Thursday 19 July 2012
Volunteers needed to clean the Cape
Volunteers and supporters of conservation group Tangaroa Blue will be heading back to Cape Kimberley this Saturday to give the location some TLC. Tangaroa Blue's primary focus…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Consultants called for Port progress
Division 10 Cr Julia Leu met with representatives of Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD) and Advance Cairns on Friday to discuss a process to bring the Port…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Incredible whale footage
There are few moments in life that will stay in the memory as clearly as a close encounter with a humpback whale. Imagine, then, how this group of friends and family feel after this…
Thursday 19 July 2012
Nick Rains photography workshop
Over the weekend of July 21-22, 2012 Christian Fletcher and Nick Rains will be running an intensive photo workshop at the 5-Star Peppers Resort in Port Douglas. Check out Nick's…
Thursday 19 July 2012
Flood effects still being felt
The effects of the record rains experienced on the night of Thursday 24 May, when over 300mm fell in Port Douglas in a matter of hours, are still being felt. Pamela McLellan and her…
Thursday 19 July 2012
Funding open for regional events
Organisers of events to be held in regional Queensland have until 5pm on Friday 3 August to be eligible to apply for funding under Round 23 of the Events Queensland Regional…
Thursday 19 July 2012
Andreassen, Tesch take A Grade win
Men’s Results The A Grade pairs competition saw C Andreassen and N Tesch defeat G Wilmot and J Girgenti 25-17 while C Wills and T Brylack defeated R Edwards and P Cleary 24-13. …
Thursday 19 July 2012
Spritz spritely at dressage comp
The Julatten-based Horse North Dressage Team were out competing again at the weekend at the Cairns Show/FNEG Dressage Championship held at Redlynch. Angela Sausman took the Official…
Thursday 19 July 2012
Tight matches in Junior Netball
10 UNDER The Douglas Junior Netball 10/Under competition played the Gladiators against the Wildcatz on Court 1 last Tuesday, in what turned out to be a very well played game by both…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Cougars back on winning list
The Division 1 competition heats up in the Douglas Netball Association as the Cougars claimed victory over Crocs 1 last night. The game started off with a 9-6 division but the Crocs…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Win elusive despite Wright double
Friday night saw a game between Douglas United and Leichhardt in the FNQ football third division at Leichhardt. The game would be dominated by Douglas who would concede a late…
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Dragons smash top team
The Verri Industries Douglas United Dragons have extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Edge Hill on Saturday night. It was a vintage performance…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Weight problems don't slow Port outriggers
Round 4 of the National Outrigger Grand Prix series was held in Innisfail at Flying Fish Point at the Weekend. Cecily Ridderhof, Faye Lilley, Mia Messinger, Jan Ward,…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Local pair charged with drink driving
A 41 year-old man and a 25 year-old man will appear in Mossman Magistrates Court on 8 August after being caught drink driving over the weekend. The men, one from Mossman and…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Thousands raised for Paws and Claws
Over 100 people enjoyed the second Pacific Toyota and Lexus of Cairns Charity Golf Day at Sea Temple on Sunday. The day was organised by Bob and Lucy Stanton with…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Parks at a premium
Macrossan Street traders may be contributing to a slump in trade by parking in car spaces which may otherwise be used by shoppers. During recent discussions on the topic of the benefits and…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
The School for Wives
A beguiling comedy filled to the brim with witty repartee, hilariously misguided decisions and a delightful feeling that we should all just relax and have a wine. Cairns Civic Theatre -Saturday…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Bruising encounter for U13 Sharks
On Saturday Mossman had a great day of footy at their local grounds for the second last time of the season. Despite the drizzly rain a good crowd came to watch the youngsters…
Wednesday 18 July 2012
10 cents! Excellent!
On August 25 government ministers will meet in Canberra to discuss the return a national container deposit scheme where consumers could get 10 cents back when they return bottles and cans. This…
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Talented netballers in rep carnival
The Douglas Netball Association competed in the Fowler’s Group Regional Representative Carnival at the YMCA in Smithfield last Sunday. The 12 and 14/Under squads were…
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Raiders stop Wanderers in their tracks
The Rattle 'n' Hum Reef Raiders played their last home game of the year in front of a large crowd on the weekend against Wanderers. The Raiders knew they needed to win to…
Tuesday 17 July 2012
We want cameras, survey shows
A recent report by a security company shows 67% of Australian residents support community surveillance such as CCTV cameras. ADT Security released the report researched by an external…
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Reef protection on global scale
Protecting the world's coral reefs will be the focus when marine area managers meet up in Cairns this week for the 27th annual general meeting of the International Coral Reef…
Tuesday 17 July 2012
No shame in sex work
Workers in the sex industry have endured the ire of the community for as long as the industry has been in existence. Today we speak with Josephine and 'J', two Cairns based escorts who work in…
Monday 16 July 2012
Ice takes Winter Series' win
The rescheduled Race 7 of the Poseidon Sailaway Club Championship Winter Series postponed from the previous week due to a strong wind warning got under way in less than 10 knots of…
