Tuesday 27 March 2012
8-1 win get Dragons flying
by James Turner On the opening night of the season the Douglas United team in the Men's Second Division took to the field for the start of their 2012 campaign. The team has had to push…
Tuesday 27 March 2012
New arrival for Skysafari
About 100 invited guests from the business community joined Skysafari owners Za Harricharan, Chief Pilot Brad King and their staff to welcome the latest edition to the Skysafari Helicopter…
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Schier supports deamalgamation
Mayor Val Schier has vowed to support the de-amalgamation of Douglas Shire following the election of an LNP government on Saturday. Cr Schier conceded that the community still wanted…
Monday 26 March 2012
Captain Cook
Liberal National Party Candidate, David Kempton, produced a tight victory to win the seat of Cook at Saturday’s state government elections. Mr Kempton won the electorate 7920 votes to Labor’s 7014…
Monday 26 March 2012
NBL finals, AFL starts
The Taipans won the dead rubber against a woeful Adelaide 36ers side on Friday night but would be bleeding about dropping the game to Sydney the previous week. A win would have more than…
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Skipper stars in Raiders win
The Rattle and Hum Reef Raiders travelled to Cairns to play their first game of the year on the weekend against Wanderers, and with two reserves players on the bench and a hot afternoon…
Monday 26 March 2012
Wearne takes clear win
Saturday was very hot, very humid, and the range still very boggy after several rainy weeks, for Target Rifle shooters in a Double 600m competition. In the first 600 metre match Rob Wearne…
Monday 26 March 2012
Strata Title Stamp Duty Moratorium a priority
Last week a federal parliamentary committee requested that the Queensland Government or should we say new Queensland Government, put a 12-month moratorium on strata title…
Monday 26 March 2012
Leon Burchill back 'On Track' in Mossman
One of Australia’s leading private Registered Training Organisations (RTO), The Learning Workshop, launched its new, interactive learning resource, ‘onTrack’ last week in…
Monday 26 March 2012
Bill Chambers sails into Port
By Roy Weavers
Bill Chambers and The Hillbilly Goats will be performing at the Port Douglas Yacht Club on Thursday 5th April with support acts Leanne Tennant and our very own Kim Hurley…
Friday 23 March 2012
Dragons return to big league
The Douglas United Dragons make their return to Far North Football’s Premier League after three years when they kick off their 2012 season this weekend. The club will field two teams…
Friday 23 March 2012
Real Estate sales rise in wet
Consumer confidence appears to be returning to the Port Douglas real estate market following a marked increase in sales during the wet season. Local real estate agents say reduced…
Friday 22 March 2012
Fine weather returns for Love Boat
This week’s torrential rain disappeared in perfect timing for the arrival of the Dawn Princess cruise ship into Port Douglas on Thursday. The Dawn Princess, used by the original…
Friday 23 March 2012
43,353 visitors in 30 days
Port Douglas information platform tourismportdouglas.com.au reached another landmark yesterday when it registered it's 43,000th visitor to the site in just the last 30 days. This new…
Friday 23 March 2012
LNP favourite in Cook poll
More than 300 votes have been received on The Newsport’s “Who Will You Vote For?” poll ahead of this Saturday’s state election, with the LNP’s David Kempton leading the Cook electorate…
Friday 23 March 2012
Whileaway Book Club - Past The Shallows by Favel Barrett
This is an extraordinary literary debut from Victoria’s Favel Parrett’s, a beautifully crafted enigmatic piece by an emerging young Australian writer, set on…
Thursday 22 March 2012
Open letter to Deputy Mayor
A Long time Port Douglas resident sent this open letter to Margaret Cochran, Cairns Regional Council Deputy Mayor. Friday, March 9th
Hello Margaret,…
Thursday 22 March 2012
Ecolibrium
The health of sensitive marine habitats near a major Torres Strait shipping channel will be monitored from the air this month.
Island residents who see a helicopter hovering between Zuizin Reef and…
Thursday 22 March 2012
Port Douglas DNA under threat
Architect and long time local Gary Hunt sent this letter through to The Newsport for publication to open the debate about what he sees is a very disturbing issue - “Port…
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Port Douglas AFL Crocs Presidents Report
By Andy Smith Another week has come and gone. Last weekend we had a chance (in the wet) to have a good look at most of our 2012 players in the pre season cup at…
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Excitement aplenty for music festival
This Saturday’s Port Douglas Community Garden Music Festival has been officially launched. Around 50 people turned out to the Port Douglas Surf Life Saving Club on Monday to…
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Douglas region isolated by flood waters
Update 6pm Wed: Captain Cook Highway - Buchan's Point is Open (with caution). 1 lane will be open and under traffic control from 6pm tonight.
Hwy will be CLOSED to all…
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Last ditch pledge to Mossman
Cook ALP candidate, Jason O’Brien, has announced more funding for local schools and a reminder of his commitment to Mossman ahead of this weekend’s State Government elections. …
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Roundabout, shelter back on agenda
The construction of a roundabout at the notorious intersection of Captain Cook Highway and Port Douglas Road will be delivered if the LNP is elected to government, according to…
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Who will you be voting for?
LABOR PARTY
Jason O’Brien
Resides: Port Douglas.
Background: Elected to Parliament in 2004, a former Cairns City Councillor and previously a research officer to the former…
