CARNIVALE weekend will see the launch of a ramp that will allow people with disabilities to access Four Mile Beach. Douglas Shire mayor Julia Leu will unveil the $140,000 project at the Port Douglas…
THE launch of Carnivale 2018 is being complemented by the lifting of the stinger nets at Four Mile Beach, according to the head of Queensland Lifesaving. Rob Davidson said the factors were in favour…
Anybody noticed the skyline over Australia's most visited destination wedding church and old sugar wharf? You may have seen the strange, tall and awkward looking structure you simply cannot miss…
THIS week marked 50 years since Queensland became the first jurisdiction in the world to protect all turtle species within its borders. In celebrating World Turtle Day, Minister for Environment and…
THE Mossman Hospital has received a $10,000 cash injection and the welcome funds are expected to go towards a special bed for cancer patients. The local Friends of the Foundation group, a subsidiary…
Port Douglas’ historic flagstaff has been handed back to the community after lying in disrepair for many years.
At a ceremony this morning at Flagstaff Hill Lookout, Mayor Julia Leu said this was a…
Tin Shed general manager Kym Rowley said he may have lost the battle with Douglas Shire Council over their rent increase, but promises not to lose the war. The Port Douglas District Combined Clubs…
THE proposed $2.6 million Diggers Bridge replacement project, with construction expected to begin next month, has not only raised the ire of Mowbray Valley residents, it questions Council’s…
BRUCE Cheesman and Bill Allison, with 45 points, won Tuesday’s 4 BBB event at the Mossman Golf Club. Robert Young and Wayne Dowell (44) were second, followed by Matt Carmody and Jim Geddes (43).…
THE big secret is out. The service station currently under construction in Craiglie will be a BP station, and will be managed by BP Port Douglas, a privately owned and operated small business. …
