UPDATE: Police have confirmed the bodies of a Townsville couple have been recovered from Kearneys falls in a remote campground south of Cairns.
Police believe the pair to be 24-year-old Simon…
It has been a big day around the Douglas Shire celebrating the race that stops the nation. Vow And Declare might have won the biggest race of the year in dramatic fashion but it was all about the…
Following the fatal accident at the Jungle Surfing attraction in Cape Tribulation recently, Member for Cook Cynthia Lui has called for a discussion on emergency services north of the Daintree. Ms…
Stinger nets will be returned to Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas today. Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) began rolling out the nets across the Far North this week as the high-risk stinger season…
Douglas Shire Council came under fire on two fronts at a Think Tank in Mossman on Saturday when they were challenged for a lack of funding to the Chamber; and for Mayor Julia Leu to chair an Economic…
The fourth community Think Tank in Mossman on Saturday opened up community discussion in a workshop setting. Saturday’s meeting at the Mossman Shire Hall addressed a variety of community issues…
Port Douglas Backpackers on Warner Street, which is in a prime position in the town, is on the market and Colliers International (Cairns) is accepting expressions of interest. Marketing agent Jay…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s knee-jerk dismissal of one of his backbencher’s tax proposals was a wasted opportunity and a hypocritical one at that. The well-respected moderate Western Australian…
It’s that time of year again and while it is not an official public holiday up here, Melbourne Cup certainly is still the race that stops the Douglas Shire. Newsport has selected a list of some of…
With less than a month left for voting in the 2019 Douglas Business and Tourism Awards, the organisers have revealed new information regarding the new Mass Reveal format that has already created…
