The nominations for the Douglas Shire 2020 Australia Day Awards have been announced. Twenty-five extraordinary locals have been nominated across seven categories that recognise those who have gone…
Organisers of the Douglas Business &Tourism Awards have announced that 2019 winners, runners up, and finalists can now access badges which can be used by businesses to promote the achievement. …
A new dedicated Indigenous Tourism Development Service to support Indigenous tourism has been announced by the state government. The Douglas Shire has a strong Indigenous culture and many successful…
Art is an essential way for Australia’s Aboriginal people to tell their stories passing them on through the generations and for a small group of artists in the Mossman Gorge Community this is…
Police are seeking public information after three vehicles were stolen in the Mossman and Port Douglas areas over the last five days. Yesterday morning a blue Toyota Camry was reported missing,…
Victorian man, Milan Lemic, who has been missing in the Daintree area for more than three weeks has been found safe and well. The 29-year-old was located on the Creb Track late yesterday afternoon…
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service has confirmed the Far North’s first case of Daintree Ulcer for the year has been contracted by someone living in the Mossman area in the past…
Few names are as synonymous with reef protection as that of Port Douglas-based conservationist John Rumney. For more than 35 years Mr Rumney has been fighting to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef and…
As Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) says its thoughts are with fire-affected communities across Australia, it will continue to monitor the situation and its coverage closely, working alongside…
Douglas Shire businesses are continuing to come to the fore to raise funds for those hit by the devastating bushfires with The Newell Beach Takeaway the latest to join the growing list. Peter Capp…
