Wednesday October 9 2013
Muddies Cricket Report: B & C-Grades
B-Grade game in balance
BEN VIKIONKORPI
The B-grade Port Douglas Mudcrabs will go into this weekend’s second day of their two-day cricket match against Tully in the…
Wednesday October 9 2013
Take Pride program blitzes FNQ communities
Northern Pride, through its Take Pride Program, will begin its latest Community Blitz later this week, visiting communities across Far North Queensland from 11 October to…
Tuesday October 8 2013
Chinese trade mission hailed a success
A trade mission to China by Premier Campbell Newman and Mayor Bob Manning to promote Far North Queensland to the Chinese market has been hailed a success.
The mayor joined…
Wednesday October 9 2013
Kuranda Railway app boost for tourists
Customers from non-English speaking background can now enjoy Queensland’s most popular tourist train, the Kuranda Scenic Railway, thanks to a free Queensland Rail app for…
Tuesday October 8 2013
Mossman Golf Club results
Mossman hosted the first round of Men’s Pennants on Sunday morning, and all visiting players enjoyed the day and the great condition of the course.
Tuesday’s Mens Port Douglas Golf…
Wednesday October 9 2013
Tompkins: conservation = production
An audience of about 100 locals welcomed Doug Tompkins to the Port Douglas Community Hall on October 3, eager to hear from and arguably inspired by the world-renowned…
Wednesday October 8 2013
Net buyback opened up to more fishers
More commercial fishers will now be eligible to have their East Coast commercial net fishing licences and or symbols bought back under new criteria. The changes come after…
Tuesday October 8 2013
Queensland's top 5 priorities revealed
Creating a stronger sense of community cohesion and strengthening Queensland’s economy are the top two priorities across Queensland according to analysis of contributions to…
Tuesday October 9 2013
Bureaucracy gone mad?
We came out of Cairns airport on the way home the other day and I decided to count the number of speed zones between the turnoff and home in Reef Park, Port Douglas. It was an…
October 23 2013
Coral spawning dates predicted
Wed, 7.00am The Great Barrier Reef's annual coral spawning, a remarkable natural phenomena, is expected to take place next month from November 21 to 23.
During the spawning, which…
Monday October 7 2013
Reef concerns after Seafaris fire
Divers alerted marine authorities to small bubbles of fuel escaping from the wreck of the Seafaris yacht, which sank off Cow Bay near Port Douglas last Thursday, October…
Tuesday October 8 2013
Better protection for Queensland worksites
Worksites across Queensland will now be better protected under proposed amendments to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced the…
Monday October 7 2013
Raider Park breeding rookie Union stars
The Douglas region's Reef Raiders Rugby Union Club has become a training ground for top rookie stars in the sport, with Mossman high school student Aidan Chesterfield one…
Monday October 7 2013
Tigers roar into Port for basketball clinic
Douglas Heat junior basketballers were treated to a special event last week as the Melbourne Tigers hosted a coaching clinic at Port Douglas.
Former North Melbourne…
Monday October 7 2013
JCU reopens rare frog’s cold case
An environmental leap of faith has paid off for one of Australia’s rarest frogs, thanks to researchers at James Cook University in Cairns.
In early September, a team led by James…
Monday October 7 2013
Water issues top public concerns for Aquis
Yorkey’s Knob’s Aquis resort development is one step closer to reality with the State Government moving to release of the final terms of reference for the environmental…
Tuesday October 8 2013
Locals raising funds for furry friends
With more than 33 million pets nationwide, Australia boasts one of the highest pet ownership rates in the world and Douglas pet owners could lay claim to being some of the…
Friday October 4 2013
Community effort quells cane fire
Mossman Police are calling for potential witnesses into a cane fire in Mossman yesterday behind George Davis Park.
Local cane farmers pitched in to help firies by…
Friday October 4 2013
Stay mellow, follow rules in the yellow
One line, one hook — this is the simple practice fishers should remember when they’re out on the water fishing for grunter and threadfin salmon in a Conservation Park…
Friday October 4 2013
Port’s CCTV: Council candidates speak
Yesterday we outlined calls for a CCTV system had resurfaced to ensure the safety of people and businesses in Port Douglas. In part two of our report, we speak with…
Wednesday October 4 2013
Mossman Gorge’s health service wins award
Mossman Gorge Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) has been named Rural and Remote General Practice of the Year in a gala event in Sydney.
Mossman Gorge PHCC, the only…
Friday October 4 2013
Cross-dressing thief charged
A 41-year-old Atherton Tablelands man has been charged with theft following investigations into the alleged burglary of a Mossman Gorge residence on August 28.
Mossman CIB alleges the…
Friday October 4 2013
Papillon Landscapes: a growing business
BUSINESS IN FOCUS
Papillon Landscapes Pty Ltd started back in 1999 and quickly established a solid and respected landscaping business in the Douglas region.
Pete…
Thursday October 3 2013
Mackay Sugar dumps Community Working Group
Mackay Sugar has announced it will discontinue its Community Working Group (CWG) – Tablelands Cane Transportation, which had been appointed to help achieve safe outcomes…
Wednesday October 2 2013
Sheraton Refurb to deliver boom
Premier Campbell Newman has lauded news of the proposed refurbishment of Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas (SMPD) following a trade mission to China with Cairns Regional Council Mayor,…
