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2551. Dancing Bunny hip-hops into Port Village for Easter  
Date: 07-04-2015
Tuesday April 7 2015, 12:20pm The Easter Bunny hip-hopped his way into Port Village Shopping Centre over the weekend to the delight of kids, tourists and locals alike.  The ‘funky bunny’ wowed crowds with his dance moves while…  
2552. Familiar Faces: Kym Rowley's escape from the Big Smoke  
Date: 07-04-2015
March  2015, m Article provided by Rick Stoker Born and Bred in Sydney’s south western suburbs, Kym Rowley spent 21 years in the army’s Royal Australian Engineers.   As he progressed in his career he held a number of…  
2553. Owner of Wonga Beach horse tour business charged  
Date: 06-04-2015
Monday April 6 2015, 12:45pm The owner of a Wonga Beach horse riding business has been charged with animal cruelty by the RSPCA and will appear in court after several horses under her care were put down.  The owner of Bana Bama…  
2554. Port Douglas Magazine Issue 16 launches  
Date: 06-04-2015
PORT DOUGLAS Magazine Issue 16 launches first 100 pager Monday April 6 2015, 11:am Kitesurfing, dilly-bags, ice-cream and lots of 'local' profiles all feature in the latest issue of Port Douglas Magazine, which was launched last…  
2555. Fisheries patrol clam-ping down on mollusc limits  
Date: 03-04-2015
Friday April 3 2015, 2:30pm The Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) are reminding fishers that a total possession limit of 50 applies to pipis, cockles and mud whelks following increased reports of people taking excess…  
2556. Tattoo fashion comes full circle: JCU  
Date: 03-04-2015
Friday March 3 2015, 1:00pm With nearly a third of women in their 20s now sporting a tattoo, a James Cook University researcher says the growth of the ‘ink’ industry shows no sign of slowing down.  Dr Eduardo de la…  
2557. New toilets open at Reef Marina  
Date: 02-04-2015
Thursday March 2 2015, 3:20pm A less-glamorous - but just as necessary - part of the Port Douglas Reef Marina’s refurbishment has just been completed.  The Marina’s flash new toilets opened to the public and marina…  
2558. Man dies at Agincourt Reef  
Date: 02-04-2015
Thursday April 2 2015, 12:45pm A 76-year-old American man has died moments after entering the water at Agincourt Reef yesterday.  The man had just entered the water off the Quicksilver snorkeling pontoon at the Reef when…  
2559. Property insurance comparison website launches for FNQ  
Date: 02-04-2015
Thursday March 2 2015, 10:10am A NEW website to compare property insurance in North Queensland has gone live yesterday and will be an important tool in increasing transparency in the market, says Leichhardt MP Warren…  
2560. CARNIVALE 2015: Event line-up announced  
Date: 01-04-2015
Wednesday April 1 2015, 3:05pm From world motorised cooler championship racing to premier gourmet food festivals and international sporting events, Port Douglas will be on show as the official campaign for Carnivale 2015 gets…  
2561. Premier fronts Mossman community over Gordon sacking  
Date: 31-03-2015
Tuesday March 31 2015, 6:20pm Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made a surprise visit to Mossman to discuss her sacking of Member for Cook Billy Gordon.  Mr Gordon is embroiled at the centre of public…  
2562. We Are The Champions: B Grade Muddies Take Premiership  
Date: 31-03-2015
Tuesday March 31 2015, 4:30pm The Astute Financial Douglas Muddies won the CFN B Grade Premiership on Saturday by a massive 159 runs, taking out the second premiership for the club this season. The day started ominously, with…  
2563. Opinion: Wake up Douglas Shire residents  
Date: 31-03-2015
Opinion: Wake up call for Douglas Shire residents Tuesday March 31 2015, 11:00am The word around town seems to be "forward bookings are up, should have a great year". Before we all celebrate lets analyse how…  
2564. Please help find Zeus  
Date: 31-03-2015
Please help find Zues Tuesday March 31 2015, 11:00am This is Zeus an 11 year old Bengal cat who went missing from Seashells, 15 Tropic Court on Friday night or Saturday. He is disorientated as his owner is in Brisbane in…  
2565. Cairns Airport welcomes new airline  
Date: 31-03-2015
Tuesday March 31 2015, 9am Cairns Airport yesterday officially welcomed its newest airline Regional Express (REX). Rex commenced flights from Cairns on 1 January this year when they began services on the regulated Gulf…  
2566. No legal reason to resign  
Date: 31-03-2015
Gordon, no legal reason to resign Tuesday March 31 2015, 8:45am Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk appears to prefer to risk a by-election in Cook rather than have an unpredictable Independent, Billy Gordon, who was dumped by the ALP…  
2567. Paula Johnson farewelled at memorial  
Date: 30-03-2015
Monday March 30 2015, 4:20pm On Thursday March 19, as most of the region were waiting to see if Cyclone Nathan was going to turn south, around 95 residents and special guests met at Salsa Restaurant to farewell one of the…  
2568. Familiar Faces: The Original JC  
Date: 30-03-2015
Monday March 30 2015, 3:00pm Article provided by Rick Stoker Up to 1976 (and beyond) there weren’t any activities in which John and Marlene Cooper had participated where they hadn’t succeeded.   These activities…  
2569. Gordon 'weighing up options' after being sacked from Labor Party  
Date: 30-03-2015
Monday March 30 2015, 12:10pm Member for Cook Billy Gordon is ‘weighing up his options’ after being expelled from the Queensland Labour Party by premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Ms Palaszczuk sacked Mr Gordon over the weekend…  
2570. UPDATED - Two vehicles crash in same location hours apart north of Port Douglas  
Date: 29-03-2015
Sunday March 29 2015, 2:45pm UPDATED 8:30am 30/3/2015 One person has been injured after two vehicles crashed hours apart in the same location on the Captain Cook Highway just north of Port Douglas.  A black SUV rolled onto its…  
2571. Will Douglas decide QLD leadership?  
Date: 29-03-2015
Could Douglas decide QLD's leadership? Sunday March 29 2015, 2:45pm As the news breaks of Billy Gordon being sacked by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, questions are emerging as to whether this move will end Labours fractional hold on…  
2572. Could Port Douglas become plastic-bag free?  
Date: 27-03-2015
Friday March 27 2015, 4:30pm A Facebook post may lead to Port Douglas becoming a plastic bag-free community.  Bendigo Bank Port Douglas manager Helen De Ross posed on ‘The Original Port Douglas Buy, Swap and Sell’ page on…  
2573. Cow Bay bust: Police arrest two, seize drugs, property  
Date: 27-03-2015
Friday March 27 2015, 9:25am Two men, both aged 39, have been arrested and charged yesterday following a search of their Cow Bay residence. Detectives from Mossman and Cairns executed a search warrant at the Teak Road residence…  
2574. Victories in war against Crown of Thorns  
Date: 26-03-2015
Thursday March 26 2015, 5:15pm Marine protection agencies are claiming new victories in the war against the coral-eating Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) after thousands of the creatures were killed by an elite team of divers…  
2575. Scaly surprise: Crocodile found in Sheraton Port Douglas pool  
Date: 26-03-2015
Thursday March 26 2015, 1:45pm Holidaymakers at the Sheraton Port Douglas shared space with a reptilian guest when a small crocodile turned up in one of the resort’s swimming pools.  The young saltwater croc, estimated to…  
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