A Foreigner’s Lament
No, I am not an overseas’ visitor. I am a resident of Melbourne but since 1988. I have visited Port Douglas regularly. In 2004, I became a ratepayer and in 2008 completed…
Electric ants have been detected in Port Douglas and residents are being urged to attend an information session to help contain the spread of the invasive species. In recent months, electric ants…
Labor has promised to restore funding to the Northern Queensland Environmental Defenders Office if they win government in May. Environmental Defenders Offices (EDO) provide free legal services with…
Two Cooktown men have been charged with traffic offences after a drunken learner driver became bogged in a grassy area along Endeavour Valley Road. Police were conducting routine patrols on the…
A new strategy for protecting and improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef will tap into thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy for the…
The Port Douglas and District Combined Club’s (Tin Shed) plans to extend their existing restaurant is expected to be knocked back at Tuesday’s ordinary council meeting in Mossman. In papers, which…
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED
In partnership with Event Cinemas in Smithfield, Newsport is giving away a family pass to see Dumbo on the big screen. From Disney and visionary director Tim…
An 18-year-old man from Wonga Beach is facing one count of assault occasioning bodily harm for knocking a man out during a street fight outside a Port Douglas pub. Police allege the young man and…
The story of courage, resilience, and determination of a 10-year-old cattle dog named Maggie has captured the hearts of the region. Maggie’s owners, Billy and Michelle Dunn, spent a very worried 48…
In a week when population has been a big-ticket policy item, I am going to ask you to make a guess given these facts. In 1788, Australia’s population was about 200,000, all Indigenous, except for…
