WE DID OUR VERY BEST TO PREPARE THE COMMUNITY THE first dry-docking of the Daintree Ferry in more than a decade was a huge success. A small team of boilermakers, water blasters and labourers…
A MAN having a snooze in a reported stolen vehicle didn’t have a particularly pleasant start to his day yesterday. Smithfield police were patrolling the car parking area of a local shopping…
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SEVERE thunderstorms are possible throughout the Douglas Shire tonight as the Mossman River continues to flood at high levels. The Bureau of…
IT’S that time of the year again when Port Douglas is hit with some juicy bargains. From beauty to clothes, food to drink, this is the time locals and visitors can find things on the cheap. It’s…
THE authentic Chinese Junk Shaolin, which has charmed both locals and visitors in the heart of Port Douglas, is heading for new waters and will now be permanently based in Cairns. For owners Skye…
A LOCAL melanoma survivor believes people are still not getting the connection between the sun, it burning you ‘and you dying’. Whyanbeel resident Sarah Renahan will spearhead a Melanoma March on…
THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood warning for the Douglas Shire. BOM duty forecaster Diana Eadie told Newsport today shower activity was expected to increase late on Wednesday and…
DOUGLAS Shire Council CEO Linda Cardew has resigned from her role to take the top job at Cook Shire Council.? Ms Cardew announced her decision to Council staff today. The lawyer has been involved…
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DOUGLAS Shire Mayor Julia Leu has praised the ‘gruelling’ effort to get the Daintree ferry back in the water inside five-days. The ferry returned to the Daintree River yesterday after a…
