Crossing the Daintree will soon be a lot quicker when a second vehicle ferry is introduced to ease traffic congestion. A hybrid solar-powered ferry with a 36-vehicle capacity is a planned addition…
The dress code for the Australia Day citizenship ceremony was one of the topics tabled at today’s Ordinary Council Meeting at the Douglas Shire Council Administration building in Mossman. In…
The best swimmers from primary schools across the Shire gathered at the Mossman Swimming Pool on Friday to compete in the interschool District Swimming Carnival. Over 500 students competed across…
In a significant move, The Tin Shed, or the Douglas Community & Sports Club, today announced they have put on hold ownership of the Bally Hooley Steam Railways. In October this year, Port…
The Biopixel Oceans Foundation has returned from successfully undertaking the first expedition to locate and satellite tag Whale Sharks on the Great Barrier Reef. Whale Shark sightings in the Great…
Detectives have charged a 16-year-old boy following a number of property-related offences allegedly committed on properties between Port Douglas and Aloomba, south of Cairns. Police will allege the…
Mossman golf sensation, Couper Smith, is one of just eight junior Queensland golfers travelling to Sydney today to represent the state at the U15 Australian School Championships. At just…
It will be proposed to Councillors at Tuesday’s Ordinary Meeting of Council at Council Chambers in Mossman that a revised budget for 2019/20 be adopted. The revised budget includes:
a number of…
Former Mossman Hospital nurse and now successful artist Victoria Park has been rewarded for her exceptional work by receiving DAB’s highest honour, the Peter Culley Award for 2019. Ms Park received…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement that the US no longer finds Israeli settlements in the West Bank “inconsistent with international law” could in the long run do more to threaten…
