Electricity provider Ergon Energy has urged those with advanced medical equipment to have emergency plans in place during the summer months. The sole electricity distributor in Far North Queensland…
The boffins and auditors have been busily crunching the numbers and are proud to announce the 2018 Douglas Business and Tourism Awards finalists.
This is the first year the awards voting system has…
DOUGLAS Shire Council is undergoing an assessment of the Cairns IRONMAN with a major focus on whether local businesses benefit from the event which is held in June each year.
In June this year…
PARENTS in the Douglas Shire have reacted with disgust to footage of a violent fight that emerged from the grounds of the Mossman State High School yesterday. The 30-second video shows one girl…
THE past couple of decades are not unique in Australian political history: the despising of the loathsome politicians and the sudden and late coming around of those loathsome politicians to abandon…
FOUR teenagers have been charged overnight following the theft of war medals from a Port Douglas property. Police allege five boys, aged from 15 to 17 years, broke into a property in Solander…
A new midwifery model has been introduced at the Atherton Hospital, providing continuity of care for women throughout their birthing journey.
The model provides all pregnant women, regardless of…
FOR those days when you ‘forget’ to bring your lunch to work and getting a DIY lunch from Coles seems like too much work, we have selected the best affordable lunch options in Port Douglas for…
THE Douglas Shire will take a strong stand on Saturday in Mossman when a march will be held to support Australia’s campaign to stop violence against women.
The Douglas Shire White Ribbon Walk…
Boasts that a proposed $500m development on Dunk Island – which is expected and predicted to rival Port Douglas – are not being taken seriously at most levels.
Tom Sommers’ vision, which will take…
