Friday January 16 2015, 9:50am
Cairns-based company Hinterland Aviation has taken over former Skytrans routes between Cairns, Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw and will begin servicing those routes pending approval by the Civil Aviation…
Thursday January 15 2015, 4:05pm
Work has begun on a controversial upgrade to the Port Douglas entrance roundabout but the final form of what will occupy the central circle has yet to be decided, while Douglas Shire Council has been…
Thursday January 15 2015, 10:30am
Queensland Labor has pledged an extra $100 million over five years to improving water quality on on the Great Barrier Reef if elected.
Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuck announced…
Wednesday January 14 2015, 5:00pm
QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman engaged in some hypocritical humbug in announcing an early election for the state.
“Queenslanders don’t want and don’t need months of endless politicking and…
Wednesday January 14 2015, 3:00pm
By Steve Doble
The local cricket one day series got under way at the best prepared Mud Pit in years for Astute Financials' Muddies C Grade last Sunday at 1pm.
The opposition was the strong…
Wednesday January 14 2015, 2:00pm
Congratulations to Mossman Golf Club’s January Monthly Medal winners – Saturday Mens winner Alec Ford with nett 70 sponsored by Ian Steley, and Ladies winner Dixie Dennis sponsored by Pris…
Wednesday January 14 2015, 11:25am
The start of a new year is a great time to determine the market value of your property.
Most people have recovered from Christmas and are hurtling headlong into their plans for the new…
Wednesday January 14 2015, 10:05am
Port Douglas, December 13, 2015 - Fresh local produce, unique food experiences and some of the best restaurants and chefs in the country will be celebrated as one of Port Douglas’ most exciting…
Tuesday January 13 2015: 2:10pm
Port Douglas's Clink theatre will be more welcoming to people of all abilities after the approval of funds to build a disabled-acess ramp.
The Gambling Community Beneft Fund this week…
Tuesday January 13 2015, 10:40am
Voting will close soon for the Newsport's prestigious Best Photo Competition for November 2014.
Photography fans have until Wednesday to visit the Newsport Facebook page and 'like' a photo…
Confirmed dengue cases rise to 7
Monday January 12 2015: 4:15pm
There has been one further confirmed case of locally acquired dengue since January 8, bringing the total number of cases to date this season to…
Monday January 12 2015, 11:30am
AMONG the things blocked in the Senate in 2014 was the Government’s asset-recycling scheme. The scheme has a certain logic to it, but also a big ideological contradiction for the government.
The…
Monday January 12 2015, 9:20am
Member for Cook David Kempton has assured all residents of Cape York that he is working to make sure that local flights to cape York will not be disrupted in the wake of the collapse of…
Friday January 9 2015, 2:30pm
Water restrictions have been lifted in the Douglas Shire, meaning residents can now water at any time, on any day, with any device.
Council introduced Level 2 Water Restrictions throughout the…
Friday January 9 2015, 11:20am
UPDATED 9/1/2015 4:00pm
Community members have set up a Facebook Page for injured Port Douglas woman Sarah Hunt, who is currently receiving treatment in Townsville Hospital.
Several of Ms…
Friday January 9 2015, 9:30am
Member for Cook David Kempton has released his infrastructure priorities for the electorate, including upgrading the Port Douglas waterfront, in the wake of an early election announcemnt this week by…
Thursday January 8 2015, 3:00pm
Douglas Shire Council has issued a $569 fine to the organiser of the Haunting of Oak Beach Halloween event.
The event's organiser, Richard Lavender, who bills himself as the 'Demonised…
Thursday January 8 2014, 10:45am
Organisers of the New Year's Eve 2014 fireworks have been blasted over the timing of the early session, with confusion after they were held at 8:30am as opposed to the traditional time of 9pm used by…
Wednesday January 7 2014, 4:30pm
By Shona Barbour
On Tuesday, 23rd December, Mossman Golf Club’s stableford event was won by Mick Lancaster with 39 points on a count-back to Norm Lockwood.
NTP’s – Steve Warden on 6 & 17, Mick…
Youth encouraged to join aerosol mural workshops
Wednesday January 7 2014, 2:20pm
Douglas Shire youths are being encouraged to learn some new skills and get involved in a group collaborative mural at the Wonga Beach Skate…
Wednesday January 7 2014, 9:14am
The first class of 11 Indigenous trainees at Voyages Mossman Gorge Centre in the Daintree National Park recently graduated from traineeships delivered in partnership with William Angliss Institute.…
C Grade Muddies bring home grand final trophy
Tuesday January 6 2015, 4:40pm
By Steve Doble
The C Grade Astute Financial Muddies have brought home another Grand Final trophy after topping Tully at the end of December.
In a…
Early Queensland election announced
Tuesday January 6, 2015, 2:45pm
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has announced an early state election for January 31.
Mr Newman today requested writs for the election be issued by…
Tuesday January 6 2015, 9:00am
UPDATED 2:00pm
A 39-year-old woman killed in when Elgas gas tanker truck rolled on the Captain Cook Highway at Ellis Beach on Monday night has been identified as German national Dagmar…
Monday January 5 2015, 3:00pm
THE New Year will see a new level of engagement with Torres Strait communities on Tuberculosis thanks to the combined efforts of the Far North’s Federal and State MPs.
Warren Entsch, Federal Member…
