FAR North Queensland’s credentials as a future Test cricket location go under the microscope today with the start of three-day tour game in Cairns between Pakistan and an Australia XI. The city is…
PORT Douglas icons Four Mile Beach, Macrossan Street, The Reef Marina, Rex Smeal Park and the magical Mossman Gorge all star in a new virtual campaign by Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ). …
DOUGLAS Shire Mayor Julia Leu will meet with the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines in Brisbane tomorrow to discuss the decision to block the new Paws and Claws site. The State Government…
THE Douglas Shire is still buzzing from the 'Hooray for Hollywood' performances at the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort. The annual Bodies in Motion production received standing ovations on both…
DO you know this man? Port Douglas police are seeking the public assistance in the identification of this male person who may be able to assist them with their enquiries in relation to a theft from…
A POOR wet season and prolonged dry season, with no breaking rain, has prompted Douglas Shire Council to issue Level 2 water restrictions from Thursday 8 December. General Manager Operations Nick…
POLICE are advising local business operators to be wary of a recent scam attempt at a Cairns business. Operators of a long-standing CBD restaurant were contacted by telephone on Wednesday last week…
A SIGNIFICANT backlog of patient travel claims – many dating back to 2015 – has bogged down a system resulting in many patients in this region waiting anxiously for money they are reliant on. And…
A LOCAL driver came across an interesting roadblock on the Captain Cook Highway last night. Jessica Rogers, from Port Douglas, was stunned to see a two metre crocodile crossing the road near the…
THE Port Douglas District Combined Club, or The Tin Shed, has been dealt a body blow after the club’s submission to the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to purchase the land they situated…
