Monday 4 March 2013
Have your questions been answered?
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce has received a mixed response to a number of questions asked of the three main local stakeholders in the de-amalgamation issue. Cairns Regional…
Monday 4 March 2013
Secret Women's Business
Feeling like a good night out with ‘the girls’? Want to experience a dose of laughter therapy? Then why not grab your girlfriends and head out for a night of Song, Dance and Secret Women's…
Monday 4 March 2013
Are you the next Miss Carnivale?
The search for Miss Carnivale 2013 has begun with entries now being sought for the annual pageant. Building on last year’s success which saw over a dozen girls take part in the…
Friday 1 March 2013
Mossman Golf results
by Shona Barbour Last Tuesday’s Mens 4BBB Stableford event was won by George Page and Peter Fitzgerald with 46 points ahead of John Caswell and Brett Jurie with 44 points on a count-back to Peter…
Friday 1 March 2013
A weed awakening
Port Douglas resident, Kate Allwright, says the lake adjacent to Port Douglas Road near the entrance to town is an eyesore that needs urgent attention. Ms Allwright said the problems caused by the…
Friday 1 March 2013
Action stations for Korean delegates
Ten Korean travel company delegates have converged on the region as part of a Tourism Queensland initiative to boost visitor numbers to Tropical North Queensland. TQ's Paul Buggy…
Friday 1 March 2013
Who you gonna call when disaster strikes?
Local businesses need to be armed with the tools required to survive the aftermath of a disaster, or face becoming a statistic like many others before them. 43 per cent of…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Muddies Blue finals bound
Muddies Blue are through to the Far North Cricket semi-finals after a comprehensive 85 run win over Innisfail at the Port Douglas Sports Complex on Sunday. Stand in skipper Dave…
Thursday 28 February 2013
Property revival continues
Port Douglas real estate sales continue their resurgence after a strong finish to 2012 gave home sellers and agents reason to be optimistic. Callum Jones (pictured) of Tony McGrath…
Thursday 28 February 2013
Local artists in TV series
Late last year, three Port Douglas artists decided to engage a television crew to promote their artwork, as well as the beautiful region in which they live. Tania Heben, Anna Curtis,…
Thursday 28 February 2013
DNA looking strong in 2013
The second week of Douglas Netball started in earnest with record numbers of Net Set Goers (8/Under) beginners to the game. Coached by Allison Richardson, the new players are…
Thursday 28 February 2013
Pythons storm into final
Port Auto Car Wash Pythons booked themselves a place in the final of the Cairns Futsal Under 10 competition on Tuesday night after winning their semi-final 8-4 against the fourth place…
Thursday 28 February 2013
Rychart declared fit
Dusty Rychart will return to the Skytrans Cairns Taipans roster when they host the Perth Wildcats this Friday. The 304 game veteran was declared fit this week after spending a month…
Thursday 28 February 2013
EXCLUSIVE - Rise Of The Underdog
Maya Weidner, the Mossman film producer who earned recognition for her award winning documentary Betty Shanks: The Wilston Murder, now has her sights set on a feature length…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Gorge bus stolen
A man in his early 20s is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a Mossman Gorge mini-bus on Monday night. The Mossman Gorge man allegedly took the vehicle to pick up his girlfriend…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Last bowls rolled at Mossman
Men’s Results It was a closely fought battle in the Club Selected threes competition on Saturday. G Wilmot, Kiwi and Doug Pitt just managed to prevail over T Brylack, C Wills and…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Revenge is sweet for U12 Muddies
by Sharon Doble Playing Atherton Scorpions for the second time in a row, Port Douglas Muddies were keen to turn around last week's defeat. Captain Nicolas Raynor lost the toss…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
PNG steal sevens show
by Shane Branch - Port Douglas Rugby Like the morning of any sporting tournament you wake up, look out the window, and get a feel for how your day is going to start. Yes it was going to…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
And then there were eight
The number of confirmed dengue cases in Port Douglas has risen to eight as Queensland Health workers go from street to street in an attempt to prevent further spread of the debilitating…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Port a tasty carrot
The future of the conference and incentives market in the region is looking bright, and efforts are being made to improve on the $30 million currently injected into the local economy each…
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Whileaway Book Club - Flight Behaviour
Author: Barbara Kingsolver Flight Behaviour transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman's narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a…
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Mudcrabs beaten by Wallabies
Travelling to play Barron River at Crathern Park, Trinity Beach, Muddies Green looked forward to their last qualifying match, especially after Tully forfeited the last round to…
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Attwood unstoppable
Saturday saw three shooters turnout for another steamy afternoon’s double 300 metre range in preparation for the Annual Mareeba prize shoot the next day. Norbert Schmidt was first on the…
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Taipans win. Nicky G disappointed
I’ve never been so disappointed for the Taipans to win a Reptile Rumble. There’s 15 seconds left and we have the ball. Scores are locked at 75 apiece. The second half has been…
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Twins have Ellen in their sights
Two young Aussie musicians have written a patriotic song in a bid to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as the talk show host's impending Australian visit edges closer. Vanessa…
