HOLLYWOOD star Mikaela Hoover was recently seen enjoying the wonders of the Port Douglas and Daintree region. The Guardians of the Galaxy actress posted images to Instagram on Four Mile Beach,…
FEES for approving new bed and breakfast or farm/forest stays have been scrapped by the Douglas Shire. And hire fees for community halls have also been significantly reduced under Councils new Fees…
PORT Douglas triathlete Grant Knight finished on the podium yesterday in the Coral Coast Triathlon in the perfect lead up to Sunday’s Cairns Ironman. Knight, 46, pushed eventual winner Brendan…
OPINION: Delegates at the First Nations Constitutional Convention at Uluru have rejected symbolic constitutional recognition with some justification. In 1999 Australians rejected (55-45) a proposal…
A FAR North Queensland man has been charged with possessing the head of a decapitated crocodile. The 60-year old man was found with the skull of a crocodile police claim is the same animal found…
PORT Douglas spearhead Kye Chapple will lead the AFL Cairns All Stars tonight against the Indigenous-South Pacific team at Cazalys Stadium. All Stars coach Damien Lock said it was an easy decision…
A 300m swim, 10km cycle and 2.5km run against seasoned competitors is a challenge by most people’s standards. Yet 13-year-old Sophie Knight, from the Port Douglas Surf Life Saving Club, doesn't seem…
THE Douglas Shire Council’s strong relationship with Jabalbina and the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Traditional Owners was recognised last night in Cairns when Council and Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal…
THE Douglas Shire is on the cusp of enhancing its reputation as a destination for adventure, eco and active leisure travellers with the proposed development of the $21.25million Wangetti Trail. The…
DOUGLAS Shire Council will auction two properties to partially fund its $1.7 million contribution to the new Port Douglas reservoir, it has been revealed. A two-bedroom house at 44 Pringle St in…
