The Douglas Shire’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display has a new time slot for the kid’s and promises to be bigger and better than ever. Along with the customary fireworks displays to ring in the New…
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Wet Tropics of Queensland being inscribed on the World Heritage List, an endangered plant species native to the Daintree Forest has been planted at Cairns…
A boat and trailer were stolen from the Marina at Wharf Street in Port Douglas last week and police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate it.
The Hooker brand 5 metre dory fishing…
Measures to curb illegal camping implemented by Douglas Shire Council have seen a significant reduction in illegal camps in the last six months. Illegal camping in the region has been a thorn in…
A Tableland business has been recognised as an agricultural leader and innovator at the AgFutures Innovation and Investment Forum held in Brisbane earlier this month. Rob and Krista Watkins, owners…
The wet season has just begun; we’ve had a taste of a mini-cyclone, we’ve had to undergo considerable clean up, and there has already been significant rainfall. But we cannot sit back and believe…
Douglas Shire will miss out on direct involvement a state government project set to improve internet speeds in regional Queensland. Last week, the state government announced it would utilise 6000…
Douglas Shire Council will run a trial of extended hours for the Daintree River Ferry in the New Year.
From Wednesday, 2 January 2019, the ferry’s operational hours will be extended to 5.00am…
Mossman will be home to a new activity centre that aims to connect vulnerable people in the community to essential services. The centre has been made possible by a $153,702 grant from the State…
The Containers for Change scheme has been a hit in the Douglas Shire with tens of thousands of containers recycled in the opening month. The scheme was introduced in November this year and allows…
