Friday 5 October 2012
Taipans face Crocs in season opener
The Skytrans Cairns Taipans tip off their 2012/13 iinet NBL Championship campaign against the Townsville Crocodiles at 7.30pm this Saturday. …
Friday 5 October 2012
Rock lobsters a potential cash cow
A breakthrough in breeding rock lobsters in hatcheries has put a Cairns research team in line for an award for innovation. The rock…
Friday 5 October 2012
Phoebe president
Executive positions on the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce have been filled, and as expected, Phoebe Kitto has taken the reigns as president of the…
Friday 5 October 2012
Reef report "misleading" says local expert
A report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science has claimed around half of the Great Barrier Reef's coral has been destroyed…
Monday 8 October 2012
Judith Shapland - Running in Circles
Ever had a moment of wakefulness, and I don’t mean from sleep I mean from unconsciousness? Those moments when your eyes open fully and you…
Monday 8 October 2012
CANEGROWERS claim marathon naming rights
CANEGROWERS Australia, in association with Port Douglas Event Management (PDEM), has announced that they have signed on to become the…
Monday 8 October 2012
Time for a change
It's official - the majority of people want Queensland to adopt Daylight Savings. Well, that's what readers of The Newsport are saying anyway. To save or not…
Monday 8 October 2012
Council "in limbo"
Mayor Bob Manning has stuck to his guns declaring he will not engage in a fight with anti-amalgamationists, preferring to let the people of Douglas decide…
Monday 8 October 2012
Trans Tasman Games start today
After months of planning and organisation, the Special Olympics Trans Tasman Tournament is finally here. From today, more than 300 athletes with…
Monday 8 October 2012
Blue boys blast Tully
The Muddies Blue team headed down to Fuller Park not knowing anything about their Tully opposition but keen to follow on from their win the weekend…
