Thursday 13 December 2012
Disaster unit to face fake cyclone
A fictional tropical cyclone will spur Cairns’ disaster response agencies into action today. “TC Linda” will approach the Cairns…
Thursday 13 December 2012
Cold calling - A Wonga man in Mongolia
The Newsport has a new correspondent thanks to a news article we wrote last month which reported our first identified reader in…
Thursday 13 December 2012
Judith Shapland - Tis the season
And so this is soon to be Christmas, how fast does the year pass? It seems like only yesterday that all the joy, angst, cost and stress of…
Thursday 13 December 2012
Best Photo Comp just gets bigger!
It's fitting that a photo of one of the biggest events this region has ever seen has taken the top prize in The Newsport's Best Photo…
Friday 14 December 2012
History comes out of the closet
by Pam Willis Burden At its Christmas party earlier this week the Douglas Shire Historical Society was presented with an extremely interesting…
Thursday 13 December 2012
Young Raiders not short of skill
Friday night saw the Under 14 Reef Raiders head down to Mann Street to take on Wanderers in the clash for third and fourth spots overall. …
Thursday 13 December 2012
High hopes on road trip
The Taipans are coming off a bye and are heading straight into a double away header in Round 11 which will determine if the boys are playoff bound…
Friday 14 December 2012
Chamber yet to decide referendum stance
The Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce will work with local businesses to ensure they make a considered decision come de-amalgamation…
Friday 14 December 2012
Steindl a surprise All-Star
Skytrans Cairns Taipans head coach Aaron Fearne congratulated rookie Clint Steindl on his surprise NBL All-Star Game call-up. The rookie…
Friday 14 December 2012
NO NAG makes impact on innovation
Local inventors Bob Baade and Mark Kelleher were thrilled when their NO NAG gas gauge was selected as a finalist in the 2012 Tropical…
