Consultation open for Reef plan
Friday October 10 2014, 12:30pm
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has released its Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan for public consultation.
The Plan lays out…
Police release stolen car list
Friday October 10 2014, 9:40am
Queensland Police’s Far North District has released a list of vehicles reported stolen in Far North Queensland, including two in Port Douglas.
Police urge anyone…
Cowboys to play Titans in Cairns
Thursday October 9 2014, 5:00pm
North Queensland Cowboys will play the Gold Coast Titans in an NRL trial match at Barlow Park on 21 February 2015 in another major coup for Cairns rugby…
Local press and events make QLD Media Awards Finals
9th October 2014, Thursday
The finalists list for the 2014 Queensland Media Awards were released yesterday and the Douglas Shire is well represented in four of the statewide…
Blood Moon dominates sky
Thursday October 9 2014, 2:20pm
The alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon last night created both an eerie spectacle and a fantastic opportunity for photographers.
The lunar eclipse, also known…
GBR helicopter crashes in Cooktown
Thursday October 9 2014, 10:10am
A GBR Helicopters Bell 206 Jetranger crashed in Cooktown on Tuesday, with all four occupants - including Cook Shire Council mayor Peter Scott - surviving but two…
Daintree Ferry to be free for locals
Thursday October 9 2014, 7:30am
Residents from the Douglas Shire, Mareeba Shire, the Tablelands, Cairns, the Cassowary Coast and Cook Shire will be eligible to obtain a Douglas Card for…
Douglas property prices rising
Wednesday October 8 2014, 2:45pm
Investors looking to buy land in Port Douglas should move ‘sooner rather than later’, a senior Port Douglas real estate agent has warned.
Travis Schumacher, the…
Car stolen from Marina carpark
Wednesday October 8 2014, 11:01m
Port Douglas Police are appealing to the public for assistance after a green Ford Falcon was reported stolen from the Reef Marina Car Park sometime on Tuesday.
The…
New website for Daintree
Wednesday October 8 2014, 7:30am
Daintree Marketing Co-operative (DMC) has launched a new website showcasing the entire Daintree region from north of Mossman to Cape Tribulation.…
Douglas confirmed as Pirates film site
Tuesday October 7 2014, 3:30pm
Queensland’s Arts Minister has confirmed that Port Douglas will be a filming location for Pirates of the Caribbean 5, and has predicted the production will bring…
Douglas tour operator concerned at dredging plans
Tuesday October 7 2014, 10:45am
A Port Douglas tourism operator is expressing concern at dredging impacts on the Great Barrier Reef after the release of new images of…
New fuel system at Marina
Monday October 6 2014, 8:30am
Customers at the Reef Marina will be filling their vessels' fuel tanks with an extra degree of safety with the installation of a new fuel storage and delivery…
Big crowds lured to Porttoberfest
6th October 2014, Monday
Porttoberfest now celebrating it's 7th anniversary and the third time being hosted at Lure Restaurant on the boardwalk at Reef Marina enjoyed a huge turnout of…
Sugar Festival Charity Gala Ball hailed a success
5th October 2014, Sunday
On Friday October 3rd the inaugural Sugar Festival Charity Gala Ball was held at the Mossman Shire Hall. About 150 local residents came to support…
Jabiru Community Close
5th October 2014, Sunday
Jabiru Close in Port Gardens got together and held a full street garage sale on Saturday morning (Oct 4th). A huge crowd of residents funnellled their way through the cul de sac of…
Kelly rises to Porttoberfest challenge
Friday October 3 2014, 4:45pm
It's always hard being the new girl in town, but it's even more difficult when you're the new girl in town trying to put together a giant social…
Port Douglas loses Internet
Friday October 3 2014, 10:00am
If you can read this, congratulations - Internet users in Port Douglas have lost their ADSL connection due to an as-yet-unidentified issue from as early as 7:30 this…
Black ship 'Notorious' sails into Port amid pirate hype
Thursday October 2 2014, 4:10pm
Anyone that was hanging about the seaside on Wednesday afternoon could be forgiven for thinking a pirate invasion of Port Douglas was…
Are you the face of Port Douglas?
14th October 2014, Tuesday
If you believe you are the face of Port Douglas then this is your chance to prove it.
Just send in a head and shoulders colour photo of yourself with max 50…
Aussie tourists abandoning Douglas?
Thursday October 2 2014, 11:00am
Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree (TPDD) has rejected figures from Australia’s peak tourism research body that shows domestic visitor numbers to Douglas have plummeted…
Grants for environment research open: Entsch
Thursday October 2 2014, 7:30am
MEMBER for Leichhardt Warren Entsch is calling on local research organisations to bid for a share of more than $25 million in annual…
Pirates film to boost Douglas profile
Wednesday October 1 2014, 2:45pm
Port Douglas’s peak tourism body has said the filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean film in the area would be a massive boon to the local economy and give…
Abbott ignores greater problems to attack ISIS
Wednesday October 1 2014, 11:45am
THERE’S nothing like an external threat to ginger up support for a government. It happened this week after Tony Abbott’s speech to Parliament and…
