Wednesday 10 October 2012
The Colony marks new era for theatre in Cairns
The work of two renowned international theatre makers behind The Centre for Australasian Theatre will be showcased for the first time in November during JUTE Theatre…
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Hawes wins Monthly Medal
by Shona Barbour Following a few showers on Monday, the course was in great condition for Tuesday’s Port Douglas Golf Tours Monthly Medal. The winner was John Hawes with a nett 67,…
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Forget visitor numbers: CEO
Australia should focus on developing a more profitable tourism industry based on high-value visitors rather than "an endless pursuit for growth in visitor numbers," according…
Wednesday 10 October 2012
400kg whopper sparks debate
Gold Coast resident Cherekee Hill fought for over an hour-and-a-half to land a 400.5kg black marlin at Linden Bank on the outer reef off Port Douglas. On returning to Port Douglas…
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Massive marlin landed
A huge black marlin has been caught by a fisherwoman on board a Cairns fishing boat and bought back to Port Douglas Marina this morning. Weighing in at 400.5kg, the catch drew the attention…
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Junior rescues seniors
Losing the toss, Muddies Green was sent into the field against Rovers who were playing their first game of the season. Troy Shepherd had done a superb job preparing the wicket and the…
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Manning buys Events NQ
A company owned by Mayor Bob Manning and wife Claire has purchase Events NQ, Cr Manning confirmed with The Newsport on Friday. Events NQ is a party hire and exhibition supplies company who…
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Council begins funding review
It could be months before the future of Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree is known as Council begins its review of its funding to tourism organisations. With around three quarters of…
Monday 8 October 2012
Blue boys blast Tully
The Muddies Blue team headed down to Fuller Park not knowing anything about their Tully opposition but keen to follow on from their win the weekend before. Once they arrived they were told…
Monday 8 October 2012
Trans Tasman Games start today
After months of planning and organisation, the Special Olympics Trans Tasman Tournament is finally here. From today, more than 300 athletes with an intellectual disability from around…
Monday 8 October 2012
Council "in limbo"
Mayor Bob Manning has stuck to his guns declaring he will not engage in a fight with anti-amalgamationists, preferring to let the people of Douglas decide the region's fate based on their…
Monday 8 October 2012
Time for a change
It's official - the majority of people want Queensland to adopt Daylight Savings. Well, that's what readers of The Newsport are saying anyway. To save or not to save has been an ongoing debate in…
Monday 8 October 2012
CANEGROWERS claim marathon naming rights
CANEGROWERS Australia, in association with Port Douglas Event Management (PDEM), has announced that they have signed on to become the official and exclusive naming rights…
Monday 8 October 2012
Judith Shapland - Running in Circles
Ever had a moment of wakefulness, and I don’t mean from sleep I mean from unconsciousness? Those moments when your eyes open fully and you see your life in all its glory. And…
Friday 5 October 2012
Reef report "misleading" says local expert
A report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science has claimed around half of the Great Barrier Reef's coral has been destroyed by cyclones, crown-of-thorns…
Friday 5 October 2012
Phoebe president
Executive positions on the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce have been filled, and as expected, Phoebe Kitto has taken the reigns as president of the organisation. Outgoing president, Ken Dobbs,…
Friday 5 October 2012
Rock lobsters a potential cash cow
A breakthrough in breeding rock lobsters in hatcheries has put a Cairns research team in line for an award for innovation. The rock lobster team at the Department of…
Friday 5 October 2012
Taipans face Crocs in season opener
The Skytrans Cairns Taipans tip off their 2012/13 iinet NBL Championship campaign against the Townsville Crocodiles at 7.30pm this Saturday. Coach Aaron Fearne said his troops…
Thursday 4 October 2012
Bag out Port Douglas
Port Douglas artists are being invited to create a design for an iconic Port Douglas reusable shopping bag as part of the Think Outside the Bag project. The Cairns and Far North Environment…
Thursday 4 October 2012
Funding threat clouds TPDD future
The future of Tourism Port Douglas Daintree could be in jeopardy if Cairns Regional Council withdraws almost half a million dollars in annual funding from the local tourism body.…
Thursday 4 October 2012
Flasher caught after tip-off
A 56 year-old Mowbray man has been arrested after complaints were made from two teenage girls who said they saw him masturbating near sunbathers on Port Douglas' popular Four Mile…
Thursday 4 October 2012
Demetriou starts at Pride
New Northern Pride head coach Jason Demetriou has started his preparations for the 2013 season. Demetriou has signed a two-year deal in a coup for the Cairns-based Intrust Super Cup club. …
Thursday 4 October 2012
Wolland wins in 38 end marathon
Men’s Results It was all doubles for social bowls on Saturday with each team playing two games adding variety to a great afternoon. The winners of the day were T Pisot and Zilly…
Thursday 4 October 2012
The Viewpoint - Top 5 best songs ever!
You may have seen my most loathed songs of all time in a Viewpoint a few weeks back. Now it's time to share, whether you like it or not, my top five songs ever (well, this…
