Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas has re-opened in time for the Australia Day long weekend; however, Cairns beaches will remain closed. The closures came after eight people were stung by Irukandji…
With just over two months to go until the local government election, a group of local ratepayers have established a Douglas Shire Ratepayers’ Association (DSRA) with key objectives of holding Council…
The Australia Day weekend is upon us and there is no shortage of events and activities in the Shire for residents and visitors to enjoy. A Big BBQ at Hemingway’s Hemingway’s…
In recent months, Douglas Shire residents have really shown their willingness to lend a hand to a mate in a need, holding countless fundraising efforts throughout the region for the bushfire crisis…
At Mossman’s Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku (BBN) Aboriginal Corporation's, Yalanji Arts, a small group of artists are sharing their culture and stories through art. For Indigenous Australians traditional…
Ten popular playgrounds around the Douglas Shire are set for an upgrade. The announcement comes after Douglas Shire Council awarded the Playground Renewal tender for the supply and installation of…
Students from Mossman State High School have returned home after a very different and much colder Christmas holidays than usual. Twenty-seven students, between the ages of 14 and 17, along with four…
Mossman State School is set to receive a much-needed tennis court revamp under the state government’s Tennis in State Schools Initiative (TISSI). In an announcement made yesterday by Cook MP Cynthia…
Australia Post released a set of stamps yesterday that will nationally showcase animals from North Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Australia Post teamed up with the Wet Tropics…
A large branch has broken from a tree in Macrossan Street in Port Douglas damaging two parked cars at around 2:15 this afternoon. The branch fell across the road blocking access to one lane for…
