Captain Cook Highway road works near completion
Tuesday May 11 2014
A series of difficult road works along the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas should be finished by May,…
Emergency services keep close watch on Gulf cyclone
Monday March 10 2014
Emergency service providers are closely monitoring a category one tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Tropical…
Mayor sees red over Mossman traffic lights
Monday March 10 2014
Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu says she is 'incredibly disappointed' with Main Roads' decision to approve traffic lights set be…
Muddies attack destroys Rovers
Monday March 11 2014
Ben Vikionkorpi
What a long time one week is in cricket.
In the reserve battle for 2nd and 3rd going into the semi-finals, Rovers resumed at…
Muddies win C grade thriller
Tuesday March 11 2014
Without an umpire in sight and only 20 minutes to the scheduled start time, United and Muddies' C grade Captains tossed the coin with the latter…
Bullets fly in 'blustery' conditions
Tuesday March 11 2014
Malcolm McKellar has won the Full-bore Target Rifle Double 700-metre Competition with an up-and-down 96 points out of a possible 105 near…
Heavy rain hits Cape Tribulation
Wednesday March 12 2014
Heavy rainfall has battered parts of the Douglas Shire with a 'convergent band' settled over region.
Cape Tribulation resident, Pat Shears,…
'No-one to blame' for traffic lights says construction company
Tuesday March 11 2014
A construction company has leapt to the defence of developers blamed for the installation of traffic lights in a…
Cape cops seize sly grog
Wednesday March 12 2014
Kowanyama Police have charged a 19-year-old Mooroobool man with one count of possession of alcohol in a restricted area. Police allegedly seized…
Wujal Wujal's Cold Water Band ready to make a splash
Wednesday March 12 2014
The Cold Water Band’s reggae-flavoured party jams have kept the good times going in far north Queensland for years. Now…
