Mossman Golf Club to host Chisel's Fun Day
Tuesday September 23 2014, 1:00pm
By Shona Barbour
Mossman Golf Club will host the annual “Chisel’s” Fun Day on Saturday 11th October, so to honour our great mate, get your costumes…
Cricket Report: Muddies vs Mareeba
Tuesday September 23 2014, 11:00am
By Steve Doble
The opening match of the Cairns Cricket season saw a replay of the grand final of last season.
Typically, last season's winners would step…
Campaign to promote Queensland around G20 meetings
Tuesday September 2014, 9:10am
A new international campaign will take full advantage of Queensland being in the global spotlight at the G20 Leaders Leaders Summit in…
Douglas Photography Sale at DAB, Mossman 27th Sept to 4th Oct
22nd September 2014
If you like stunning photographs that depict the local area and you like a bargain, then the annual Douglas Photographic Society Exhibition and…
Crocs clinch hat-trick at finals
Monday September 2014, 9:40am
By Des Rolfe
How sweet it is!
History was made at Cazalys on Saturday when the Port Douglas Crocs completed the Triple Crown.
The Crocs Seniors, Reserves and…
Tangaroa wins National Landcare Award
Monday 22nd September 2014
Eleven winners of the National Landcare Awards have been announced at the dinner in Melbourne last Thursday evening 18th September.
Also announced at the dinner was…
Community forum on Cairns Port Dredging
When: 24th September 2014, 6:30 pm start
Where: Cairns Choral Society hall, 31-33 Greenslopes Street, North Cairns.
What: Presentations and panel discussion from tourism and local…
Spring Orchid Show at CWA Hall in Mossman 25th Sept
Friday 19th September 2014
Spring Orchid Show is being hosted at CWA Hall on Front Street in Mossman on Thursday 25th September from 8am to 2pm. It is FREE Entry with raffle and…
Crocs prepare for grand final
Friday September 2014, 11:25am
By Andy Smith
Well here we are - two teams in the grand final and a busy time.
Well done to Coops and Heff for their hard work this year.
We had about 10…
Bone Density Scans coming to Port Douglas 23rd Sept
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Check your Osteoporotic condition and determine your fracture risk. People in the following categories are advised to have this check: • …
Businesses shocked by council crackdown
Thursday September 18 2014, 5:10pm
Updated 11:15am September 22
Local business owners are reeling after suddenly being declared in violation of Douglas Shire Council planning rules,…
Scottish set to benefit from independence
Thursday September 2014, 1:30pm
I WONDER if the Prime Minister of an independent Scotland will be as witty as former New Zealand Prime Minister Robert “Piggy” Muldoon when bands of…
Entsch speaks to Mossman students
Thursday September 18 2014, 11:45am
By Matthew Sayre Mossman State High School, Year 12
Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsh made an appearance at Mossman State High School on September 17 to…
Airborne campaign to eradicate invasive weed
Thursday September 18 2014, 7:40am
Biosecurity officers will take to the air in September to hunt down any infestations of the highly invasive Miconia weed which has spread into…
Crown of Thorns control: divers deployed against starfish menace
Wednesday September 2014, 10:05am
Trained divers tasked with the job of culling the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef have begun…
Strong tourism growth boosts Queensland economy: report
Wednesday September 17 2014, 8:40am
Queensland’s economy has been buoyed by strong tourism growth over the past three years according to a new report card released at…
Tin Shed holds AGM
Tuesday September 16 2014, 4:00pm
By Rick Stoker
The Port Douglas & Combined Club (The Tin Shed) held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday September 14, which was attended by 51 members.
Voting for…
Fractured Country to be screened at The Clink Theatre 25th Sept
September 16th 2014, Tuesday
The film, 'Fractured Country' will be screened at the Clink Theatre, Port Douglas, on the 25th September, “Meet & Greet” starting at 6.30…
Beyondblue bus coming to Douglas
Tuesday September 16, 8:00am
Not-for-profit organisation Beyondblue is sending its ‘Big Blue Bus around northern Queensland next week and will stop in at the Port Douglas Markets on Sunday…
Mossman Golf club to host footy code versus challenge
Monday September 15 2014, 4:30pm
By Shona Barbour
Mossman Golf Club will host the Mossman Auto Repairs AFL vs NRL Challenge on Sunday 21st September 2014, to follow the Annual…
Railway spike left on Bally Hooley tracks
Monday September 15 2014, 12:40pm
The general manager of Bally Hooley Steam Railway is calling for the public to keep their eyes open after the train hit railway spike left lying across the…
Crocs victorious in hard-fought prelim final
Monday September 15 2014, 12:00pm
By Des Rolfe
South Cairns Cutters and Port Douglas Crocs staged a blinder of a Preliminary final at Cazalys on Saturday.
No quarter was asked, none was…
Celtic Legends come to Cairns
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Born in the wild and beautiful hills of Connemara in Ireland back in 2002, Celtic Legends has journeyed around the world from small beginnings. A show bathed in the traditional culture of…
Weekend Tropical Writers Festival
15th September 2014, Monday
To the delight of the organisers, huge crowds turned out over this last weekend at The Rydges Tradeswinds Hotel in Cairns to celebrate, associate and educate their fellow…
2.5-metre croc removed from Port Douglas lake
Friday September 12 2014, 3:20pm
A 2.5-metre saltwater crocodile believed to have been responsible for the deaths of several family pets has been trapped and removed from Reef Park lake in…
