christmas in the Park and Carols by Candlelight. The Douglas Shire five-piece of…
ONE of regions most historically significant buildings is back in public hands for the first time in 20 years, with the purchase of the Cairns Courthouse Hotel reaching settlement. Cairns Regional…
DOUGLAS Shire Mayor Julia Leu may add a touch of Hollywood to tomorrow’s Council meeting – the final sitting for 2016 - should she mention her chance encounter on Friday with actor Jean Claude Van…
IN the wake of Brexit, One Nation, Trump and the general alienation of those who have lost their jobs, wages growth and sense of purpose to globalisation, Australia should join Finland in…
MOSSMAN vet Dr Susan Roberts believes a rise in dog attacks across the Douglas Shire can be largely blamed on owners not having their animals desexed. With debate raging in Port Douglas about the…
CRAFTY kids got down and dirty to turn trash into treasure at the Plastic Free Douglas “Rubbish to Art” workshop. Several parents and grandparents joined 35 children to learn how to create mural…
Dear Billy: Welcome back! We’ve missed you! You’ve been missing in action for too long. As the member for Cook, we have been eagerly awaiting to see whether you would emerge and tackle some of the…
