New research has shown how important the Great Barrier Reef and associated coastal ecosystems are to the wider environment from a new angle.
Edith Cowan University researchers and an…
Swimming in the Douglas Shire just got a whole lot better with no change to fess at the Mossman Pool and federal funding made available for swimming programs. Douglas Shire Council today resolved…
The Douglas Shire Bicycle Network took a step forward this morning with Council passing a motion to accept grant funding for the project from the State Government. The motion was passed…
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 52-year-old man missing from Cairns since yesterday. Lee Merritt was last seen around 9.00 am yesterday in the Cairns CBD and has not contacted…
The third edition of the monthly community "Think Tank” meetings will be held this coming Saturday in Mossman. The meetings have attracted some attention over the last few months with guest…
Port Douglas’ top cop has reissued warnings for people to secure their houses after the arrest of a 17-year-old who committed several break-ins and burglaries in the area. Officers from the Cairns…
A 47 year old man has been found dead three days after his car left the road in Lakeland, about two hours north-west of Port Douglas. Police believe the vehicle left the road in the early hours of…
A key agenda item at Tuesday’s open session of Council will be to enter into a funding agreement with the State of Queensland (represented by the Department of Transport and Main Roads) under the…
This week I travelled at 300km/h on the very, very fast train from Madrid to Barcelona. It covered the 625 kilometres in three hours, an average of 208km/h. This included four or five stops on the…
The inaugural Call of the Running Tide Arts Festival will draw to a close on Sunday and event organisers are encouraging everyone to check it out over the weekend. The festival has showcased…
