Greater protection for dugong, turtles
Friday February 13 2015, 8:30am
Turtles and dugong have stronger protection from today after the Parliament passed new laws tripling penalties for…
Quarterly tourism report shows high tourist satisfaction, diverse methods
Friday February 13 2015, 10:30pm
The latest tourism survey by James Cook University has found travellers to the…
Tableland Futures Corporation appoints project officer
Friday February 13 2015, 2:50pm
The Tablelands Futures Corporation (TFC) will be better equipped to spur the Tablelands’ economic…
Temporary foster parents wanted
Friday February 13 2015, 2:30pm
With the extreme weather conditions that are predicted over the weekend Paws and Claws are looking for temporary foster…
Port Douglas pontoon to be replaced
Monday February 16 2015, 9:50am
The Port Douglas public pontoon at Ashford Avenue is being replaced with a larger and more advanced model.
The old…
Opinion: How to turn a First World Problem into a solution for the less fortunate
Monday February 16 2015, 2:00pm
So, I'm sitting there in front of the idiot box (as my dad used to call it -…
Opinion: Micawber's equation too simple for a nation's economy
Monday February 16 2015, 4:45pm
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says that economic management is in the Coalition’s DNA. That may…
Daintree Estates and JCU unite to save chocolate
Tuesday February 17 2015, 9:05am
Researchers at James Cook University are looking at how native animals might increase cocoa production and…
Farewell to Paula Johnson
Tuesday February 17 2015, 10:50am
By Martin Tranter
With great assistance from Kerrie Jamieson
Paula Johnson was determination, directness, wit and Port…
Rare jellyfish re-discovered in Reef Marina
Tuesday February 17 2015, 3:40pm
The re-discovery of a rare type of box jellyfish in Port Douglas’s Reef Marina could help in treating…
