Tuesday 29 May 2012
Police give offenders a spray
Three men in their 20s will face Mossman Magistrates Court on public nuisance charges after Port Douglas Police were forced to use capsicum spray on two of the alleged offenders. The men…
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Big crowds to Beach Day
Overcast skies couldn't cloud the enthusiasm of families at the Four Mile Beach Day on Saturday with hundreds of people flocking to be a part of the action. The beach cricket competition was…
Monday 28 May 2012
JCU get "Funched" but take points
The Reef Raiders took on JCU in some wet conditions which wasn't great for running rugby. Both teams started the match at a furious pace and fierce defence by one Todd Funch…
Monday 28 May 2012
Jacobs claims Coral Coast win
Pete Jacobs claimed victory in the Coral Coast 5150 yesterday in the first event of the second annual Cairns Airport Adventure Festival. Jacobs barely broke a sweat on the Olympic…
Friday 25 May 2012
Flood Information
Fri 1.38pm Mowbray residents have recorded over 400mm of rainfall overnight. The area was one of the hardest hit from record rains. See images from the floods. Fri 1.29pm While it appears that the…
Monday 28 May 2012
Inside Port - National Families Week
by Deb Delaney National Families Week is celebrated by tens of thousands of people and hundreds of organisations each year. This is an annual Australian celebration which…
Monday 28 May 2012
20th anniversary of the Mabo Day celebration
The Cairns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community will be remembering the great Eddie Koiki Mabo. Celebration for “Mabo Day” will commence on Friday June 1 to…
Friday 25 May 2012
Parade moves to 1 June
The 'Heavenly Bodies' street parade tonight has been rescheduled until next Friday as the heavens have obviously dumped enough rain on our parade to postpone it. The Carnivale committee met first…
Friday 25 May 2012
Road closures
Updated 3.00pm Mount Molloy Road - Cassowary - From Int Captain Cook Hwy to Julatten: Closed to all through traffic Updated 2.00pm Mount Molloy Road - Cassowary - From Int Captain Cook Hwy to Julatten:…
Monday 28 May 2012
To lease or not to lease?
A leading Port Douglas accountant says greedy landlords are a minority as more town centre shops become vacant. Speaking with The Newsport, Brian Hoult from MGI Chartered Accountants said…
Friday 1 June 2012
Party time!
The most popular event of Port Douglas Carnivale is finally upon us, albeit a week later than anticipated. As usual, the community has stepped up to the plate with more than 40 floats registered to…
Friday 25 May 2012
Anyone for cricket?
UPDATED 3.15pm Unfortunately, Mayor Bob Manning has had to withdraw from tomorrow’s Beach Cricket challenge as part of Port Douglas Carnivale. Cr Manning has offered his best wishes to the team and…
Friday 25 May 2012
Dimbulah sink Dragons' seconds
As the final whistle blew last Friday night, the Douglas players would have felt a sense of deja vu as another game went by without the win. But once again it was accompanied by a…
Friday 25 May 2012
Don't underestimate McCormack
Two-time ironman world champion and Olympic hopeful Chris McCormack returns to Australia this week after an extended stay in the US. He will then head up to Far North Queensland for final…
Thursday 24 May 2012
Entsch to insurers: Stop cherry-picking
Insurance companies who “cherry-pick” postcodes and avoid covering North Queensland properties should be banned from offering policies in the rest of the country, Federal Member…
Thursday 24 May 2012
Victory sweet for Apples
Douglas Junior Netball started on Court 1 with the 10/Under Pythons playing the Wildcatz. The Pythons were fast paced - Koreena Miniecon and Hannah Durie were unstoppable from the start to…
Thursday 24 May 2012
Cougars pip Rattle
This week saw some tight games as well as some big margins. To start the night off, Central Cougars only just managed to hold off Rattle N’ Hum by one goal by final whistle. Up until the end of…
Thursday 24 May 2012
11 Crocs on injury list
Welcome to a short President's Report this week. The big Qld Rail Bulls Masters cricket day went well and thanks to all the volunteers who assisted over the day. A big thanks to…
Thursday 24 May 2012
Handover rights a wrong
The long awaited handover of the 456,324 hectare Mungkan Kandju National Park on central Cape York Peninsula this week redresses a shameful injustice from Queensland’s history, the Australian…
Thursday 24 May 2012
The Viewpoint - Leadership plea
by Stephen Turner I agree that a wider interest base (to Tourism Port Douglas Daintree and Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce) would be good. But I doubt it will happen or that agreement…
Thursday 24 May 2012
Drink drivers nabbed
13 drivers were found to be over the legal alcohol limit on Friday night alone, a tally which shocked local police. Even more damning was that ten of those nabbed were locals who ran the gauntlet…
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Jump aboard for the Big Paddle
Ever wondered what it's like to paddle one of those Outrigger Canoes that are going up and down the inlet? Well, here is your chance to do it. Grab some friends or family, make up a…
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Errors prove costly for Premier Dragons
A spell of about ten minutes before and after half time has proved the undoing of the Verri Industries Douglas United Dragons in an otherwise determined display against…
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Watkins triumphs at Mossman
by Shona Barbour Russell Watkins snuck home to win last Tuesday's competition at the Mossman Golf Club, beating Jeff Murray on a count-back. Mossman Golf Club Mens Foursomes Champion…
