Douglas Shire Mayor, Julia Leu, may be challenged to stand by an undertaking that her council would stage a 1980s-style Daintree Blockade protest if plans proceed to seal the Bloomfield Track. Cr…
Luxury eco lodge Silky Oaks, located on the Mossman River and downstream from the Mossman Gorge, will be a recent addition to Baillie Lodges; an intimate portfolio of luxury lodges. Fresh from…
Here is an idea for how the ABC might deal with the inevitable round of cuts next Budget. Clever bureaucrats when faced with funding cuts go for the jugular. They attack some popular vote-sensitive…
The iconic Tropical Journeys Great Barrier Reef Marathon will not go ahead in 2019 to enable it to host the finale of the new national Run for the Reef events in 2020. The new direction will…
Three popular tourism hot spots in the Daintree have joined forces and are offering a single-ticket day pass for visitors and locals of the region. The Daintree Attractions Pass provides entry to…
Businesses surrounding a stalled building project in Port Douglas are frustrated with the lack of communication regarding the use of the site. The site at 33 Davidson Street (Port Douglas Road) was…
Three people have been rescued from the Mossman Gorge after they became trapped on a rock surrounded by swift-flowing water.
Emergency services were called to The Gorge at about 4.15 pm today…
If the terms ‘hanger’ or ‘hangry’ are unfamiliar to you, don’t be alarmed. It just means you are not keeping abreast with the latest words being added to the Oxford English Dictionary. However, if…
The mother of a man who was killed in a hit and run incident in Mossman two years ago is urging everyone to sign a petition for harsher penalties for hit and run drivers. Janice Bradley, the mother…
We are well into the wet season and the constant rain, summer storms and the threat of cyclones looming is something we’ve become used to living in tropical north Queensland. In recent years, the…
