THE Douglas Shire can lay claim to not only being an innovator, but also an early adopter when it comes to promoting a plastic bag-free environment. Back in July, at a well-attended event at the…
NOSTALGIC festive memories of Christmas past will be the focus of Queensland’s new Christmas road safety advertising campaign announced today.
Road Safety Minister Mark Bailey and Police Minister…
THE team behind the proposed Reef Marina upgrade will be hoping Santa sticks around into the New Year and delivers the ultimate gift -- approval of their Development Application.
“We have done…
The Douglas Shire will benefit from a Commonwealth-State joint-funding announcement of more than $168,000 that will go towards projects to help the Shire build resilience to natural disasters.
The…
ALL is not yet lost in the fight to secure Yule Point as the new location for the much-needed Paws and Claws animal shelter.
Resilient lobbying by Mayor Julia Leu, which included a trip to Brisbane…
THE festive mood turned to anger in Port Douglas late Saturday afternoon and into mid-afternoon on Sunday when the town was hit by an Internet outage.
Already struggling with painfully slow…
THOUSANDS of vulnerable Queenslanders will have fresh food on the table this Christmas through a Queensland Government funding initiative that will help people survive homelessness with dignity. …
THE old people are revolting and seeking revenge. No, this has nothing to do with the much talked-about proposed Retirement Village. This is comedy at its best and will be featured at The Clink…
A LOCAL and almost all-female crew are quietly, but defiantly, making a significant name for themselves on the high seas. Skippered by Port Douglas Yacht Club’s highly talented Belinda Cooper in…
WHEN I attempted to transfer everything from my iPhone 6 to my new iPhone 7 this week, and what is supposed to be the gold standard software for music and media management – iTunes – deleted nearly…