Monday September 9 2013
Local success at IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs
Local Douglas triathlete Nick Carling finished 646th out of more than 1800 competitors at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Nevada, USA, this morning (local…
Monday September 9 2013
Crocs twos in GF, seniors to play prelim
The Port Douglas Crocs Football Club has made an excellent start to its foray into this season's final series played at Cairns’ Cazaly’s Stadium on Saturday, with the…
Monday September 9 2013
Government they deserve
They were popping the corks at News Ltd newspapers and websites on Saturday night. They really have had a superb election. Rupert Murdoch’s man was over the line and the long hard campaign…
Monday September 9 2013
Witnesses sought to Smithfield traffic crash
Cairns Forensic Crash Unit investigators are seeking witnesses to the two vehicle traffic crash on the Captain Cook Highway at Smithfield on Friday morning.
Around…
Sunday September 8 2013
Entsch retains Leichhardt
The LNP won yesterday's Federal Election, with Warren Entsch (LNP) retaining his seat in Leichhardt.
Mr Entsch won the seat back in 2010, after a short retirement from politics in…
Saturday September 7 2013
Queenslanders need to keep Tony Abbott on the leash
Queenslanders need to keep Tony Abbott on the leash by not voting for the Katter or Palmer parties today, says Queensland Greens Senate candidate, Adam…
Friday September 6 2013
Macdonald: North Queensland needs its own Senator
North Queensland based Senator Ian Macdonald today issued an appeal to Northern voters to back him and his team in tomorrow’s election for the Senate.
Senator…
Mark Howard plays Paddy’s this weekend
Mark Howard, lead singer and guitarist of Melbourne rock indie band, Bridgewater, plays this weekend at Paddy’s Irish Bar in Port Douglas.
Performing solo and acoustic, Howard will be giving…
Friday September 6 2013
Q&A with Labor candidate Billy Gordon
Ahead of tomorrow’s federal election, Labor candidate for the seat of Leichhardt, Billy Gordon, spoke to The Newsport about his election campaign and plans for the region, if…
Friday September 6 2013
Two men injured in Smithfield crash
Two men are injured but alive after a serious multi-vehicle accident at Smithfield this morning, according to Senior Constable Russ Parker of the Cairns Police.
Snr Constable…
Friday September 6 2013
Loughton relishes NBL pre-season hit-out
The Skytrans Cairns Taipans’ undefeated pre-season against US college competition means nothing ahead of this weekend’s double-header against the Wollongong Hawks, says…
Friday September 6 2013
Greens say Far North tourism jobs and Reef under threat
On election eve, the Greens candidate for Leichhardt Jo Kloot reminded voters the Great Barrier Reef was under pressure like never before with UNESCO warning…
Friday September 5 2013
Men Behaving Badly
Another Mad Monday Celebration in the AFL, and more young men behaving badly.
This time it involved St Kilda’s Clint Jones, who’s apologised for setting a dwarf entertainer on fire. Excessive…
Thursday September 5 2013
Queensland international visitor numbers keep growing
International visitor numbers to Queensland continued to climb in the past financial year with Queensland out-pacing other states in terms of growth from…
Friday September 6 2013
How to make your vote count
Australian voters must fill in their ballot papers correctly to ensure their vote counts in Saturday’s federal election, according to the Australian Electoral Commission.
Electoral…
Friday September 6 2013
Invalid votes cast in ballot blunder
Scores of invalid votes for the Queensland Senate may have been registered at Port Douglas over four days as a result of a pre-polling blunder by the Australian Electoral…
Monday September 9 2013
Gallery: Tri-Port Triathlon, Sept 7 2013
The TriPort Festival at Port Douglas' Four Mile Beach on Saturday, September 7, was marred by at least two traffic accidents and fierce winds that forced the…
Friday September 6 2013
Entsch's wishlist for Leichhardt and Douglas
In an exclusive interview with The Newsport, incumbent MP for Leichhardt Warren Entsch outlined his “wishlist” of priorities for the Douglas region.
MOSSMAN…
Thursday September 5 2013
Cheat Sheet: The Seat of Leichhardt
SEAT CLASSIFICATION
LNP 4.6% (Considered a marginal seat, as winning candidate at the last election, Warren Entsch, received less than 56 per cent of the two candidate…
Thursday September 5 2013
Changed road conditions this Sunday
The SeaFM TriPort Triathlon Festival will be held this Saturday 7th September, 2013 in the Douglas region.
More than 300 athletes and their support crew will descend upon…
'Tropical Flowers' art and silk scarf sale, Port Douglas, Sept 7-15
Come and celebrate local artist Jill Booth's 'Tropical Flowers', a 'visual feast' and fun experience showcasing one-off lengths of silk-cotton fabric handcrafted into…
Thursday September 5 2013
Crossing the Gobi...
It has been a while since I have had time to sit down and put together a few more words on what has been going on in Mongolia, but in my defence, it has been the most amazing few months…
Thursday September 5 2013
Health & Wellbeing Expo 2013, Mossman, Oct 12
Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre, in conjunction with Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, Cairns Regional Council and the Douglas Community Agency…
Thursday September 5 2013
Are you a talented caroller?
The search is on for the region’s most talented carollers, with the second annual Caroloke competition to be held at Cairns Central on October 6.
The competition aims to uncover new…
Thursday September 5 2013
Review: Region celebrated in Cairns Festival art
This year’s Cairns Festival saw nine days of events once again bring the Far North Queensland city to life and the community together through a program of art,…
