Power reconnection continues across Douglas region
Monday April 14 2014, 8:35 am
Ergon workers are battling to restore power throughout the Douglas Shire with more than 1500 homes and…
Cyclone Ita from a Boat Owners Perspective
Monday April 14, 2014
By Tina Hoffmann & Will Stephens
The recent days were nerve racking for all of us. Sitting and waiting in a house is a bad…
Some thoughts on Cyclone Ita
Monday April 14, 2014
You cannot unboil an egg. I know the expression is supposed to be 'you cannot unscramble an egg', and you would think that that would be more…
Surviving the media storm of TC Ita
Monday April 14 2014
By Roy Weavers
It is now late Saturday afternoon just about two hours after Cyclone Ita blew through and I’ve just come back from Port…
Scathed but unbroken: Mossman Gorge escapes TC Ita
Monday April 14 2014, 4:40pm
A far north Queensland Indigenous community came close to flooding and nearly lost its administrative offices as…
Food and Wine this Carnivale
Monday May 19, 2014
Wine
Wine comes in various styles which include Dry wines, Sweet wines, Sparkling wines, Fortified wines (previously known as Ports) etc.
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Cost of cyclone clean up 'in the millions' for Douglas Shire
Tuesday April 15 2014
The Douglas Shire damage bill is rising as clean up efforts continue throughout communities in the region…
Fast times on Karumba Development Road
Tuesday April 15 2014
Far north Queensland police have charged a Mt Isa man for allegedly driving 179 kilometres per hour under the influence of alcohol in a…
Douglas declares it's open for business on social media
Monday April 14, 2014
By Sam Cullen
Port Douglas and Douglas have over the years been associated with long term affects from monsoon rains…
Lions to enter the Croc Pit for night game
Tuesday April 15 2014
I hope you all survived the cyclone and it's back to business.
As you now know our game against Manunda Hawks over the weekend…