The region’s tourism body, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD), has said now that Cathay Pacific has terminated its scheduled service between Hong Kong and Cairns – it came into effect on 27…
Douglas Shire’s small business owners and operators hit by monsoonal flooding earlier this year, will be able to benefit from a state government mentoring program. On Sunday, 24 November the ‘Back…
A 35-year-old Wonga Beach fisherman has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for multiple charges of rape and indecent treatment of a child. The man faced Cairns District Court on 24 October…
What was once a small, dirt road down Mitre Street and before the completion of the Palmer Sea Reef golf course, will soon become a beachfront enclave offering unique features in a pristine and…
BREAKING: Two teenagers have died following a serious traffic crash in Babinda last night. The pair, believed to be in a relationship, collided head-on with another vehicle along the Bruce…
Douglas Shire Council has unveiled its new reef and rainforest-themed portable water refilling stations and drinking fountains at Port Shorts Film Festival over the weekend. The initiative comes…
Port Douglas’ animal shelter and refuge is coming along in leaps and bounds with final touches to the plans for the new facility almost finalised. Paws and Claws president, Michael Kerr, said the…
Unsurprisingly, a survey of Australia’s federal politicians published this month did not directly mention the free flow of information, or lack of it, among the attributes of our democracy that they…
The construction site of a block of luxury apartments near the heart of Port Douglas has officially been shut amid a Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) investigation. In a…
Pink in the Tropics is hosting a pink breakfast at Beechwoods Café in Mossman tomorrow for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Beechwoods café will be selling a variety of pink food including scrambled…
