Ramada Resort Port Douglas has, for the second year, presented the local Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre with a festive donation raised through bottle and can recycling, which will be used to…
Breaking quarantine, social-distancing or mask-wearing laws are crimes in a class on their own. They are so different from other crimes. The criminal act itself – just travelling around the place –…
Queensland government’s Health Minister Yvette D’Ath today confirmed a superyacht crew member in Cairns had tested positive to COVID-19.
The woman, in her 20s, is the region’s first positive case…
Ergon Energy has announced a moratorium on planned outages from Wednesday 23 December-Sunday 3 January. Executive General Manager Operations Paul Jordon said Ergon was pleased to be able to deliver…
Our local tradies have been appropriately been labelled as the ultimate ‘Toolbox for the Tropics’. From pools to gardens, to fans to home renovations, our expert tradies make up a unique network of…
According to the Bureau of Meteorology an ‘extremely active’ wet season is predicted with severe weather and above average tropical cyclones – and that’s without any talk of the La Niña activity…
A popular figure in the town, Kym Rowley, general manager of the Tin Shed (Douglas Community & Sports Club Inc.), has announced his retirement. In his president’s report, Anthony…
The once popular Mossman Street Festival made a welcome return on Friday night after an absence of 13 years and was heralded a success. And Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr said: “I think people…
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces local volunteer, Vivienne. In the video above, Vivienne tells us how she came to end up in the Douglas Shire. Starting from humble…
Dear Editor, This week Douglas Shire Councillors considered the results of its recent survey about options for crossing the Daintree.
The survey results confirm the views of DSSG members that a…
