Queensland Police are set to begin a trial of on-water drug testing to catch people who take to the water and control a vessel under the influence. The six-month trial will be the first time Water…
Two people were rescued from Mossman Gorge after they were swept downstream of a popular swimming spot this afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the gorge at about 3.00pm to reports the pair…
Adventure tourism operator Experience Co today announced the resignation of CEO, Anthony Ritter, following a period of slow trading for the company. Company founder and Managing Director, Anthony…
I call it the moth effect. Australian Federal parliamentarians more than any anywhere should be aware of it and take it into account, but they don’t. Thirty years ago in the first spring after the…
When you are in dire need and your pet is becoming a destroyer-in-chief, there are solutions … at least in the Cook Shire. Boris Yelpin is soft and fluffy, loves kids and other dogs and is…
The troubled Mossman sugar mill could hold the key to its owner, Mackay Sugar, selling a 70 per cent stake to German sugar co-operative Nordzucker for $120 million. In an exclusive in yesterday’s…
As a federal election continues to loom over the people of Australia, new challengers for the seat of Leichhardt are beginning to come forward. The incumbent Liberal member, Warren Entsch, has held…
A Port Douglas woman and a woman from Cairns have been arrested and charged in relation to a stolen rental car. Police spotted the car being driven along Ishmael Road in Earlville at about 10.30…
Outstanding citizens of the Douglas Shire will be celebrated at a re-booted Australia Day Awards ceremony later this month. Douglas Shire Council is encouraging locals to come down to the Port…
A travelcade to raise money for the printing of “TOYAH” bumper stickers saw hundreds of people take to the road from Ellis Beach to Port Douglas yesterday. At least 260 motorbikes and 130 cars…
