Tour operators concerned over impact of mining and dredging on Reef Health
Thursday June 31 2014, 4:31pm
A Douglas marine tour operator has expressed concern over potential impacts of shipping and dredging activity in the Reef from the…
Reef Marathon listing to boost late-year tourism numbers
Thursday July 31 2014, 2:10pm
Organisers of the Great Barrier Reef Marathon are ‘delighted’ after the event was listed as #3 on the Top 10 Regional Marathons in Australia by…
Douglas Netball brings back 3 trophies from Innisfail carnival
Wednesday July 30 2014, 1:28pm
By Treveen Page
The 10/U netball competition started with a thriller between the Little Saints and the Young Stars last Tuesday at Port…
Work to start on Daintree Gateway
Wednesday July 30 2014, 11:40am
Douglas Shire Council is about to start work on Stage 1 of the Daintree Gateway Master Plan.
Mayor Julia Leu said Stage 1 of the Daintree Gateway Master Plan will…
Tight competition in 'ideal conditions' at rifle club
Wednesday July 30 2014, 9:46am
By Malcolm McKellar
In otherwise ideal conditions, a light mirage and a blustery breeze made for a demanding Double 500m Competition at the Mossman…
Confidence returning to Port Douglas real estate market?
Monday August 4 2014, 12:48pm
Confidence could be coming back to the Port Douglas property market after a huge batch of property sales at a St Crispin’s Avenue complex over…
Concert and kindergarten join forces for Sunset in the Park 2014
Tuesday July 29 2014, 3:30pm
Local community concert organisation Sunset in the Park has partnered with Port Douglas Community Kindergarten to put on an even bigger…
Mossman Golf Club Results
Monday July 28 2014, 4:48pm
By Shona Barbour
On Tuesday, The Court House Hotel voucher winner was John Carney with 41 points ahead of Cameron Walton 37 and Alex Ford 36 on a count-back to John…
Business coach to speak at Chamber of Commerce event
Monday July 28 2014, 4:00pm
The Douglas business community will receive tips from a world-class business coach on Tuesday at a Douglas Chamber of Commerce-organised…
Bake skills on display for charity at Mantra Aqueous
Monday July 28 2014, 1:33pm
Staff at Mantra Aqueous in Port Douglas will put their baking skills on display for charity during a fundraising event to be held on…
AFL 'Croc Cull' needed after Douglas thrashes South Cairns
Monday July 28 2014, 9:57am
By Des Rolfe
South Cairns Cutters supporters could be forgiven for thinking their local area was in need of a major crocodile cull on Saturday.
The…
Local scientist controversially poisons 'invasive' palm trees in Cape Trib
Friday July 25 2014, 5:48pm
A scientist based at Cape Tribulation has admitted to controversially poisoning palm trees on Myall beach - but for a good…
Group removes 3.4 tonnes of rubbish from Cape York Beach
Friday July 25 2014, 9:35am
Environmental organisation Tangaroa Blue Foundation has conducted a clean-up of another remote Cape York beach.
The group removed 3.4 tonnes of…
Dengue soon to be wiped out?
Thursday July 24 2014, 11:25am
The scourge of dengue fever may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the work being done by the Eliminate Dengue Australia project.
Northern Liberal Senator Ian…
Douglas Netball Results
Thursday July 24 2014, 9:00am
By Treveen Page
The 10/Under Young Comets played Pink Lightening last Tuesday at Port Courts, Pink Lightening played a strongly contested game keeping possession of the ball…
Council to replenish beach sand at Newell Beach
Wednesday July 23 2014, 3:01pm
Douglas Shire Council is replenishing Newell Beach with up to 5000 cubic metres of sand to help mitigate erosion issues.
The beach replenishment is…
Concrete block removed from channel but no answers on origin
Wednesday July 23 2014, 1:00pm
A concrete block at the bottom of Port Douglas channel that damaged two Quicksilver reef tour boats has been removed, but mystery over its…
Plan for regional Queensland to be unveiled at conference
Tuesday July 29 2014, 12:50pm
A high level conference of local government leaders in Hervey Bay this week will debate the future economic direction of Queensland’s…
Cane train derails south of Mossman
Tueday July 22 2014, 2:02pm
Crews are working on repairing a cane train that derailed near the South Mossman River Bridge at about 10:30am today.
The train belongs to Mackay Sugar and was on…
Mossman Show sees higher gate numbers than last year
Tuesday July 22 2014, 11:49am
This year’s Mossman Show over Sunday and Monday was a roaring success, with more visitors through the gates at Coronation Park than the 2013…
Queensland economy going strong
Monday July 21 2014, 11:27am
Queensland’s growing economic strength has again been confirmed by two separate reports released on Monday.
State Treasurer Tim Nicholls said the CommSec State of the…
Coalition's brutish approach to the carbon tax and the Senate bodes ill
Friday July 18 2014, 5:04pm
Of course, the cross-bench in the Senate is behaving erratically. Cross-benchers can behave politically, all the time.
Major…
Kindergarten to host movie night at Moonlight Cinema
Friday June 18 2014, 3:24m
The Port Douglas Community Kindergarten will host a fundrasing movie night at Moonlight Cinema on Saturday.
Gates to the event open at 4:00pm, with…
Douglas Dingo spotted on Davidson Street
Friday July 18 2014, 12:35pm
A Douglas resident has had an up-close encounter with a wild dingo spotted around the region recently.
Charter boatman Jake Wyatt saw the native canine at…
Reef boats damaged by concrete block in channel
Thursday July 17 2014, 4:30pm
Two tour boats operated by reef tour company Quicksilver are resuming duties after being damaged by a concrete block at the bottom of the Port Douglas channel…
