WORDS by Rebecca McKenna MOST of us have been there…we want to lose weight so we set out to try something new to do it. You start, things go well for a while, things start to not go well, you see…
DOUGLAS Shire Council has launched a survey to collect information from Daintree residents on cassowaries and dogs to help inform strategies to preserve the habitat of the threatened species. …
THE team behind Great Barrier Reef Legacy is on a mission to entice Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio to join their fight to preserve the reef. The Port Douglas based charity, the brainchild of…
PORT Douglas captain Kye Chapple is in a race against time to overcome a medial ligament strain ahead of the AFL Cairns grand final on Saturday. The inspirational Crocs spearhead, who was runner up…
A new Coconut Action Plan plan was unanimously supported at the Douglas Shire Council meeting in Mossman on Tuesday. The plan details a coconut palm de-nutting program, removal of high-risk…
A 50 per cent growth in competitors from last year’s inaugural event shows Swimfit is here stay on the yearly Port Douglas event calendar. The second Swimfit was another big success, with over 50…
CENTRALS Trinity Beach midfielder Brian Durbridge has been suspended for eight weeks for his preliminary final meltdown against Port Douglas. Durbridge, whose dubious on-field antics have followed…
BACK in the 1980s, Christopher Skase knew how to firmly embed his footprint. He saw an opportunity, capitalised on it, created something unique and when the going got ‘hairy’, he made a hasty…
THERE are renewed calls for the backpacker tax to be dropped by the Turnbull Government, a tax that would have a major impact on Port Douglas. Minister for Tourism Kate Jones said the latest…
STORKS deliver babies...or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstore.com.
But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to…
