The Daintree Ferry contractors have advised that large vehicles will not be able to cross from 9.30am to 12 noon today due to flooding caused by king tides and heavy rainfall. Long vehicles such as…
A historic pearl lugger left derelict and rotting near the mouth of Dicksons Inlet has been removed from the water and disposed of. Council and Maratime Safety Queensland (MSQ) have been planning…
Plans to transform the Mossman Pool and caravan park into a multi-purpose sporting precinct, has been well received by the community. According to a statement by Council today, there has been…
A Victorian man is facing charges of five counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16 at alleged incidents in Port Douglas and the Gold Coast.? The 73-year-old man was extradited from Victoria…
Large vehicles will be barred from using the Daintree River Ferry between 9.00am and 11.30am today due to predicted flooding caused by king tides on the river.
As such, these vehicles will not…
A large crocodile was photographed at Wonga beach on Saturday with the photo posted to a popular Facebook group in the region. The image has prompted reminder calls from the Department of…
The member for Cook, Cynthia Lui, today expressed her disappointment that a leading Chinese airline had decided to halt flights into Far North Queensland.
Ms Lui was responding to China Southern…
A group of people, including police and local business people, were roped into moving a boat from the middle of Warner Street that came loose and fell off it's trailer today.
The small boat,…
The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network is set to receive $1.2 million per year over the next three years. The funding announcement is part of the federal government’s plan to address…
Flooding is expected to affect the Douglas Shire in the next few days as Cyclone Trevor threatens the North East of Cape York. Tropical cyclone Trevor is expected to move in a west-southwest…
