POLICE are continuing to probe the circumstances surrounding a double fatality at an Australia Day party in Julatten. Brisbane woman Kirsty Cini, 24, and Julatten teenager Zack Jenkins, 15, were…
A FREE feed of bacon, eggs and sausages will help welcome a handful of new Australian citizens to the Douglas Shire today. The free Aussie BBQ breakfast will kick off Australia Day celebrations at…
THE inaugural Tropic Sounds music festival at Mission Beach is all about injecting some fun back to the area after a number of recent tragedies. The region was rocked in October when three people…
A CIGARETTE butt audit has uncovered littering hotspots on the main street of Port Douglas. More than 2,200 cigarette butts were found at high profile areas on Macrossan St, between Grant and Wharf…
TODAY marks the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of American couple Tom and Eileen Lonergan on the Great Barrier Reef, who had been scuba diving aboard Port Douglas boat MV Outer…
CRYSTALBROOK Collection has appointed Joel Gordon as new GM and area manager for its hotel ventures in Far North Queensland. Syrian billionaire Ghassan Aboud’s group will open the first of three…
POLICE have released shocking footage of an incident which saw them draw guns on a man during a car chase in Townsville. Officers confronted a man after he allegedly drove dangerously on the wrong…
WHAT is the difference between “governance” and “government”? Some say nothing and that “governance” is just affectation, but political scientists usually make the distinction. Governance, they say…
POLICE will prepare a report for the coroner after a woman died at a popular swimming spot in Far North Queensland overnight. Officers were called to Josephine Falls near Innisfail following reports…
ZINC Restaurant and Lounge Bar will be changing hands for the first time in more than a decade. Owner Marco Piat will pass the baton onto locals Chris and Dani Bower after a wildly successful stint…
