Wednesday 27 October 2010
Mountain bike festival coming to Port
by Mat Churchill
A new adventure tourism event is heading to Port Douglas, hot on the heels of the recent Challenge Cairns…
Thursday 28 October 2010
Leu joins Wet Tropics Board
Division 10 Councillor Julia Leu has joined the Board of the Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA). The WTMA is responsible for…
Thursday 28 October 2010
Kochie to bring a ray of sunshine
Support is being gathered in a campaign to attract the 7 Network's morning show presenter, David Koch, to Port Douglas in a bid to…
Thursday 28 October 2010
Eco-lodges to join forces
As part of a push to improve ecotourism in Australia, a collective of sustainable eco-lodges is looking to take on the world. The lodges…
Thursday 28 October 2010
Carnivale to meet Challenge
Carnivale and Challenge Cairns organisers will meet in mid-January to discuss how to coordinate both events in order to maximise the…
Thursday 28 October 2010
Sheraton sold?
Rumours abound that the sale of the famous Sheraton Mirage Resort in Port Douglas has been finalised, although those close to negotiations are staying…
Friday 29 October 2010
Road deaths cost more than lives
by Will Devlin With road traffic accidents in our area mounting, virtually by the week, I wanted to start some informed debate insofar…
Friday 29 October 2010
Hired assessors lurking in Port
by Mat Churchill
Annual AAA STAR rating inspections on accommodation in Port Douglas are underway, with star struck providers…
Friday 29 October 2010
Port vs Mossman in mo-off
It's Port vs Mossman in a competition which pits town against town, man against man, mo against mo, in that most fashionable of fundraisers,…
Friday 29 October 2010
New disaster centre to open
A new cyclone five rated building is currently under construction by Council and will provide a centre for the efficient preparation and…
