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General land rates have increased by three per cent, as have sewerage, rubbish collection and water charges (also 3%) in the Cook Shire where renewing existing infrastructure and maintaining services…
Seventy per cent of Cairns ratepayers will receive an increase of 1.5 per cent or less in their general rates, Mayor Bob Manning announced after presenting the 2019/20 Cairns Regional Council…
Port Douglas is now home to a brand new pétanque court, also called a 'piste' or ‘terrain’, for lovers of the French game to come together to play and socialise. Pétanque is a sport that falls…
Council’s biosecurity team is taking up arms and bolstering their efforts to protect the Daintree Rainforest against invasive weeds. Douglas Shire Council will receive $180,000 over four years…
Yesterday, members of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team swapped the pool for Flynn Reef for a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef expedition. Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef is a network of…
Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) chair Wendy Morris was full of praise for Chief Executive Officer Pip Close who has tendered her resignation and will leave the destination marketing…
Residents of the Douglas Shire and surrounds will have the chance to tap into their inner Game of Thrones character this weekend. Learn how to wield a sword like a medieval knight thanks to a new…
Opposition to Council's Healthy Reef Partnership with Qantas Future Planet, GreenCollar and Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD), continues to mount with the latest action being a petition launched…
A Southside Crusaders try in the first minute of injury time proved to be the difference between victory and defeat for the Reef Raiders who were beaten 22-19 after holding a commanding 19-5 lead at…
