THIS Thursday will be the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica in the Spanish Civil War. It is perhaps timely to reflect on it, given the emphasis on bombing in the past couple of weeks: the…
MORE than 4000 people will participate in Anzac Day Services across the Douglas Shire tomorrow. This year marks the 102nd anniversary of the Gallipoli landing and also 100 years since Australians,…
DOUGLAS Shire’s proposed Planning Scheme will be a key focus at Wednesday’s Council meeting and councillors will have the opportunity to consider a report that recommends Council proceed with the…
ISSUE 22 of PORT DOUGLAS Magazine has arrived. In the Autumn/Winter edition, which this week hit the streets, you can discover everything from the insightful, the magnificence of photography, an…
THE Port Douglas State School held its annual inter-house cross-country event yesterday.
Starting next to the Surf Life Saving Club, the students competed on what is surely one of the most…
THE recently-appointed Executive Chef at QT Resort, Stephen Brand, presents a humble approach to his work, and prefers to let his cooking and tasty dishes do the talking.
And Newsport experienced…
CAIRNS vascular surgeon Dr Christina Steffen is encouraging Daintree residents to ‘be aware’ of a dangerous tissue-eating disease. There has been one reported case of Daintree Ulcer, a ‘nasty’…
TOURISM Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) has appointed Western Australian tourism gun Pip Close as its new Chief Executive Officer. Close is the current CEO of the Margaret River Busselton Tourism…
THE exclusive ‘Tanamera’ mansion in Port Douglas will be auctioned next month. The exotic Asian inspired trophy home is situated at 44 Island Point Road and offers complete privacy and seclusion at…
INDEPENDENT Billy Gordon has rubbished claims by the Katter Australian Party he would help block the upcoming State Budget unless crocodiles are culled in Far North Queensland.
The Member for Cook…
