A WANGETTI resident has called on local Government to ‘stand up and show some leadership ’ before someone is killed on the Captain Cook Highway. Scores of tourists continue to congregate at a set of…
INDEPENDENT Member for Cook Billy Gordon is not surprised the Closing the Gap targets are failing and has called for Queensland Government to 'take the lead' on Indigenous reform. The Federal…
THE regions best green thumbs will get the chance to showcase their talents with the launch of the Douglas Garden Awards next month. The inaugural awards, to be run by the Douglas Shire Council,…
DOUGLAS Shire Council is working hard to clear the Bloomfield Track north of Emmagen Creek.
The section remains closed after heavy winds lashed the area on Monday night, making parts impassable. The…
HEARD the one about Popeye, an AFL champ and a $100 bet? Port Douglas tradesman Glen ‘Popeye’ Dwyer says his mate thought he was full of it when he called last week to tell him he’d won ‘a nice bit…
MAJOR rainfalls in Far North Queensland turn major watercourses a bright shade of ochre as they pick up mud and silt on their way to the ocean. But this year, scientists and farmers are keeping a…
LEADING experts and industry leaders will play a critical role in protecting one of tropical north Queensland’s most valuable natural resources. Wet Tropics Management Authority has reconvened two…
EVER wanted a job working for Uber? The company appears hellbent on moving to Far North Queensland and will hold information session for prospective drivers in Cairns this week.
Despite still not…
MOSSMAN Golf Club’s Tuesday event on January 31, sponsored by the Courthouse Hotel, was won by Dave Nesbitt on 40 points.
Nesbitt beat home John Carney (39) and Ralf Middel (36) on a count-back to…
THE multi-million dollar Reef Marina upgrade is expected to get the green light this week and herald the most significant development in the Douglas Shire since the 1980s when Christopher Skase…
