Thursday October 31 2013
Portico same-sex marriage and charities
THE passage of the ACT Marriage Equality Same Sex invites some reflections on the law and politics of marriage and the Australian…
Friday November 1 2013
Free Daintree ferry travel returns
Residents of the Cairns, Cassowary Coast and Tablelands Regional Council areas are again eligible for free use of the Daintree River ferry…
Friday November 1 2013
Mackay Sugar posts big profit
Mackay Sugar has yielded a profit of $16.3 million in the financial year to May 2013, thanks mostly to the acquisition of Mossman Mill.
The…
Wednesday October 16 2013
Crispin Hull's Portico: Rate Payer Voting
No taxation without representation was the cry of the American revolutionaries in the late 18th century. Some rate-payers in Port…
Friday November 1st 2013
Big field set for GBR Marathon
More than 1200 runners, joggers, walkers and enthusiastic kids will come together on Four Mile Beach this Sunday for what is set to be the…
Monday November 4 2013
CANEGROWERS Great Barrier Reef Marathon Results
Over 1200 participants ran in the CANEGROWERS Great Barrier Reef Marathon festival yesterday (Sun 3rd Nov) around Port Douglas…
Monday November 4 2013
Cruise cancellations put businesses out
Two more cruise ships that were set to dock off Port Douglas this month have been cancelled, throwing local businesses into…
Monday November 4 2013
Airport celebrates 20 years of Cathay Pacific
The tourism industry, local dignitaries and Cairns Airport celebrated the 20 year anniversary of Hong Kong-based airline,…
Monday November 4 2013
Welcome investigation into Daintree power
David Kempton, the Member for Cook, is thrilled to announce that a comprehensive report into supplying power for residents north…
Monday November 4 2013
Barra off limits
Fishers are reminded that barramundi will be off limits in Queensland east coast waters from now until February 1, 2014.
Queensland Boating and…
