VIDEO: Port Douglas reef sites continue to amaze tourists
Published Thursday 12 May 2016
WITH mixed media reporting on the severity of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, Newsport…
New midwifery practice opened at Mossman Hospital
Published Friday 13 May 2016
A new Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) was officially opened last week at the Mossman Hospital in great news for…
Free hearing checks for Port Douglas and Mossman
Published Monday 16 May 2016
The Australian Hearing bus is stopping by the Port Douglas Markets and Woolworths Mossman this weekend to offer…
IN the end, it was his mate’s final sacrifice that saved Danny Gray’s life. There was a miraculous swim to shore in crocodile, shark and jellyfish infested waters. And a decision to follow a faint…
Search for missing pilot is suspended
Published Saturday 9 April 2016
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has confirmed that the search for missing helicopter pilot Brad…
Helicopter wreckage found, but no sign of pilot
Published Sunday 10 April 2016
The wreckage of a R22 helicopter that was ditched into the sea near Noah Beach in the Daintree National Park…
Why a backpacker tax is bad news for the Douglas economy
Published Thursday 25 February 2016
Douglas tourism operators fear a proposed new tax on backpackers would “decimate” the local industry and…
Mossman aged-care facility overcomes first hurdle
Published Thursday 25 February 2016
Council has provided preliminary approval for the construction of Stage 1 of the Mossman and District Aged Care…
Newsport brings in the ‘King’
Published Thursday 25 February 2016
Author, journalist and former politician, Gavin King, will be offering our Newsport readers a broader perspective on the…
Weavers won’t win, but Leu could lose
Published Thursday 25 February 2016
The cold, hard truth about political campaigning is that opposition candidates don’t win elections. Governments and…
