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226. Douglas Shire Meals on Wheels receives generous boost  
Date: 14-10-2020
The Douglas Shire Meals on Wheels has been gifted a much-needed generous donation from local business, Newell Beach Takeaway. After hearing of the charity organisation’s struggle after losing some of its fundraising streams due to COVID,…  
227. One Nation’s ‘Beaver’ has the courage and conviction  
Date: 14-10-2020
The State election is just around the corner and there are eight candidates officially vying for our seat of Cook. Over the next few weeks through a series of articles Newsport will introduce them. As a number one priority One Nation…  
228. BOM outlook predicts increased cyclones and wet summer ahead  
Date: 13-10-2020
Douglas Shire residents are urged to be prepared with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting above-average rainfall and an increased risk of flooding and cyclones in the north this wet season, after releasing its Severe Weather Outlook for…  
229. Brown calls for stronger voice in Cook electorate  
Date: 13-10-2020
The State election is just around the corner and there are eight candidates officially vying for our seat of Cook. Over the next few weeks through a series of articles Newsport will introduce them. LNP candidate in the October 31 state…  
230. VIDEO | G'day Port Douglas & Daintree: Brett the Crocs Vice-Captain  
Date: 13-10-2020
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree shares local Brett McKeown’s story. Port Douglas Crocs player, Brett, tells us about his passion for the sport and his team. He talks about his family’s history in the region and the many…  
231. Crocs finish undefeated to take minor premiership in both grades  
Date: 12-10-2020
The Port Douglas Crocs AFL team have finished the home and away season undefeated, winning the Minor Premiership title in both the Senior and Reserves team. Both teams will now begin their finals campaigns which kick off with the…  
232. Dragons hold on to snatch Minor Premiers  
Date: 12-10-2020
After a nail-biting finish and with time running out, the Douglas United Dragons soccer team managed to salvage a 3-3 draw against the Mareeba Bulls which was enough to secure them the Minor Premiers. In this tightly-contested affair, the…  
233. Shire’s water security concerns businesses  
Date: 12-10-2020
Water supply has been a hot topic in the Douglas Shire over the last few years with ever-increasing water restrictions being applied during the dryer months of the year. After a particularly dry year, water restrictions came in earlier…  
234. Boost for Port as Netflix commissions original documentary, ‘microworlds: reef’  
Date: 12-10-2020
Netflix has announced it has commissioned its first Australian Netflix Original documentary, Microworlds: Reef, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland. Microworlds Reef is the first…  
235. OPINION | An abdication of real government  
Date: 11-10-2020
The big questions this week are: what do governments do and why do they do them? This week’s budget was an abdication of the fundamental reason for government: to do the things that must be done collectively, and cannot be done by…  
236. The latest edition of the Port Douglas Magazine is out  
Date: 10-10-2020
The latest edition of the Port Douglas Magazine is now in market with a focus on the region’s recovery. In its 31st issue, Newsport’s sister publication is reflecting on the great resilience of the people of the Douglas shire. The…  
237. The best of the best for Port Shorts 2020 live and virtual  
Date: 09-10-2020
Port Douglas’ Port Shorts Film Festival will be among the first in the world to produce a simultaneous virtual and live event when it kicks off next weekend. The 2020 Port Shorts Film Festival will feature the very best of the…  
238. Mayor full of praise for victorious Raiders  
Date: 09-10-2020
Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr was full of praise for the Port Douglas Reef Raiders rugby union team who won the 2020 premiership after defeating Wanderers 29-24 in this A-Grade final at Barlow Park on Saturday.    The club…  
239. COVID impact revealed as Council’s finances pass  
Date: 09-10-2020
Douglas Shire Council has received a welcome boost following the Queensland Audit Office giving Council’s latest Annual Financial Statements a clean bill of health. Council tabled the 2019-20 Annual Financial Statements, which detailed…  
240. Who are the candidates for Cook?  
Date: 09-10-2020
Queensland will head to the polls on October 31 to decide the 2020 State Election. There are eight candidates who have put their hand up to run for the state electorate of Cook which stretches from Port Douglas to the Torres Strait. If…  
241. 17-year drought ends as properties sell unseen  
Date: 09-10-2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has hurt the local economy, but the real estate market is buoyant ending a 17-year drought of properties sold sight unseen. For the first time since 2003, four properties valued between $850,000 - $1.2 million,…  
242. Great Barrier Reef Census: Massive citizen science research fleet to survey the reef  
Date: 08-10-2020
A world-first citizen science project has kicked off on the Great Barrier Reef today with a flotilla of research vessels, tourism boats, private boats, and superyachts deployed to key sites to capture large-scale reconnaissance data to…  
243. Port Douglas Daintree named in top 100 sustainable destinations again  
Date: 08-10-2020
Port Douglas Daintree has again been named in the Top 100 Sustainable Destinations list along with four other Australian ECO destinations awarded a place during the first-ever online Global Green Destinations Days (GGDD20) conference this…  
244. Douglas golfers take honours at FNQ Champion of Champions  
Date: 08-10-2020
The 2020 FNQ Champion of Champions was held at Palmer Sea Reef on Sunday with golfers from around the Far North competing to decide who was the "best of the best". Thirty-six golfers who won Club Champion at their respective…  
245. Canegrowers launch pre-election eight-point plan  
Date: 08-10-2020
With the Queensland state election looming, Canegrowers have gone on the front foot in outlining an eight-point plan to the parties contesting the election saying it will secure a sustainable, profitable and productive future for sugarcane…  
246. Mayor’s Christmas appeal more important than ever  
Date: 08-10-2020
The Douglas Shire’s annual Mayor’s Christmas Appeal has begun and for Mayor Michael Kerr’s first Appeal it will be like no other. Christmas can already be a tough time for many and this year more people than ever are feeling the pinch. …  
247. Tourism adaption grants up for grabs for struggling operators  
Date: 08-10-2020
Struggling tourism operators in regional Queensland can apply for a share in $5 million in grants to redesign their businesses to make it through the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism Minister Kate Jones said the new adaptation program for…  
248. Entsch: FNQ well supported in federal budget  
Date: 07-10-2020
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said today Far North Queensland reap the benefits following the release of the Federal Budget last night by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. “We’re supporting Far North Queenslanders to get back to work and…  
249. Junior Crocs season wraps with two teams headed for the finals  
Date: 07-10-2020
After a tough start, the Port Douglas Junior Crocs will wrap up a successful season with two teams headed into finals. Junior Crocs President, Craig Mitchell, said in this extraordinary year the club worked hard to keep the season running…  
250. The Daintree Crossing Debate: An Explainer  
Date: 07-10-2020
Will Daintree River Crossing community consultations successfully “ferry” the people’s choice to council or end up being a bridge over troubled waters? The Daintree River acts as something of a natural demarcation point for Douglas Shire.…  
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