Douglas junior netball report
Wednesday April 30 2014, 11:13am
Treveen Page
Douglas Junior Netball started round two last Tuesday at Port Courts with the 10 and under competition Pink Lightening playing the Little Saints.
The…
Port Douglas State School, running through the generations
Wednesday April 30 2014, 2:35pm
The Caswell family have more in common than just their genes. They also have a family tradition of being educated at Port Douglas State…
Shooters battle in tricky conditions
Tuesday April 29 2014, 1:35pm
By Steve Cruickshank
Saturday saw three target shooters turn out for an afternoon shoot despite the muddy conditions and the prolific barrage of sandflies with…
Junior Crocs cruise against Cairns Hawks
Tuesday April 29 2014, 1:35pm
By Matthew Scott
Perfect playing conditions greeted the mighty under 8’s Port Douglas Crocs last Sunday at the home of footy in far north Queensland –…
Dragons suffer mauling at hands of Mareeba
Tuesday April 29 2014, 2:45pm
The Paddy’s Bar Douglas United Dragons have been battered 8-0 by premiership favourites Mareeba at Borzi Park on Saturday night in what was another stark…
Teacher chalks up school's success to community involvement
Tuesday April 29 2014, 1:35pm
As a teacher at Port Douglas State School for almost two decades Alison Richardson says she gets called all sorts of names in the…
Port Douglas School celebrates 25 years
Tuesday April 29 2014, 1:05pm
Teachers, parents, students and community members will reflect on Port Douglas State School’s quarter of a century guiding young people into adolescence and beyond…
Douglas senior netball report
Tuesday April 30 2014, 9:25am
By Treveen Page
Douglas Senior Netball started with Division Two Crocs 2 playing Port Power on court 1.
Port Power took the game on from the start and were…
Mossman Bowls Club results
Tuesday April 29 2014, 8:27am
Men's Results
Club selected threes competition on Saturday saw G Wilmot, P Gorsuch and N Tesch defeat Zilly, G Bolton and D Pitt 30-11.
In social bowls, Hock Jnr, B Gard,…
Modern Family episode a fail for FNQ tourism
Monday April 28 2014, 1:34pm
Hit US TV show Modern Family's Australian episode won't be bringing Americans down under any time soon says a destination marketing expert after the show was…
The lonely bugler's 'Last Post'
Monday April 28 2014, 2:45am
The haunting strains of 'The Last Post' played on Kaela Trewick's bugle has the power to move grown men and women to tears.
Kaela, 12, has performed the bugle call at ANZAC…
Jets just don't make sense
Monday April 28 2014, 8:03am
Malcolm Fraser and Margaret Thatcher were fond of likening government to a household.
A household that spent more than it earned was headed for trouble, they argued.
…
Port chef joins festival of flavours
Monday April 28 2014, 8:58pm
An award-winning Port Douglas chef has been recruited to help promote a major culinary event in south east Queensland next month.
Harrison's executive chef and co-owner…
Crocs bully Dogs in big win
Monday April 28 2014, 7:22am
By Des Rolfe
The Port Douglas Crocs staged a real Jekyll and Hyde performance against Centrals Trinity Beach at Crathern Park on Saturday.
The Crocs boys looked terrific…
Douglas remembers
Friday April 25 2014, 11:22pm
Rain didn't deter a record turnout to this year's Port Douglas ANZAC Day service.
Umbrellas were at the ready as the Last Post rang out to the silent audience.
The Last Post played in…
Quicksilver to buy Poseidon
Friday April 25 2014, 1:30pm
The Quicksilver Group and Peter and Barbara Wright of Poseidon have entered into an agreement for the sale of the well known Poseidon diving & snorkelling business based in…
CAFNEC disputes Qld Resources Council's reef ads
Thursday April 24 2014, 3:21pm
A far north Queensland environmental group says an advertising campaign questioning the impact of dredging on the Great Barrier Reef is…
Douglas Netball division one results
Thursday April 17 2014, 11:41 am
Treveen Page
The rain held off and Douglas Netball swung into round two this week following the school holidays.
Dynamite played against Rattle 'n' Hum 1 in…
ANZAC spirit alive in Douglas Shire
Thursday April 24 2014, 9:04am
The Douglas Shire will honour the service of Australian soldiers with a crowd of more than 600 people expected to commemorate ANZAC Day at the dawn service in Mossman.…
Space snaps helping save Great Barrier Reef: JCU
Wednesday April 23 2014, 3:21pm
North Queensland researchers are using satellite imagery to protect the Great Barrier Reef from polluted land run-off.
Scientists at James Cook Univeristy…
Mossman Bowls Club results
Tuesday April 22 2014, 10:22 am
Men's Results
A good turnout for Easter weekend social bowls saw B Kearney and N Tesch def. G Marsh and E Smith 22-17, A Douglas and D Blain def. T Holmes and Kiwi 29-18 while…
Port police pleased with Easter visitors
Tuesday April 22 2014, 2:51pm
Port Douglas police have praised the behaviour of visitors and locals in the region with only two arrests made over the Easter long weekend.
Sergeant Damian…
FNQ aquarium tipped to bring tourism boost
Wednesday April 23 2014, 12:04 am
Far north Queensland will be home to a 'world class' aquarium expected to attract more than 500,000 visitors a year with developers starting on the…
Bananas to bounce back from Ita
Tuesday April 22 2014, 8:22am
The state government says banana farmers in the Douglas Shire will be able to sell fruit from fallen plants caused by Tropical Cyclone Ita to interstate markets.
The cyclone…
Mossman Golf Club results
Tuesday April 22 2014, 9:41am
By Shona Barbour
Many thanks to the staff and volunteers who assisted in the clean up after Tropical Cycone Ita.
We lost a couple of trees and had some debris to clear, but the…
