Tuesday 17 January 2012
State league one step closer
Douglas Junior Netballers Chenoa Ryan and Rachael Ramsay have been selected for the Marlin Coast 'Marlins' squad. From the 18 players that tried…
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Doctors fear rise in whooping cough
The number of whooping cough cases in Far North Queensland has increased by almost 400% in 2011 with Queensland Health reporting 745…
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Grant St casualty returns home
Damien Smith, the man found with severe head injuries in Grant Street in mid-November, has returned home to Tasmania. Mr Smith, 40, continues…
Tuesday 17 January 2012
All eyes on king tides
As Queensland residents prepare for king tides this summer, they also have the chance to visualise the rising waters along our coast by photographing…
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Mossman Bowls results
Another memorable afternoon of competition was had by all on Saturday with another good turnout for Jackpot Bowls. The Men's President, David Egan, had…
Wednesday 18 January 2012
LNP promise to review shelter
The LNP candidate for Cook has bought into the cyclone shelter debate declaring he'll review the location of the facility should his party be…
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Chamber release wish list
The Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce has released their 'wish list' of infrastructure projects they'd like to see underway in 2012. A statement…
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Australia Day to help cancer sufferers
A huge public Australia Day celebration will be held at the Mt Molloy National Hotel, to celebrate and to raise funds for a vital…
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Serious runners step up
A call has gone out to runners in the region to get serious ahead of the Solar Eclipse Marathon and half marathon in November. Bruno Bennett from…
Wednesday 18 January 2012
New laws for reef operators
A parliamentary review of the dive and snorkelling industry has proposed new laws that aim to avoid a repeat of the 1998 incident in which US…