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401. Council to sell controversial Daintree block to conservation groups  
Date: 10-08-2020
Douglas Shire Council has resolved to sell a controversial block of land in the Daintree during a special council meeting today at Council Chambers in Mossman. Council will sell Lot 83 Cape Tribulation Road to conservation groups,…  
402. Lucky to be alive: Man pulled from vehicle moments before it burst into flames  
Date: 10-08-2020
UPDATE: A 47-year-old Mossman man was lucky to escape serious injury after he was dragged from his burning vehicle by passers-by moments before it burst into flames. The man was travelling north on the Captain Cook Highway at around…  
403. Car catches alight in highway crash near Mowbray  
Date: 09-08-2020
A man has escaped a fiery crash on the Captain Cook Highway south of Port Douglas this afternoon, with minor injuries. Paramedics were called to a single-vehicle crash south of the Mowbray River bridge just after 2:00pm. A Queensland…  
404. OPINION | Cut the corporate stranglehold  
Date: 08-08-2020
COVID has caused quite a lot of changes of heart, most recently the Federal Government’s attitude to paying sick leave to those who do not have it. Before that, it was increasing unemployment benefits and giving free child care. It gives…  
405. New drive-through COVID-19 testing opens in Mossman  
Date: 07-08-2020
The Mossman Hospital is opening a drive-through fever clinic at Mossman Showgrounds from Monday 10 August to help boost local testing for COVID-19. Mossman Hospital Director of Nursing and Midwifery and Facility Manager, Peter Le…  
406. National Indigenous Music Awards reveal Hall Of Fame inductee  
Date: 07-08-2020
The National Indigenous Music Awards have revealed the Hall of Fame inductee at tomorrow night’s live digital broadcast, will be awarded to Ngarrindjeri woman Ruby Hunter. Inducted with special musical tributes from Emma Donovan and…  
407. Police seek assistance for missing man in Far North  
Date: 07-08-2020
UPDATE: The 79-year-old man missing from the Herberton area since 4 August has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. EARLIER:  Police are seeking assistance from the Far North…  
408. Croc Pit turns pink for breast cancer awareness  
Date: 07-08-2020
The Port Douglas Crocs AFL club will host the fifth annual Pink in the Tropics game on Saturday 8 August at home in the ‘Croc Pit.’ The match will raise money in support of local charity, Pink in the Tropics; a breast cancer support group…  
409. Two Douglas icons get a little bit of love  
Date: 06-08-2020
Local businesses are continuing to call on the public to ‘Do It In Douglas’ as part of the Buy Douglas: Build Douglas campaign, including the operators of the Lady Douglas River Cruise and the Shaolin Chinese Junk, who recently used their…  
410. Sky’s the limit for new Habitat attraction  
Date: 06-08-2020
The new re-imagined rainforest attraction at the Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas is nearing completion and is set to take visitors to new heights, literally. The new Rainforest Habitat will feature the breathtaking addition of a “Birdseye…  
411. Man intercepted at Cairns Airport after deliberately breaching border restrictions  
Date: 05-08-2020
A Queensland man was intercepted at Cairns Airport yesterday after allegedly trying to bypass the states strict border restrictions. Police issued the 22-year-old Weipa man with an infringement notice for failing to comply with the…  
412. Choo Choos reopens with fresh new look  
Date: 05-08-2020
Choo Choos at the Marina has recently reopened its doors for the first time since March and is sporting a fresh new look. Like many Douglas businesses Choo Choos was forced to close due to COVID restrictions and manager, Rebecca Stemp,…  
413. Queensland border slammed shut again on NSW and ACT  
Date: 05-08-2020
Queensland’s border will once again be closed to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The entire state of New South Wales, along with the ACT will join Greater Sydney and Victoria on Queensland’s COVID hotspot list,…  
414. Locals urged to support women through August Dignity Drive  
Date: 04-08-2020
Local women experiencing period poverty as a result of COVID-19 will have support when Share the Dignity partners with Mossman Woolworths for the August Dignity Drive. The economic and financial impacts of COVID-19 has meant that even…  
415. Revised Wangetti Trail released for community consultation  
Date: 03-08-2020
The community will get the chance to have their say on the design of the Wangetti Trail with the latest round of community consultations beginning today. Locals can now view and comment on the amended trail alignment released today, along…  
416. 2020 Crocodile Trophy mountain bike race postponed  
Date: 03-08-2020
Yet another event has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the Crocodile Trophy mountain bike race, officially postponed. The 2020 event was scheduled for October, with the final leg of the 780 km staged bike race through…  
417. Study to better determine Douglas storm tide risks  
Date: 03-08-2020
Douglas Shire neighbourhoods will have a better understanding of how potential storm tides could impact them after expert coastal engineers undertake a new study. Douglas Shire Council has appointed JBA Pacific Scientists and Engineers…  
418. OPINION | Only some of the way with LBJ  
Date: 01-08-2020
At last, after more than half a century of Harold Holt’s “All the way with LBJ” and the USA, Australia is showing some caution and seeing some reality. At the Ausmin talks in Washington this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne…  
419. Douglas United Football encourage new players to come and try  
Date: 31-07-2020
The Douglas United Football Club is calling for junior soccer lovers to get involved when they host a ‘Come and Try’ day for four to nine-year-olds on Sunday 2 August at the Cassowary Park Grounds in Cassowary from 10:00am. New players…  
420. ‘Wonderland Under The Stars’ headed for Port Douglas  
Date: 31-07-2020
A new live entertainment event is headed for Port Douglas with the team from Wonderland Spiegeltent returning to town. Wonderland Spiegeltent has become a popular fixture of the Port Douglas Carnivale in recent years and while the event…  
421. Mossman Golf Club future again up in the air  
Date: 31-07-2020
The future of the Mossman Golf Club is again up in the air after the proposed operators voted against taking on the management of the club. The Douglas Shire Council came to the aid of the struggling club earlier this week when…  
422. Douglas tourism reacts to Sydney lockout  
Date: 30-07-2020
Yesterday’s decision by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to slam the border shut on over five million Sydneysiders has come as another blow to the tourism industry. Greater Sydney’s 34 local government areas were declared COVID-19 hotspots…  
423. Land handed back to Traditional Owners in Wangetti  
Date: 30-07-2020
A new Aboriginal economic and cultural base is set to be developed in the heart of Wangetti following the official transfer of land back into the hands of Traditional Owners on Wednesday. The Wangetti Aboriginal Land Trust and Yirrganydji…  
424. Gazza's mission to get Cassowary Coast locals to ‘Do It In Douglas’  
Date: 30-07-2020
Local radio personality Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy is on a mission to bring our Cassowary Coast neighbours to the Douglas Shire in an effort to boost the local economy. The popular Port Douglas-based Fab FM presenter, known for the ‘Gazza…  
425. New Port Douglas residential development goes on sale  
Date: 29-07-2020
Port Douglas will soon grow with a new residential development set to hit the market in just weeks. Developers, Port Douglas Land Developments Ltd, plan to build the ‘New Port Estate’ on 180 acres of land south of Craigile, bordered by…  
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