Wednesday 16 November 2011
Magic beats Ice for race honours
The Poseidon Sailaway Club Championship continued on Saturday with Race 3 of the Spring Series which was also Race 15 of the Championship. The welcome return to club racing…
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Young raiders proving a tight outfight
The Under 10s travelled to Jones Park to take on the Wanderer’s in an early game on Friday night. The boys were lucky to have David Sands referee again, but they were up…
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Mossman November monthly medal
Thirty-five men contested the monthly medal for November last Tuesday. John White had the low round of the day with nett 70 and won by a shot to Rob Canning on nett…
Monday 14 November 2011
Muddies' Darlington blitzes
C Grade Muddies travelled south of Cairns Sunday afternoon to take on second placed Mulgrave Pujabi. With several players only available in Week 2, it gave opportunities for…
Tuesday 15 November 2011
New valuations for land owners
Queensland’s Valuer General Neil Bray announced last week that land owners in local government areas would receive new land valuations in 2012. Mr Bray said up to 1.6 million…
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Junior Muddies score second win
The Under 12 Douglas Muddies had their second win of the season by only nine runs last Saturday at a home game against Atherton Boars. Muddies' captain, Levi Trewick, won…
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Life, but not as we know it - Part 2
Ken Dobbs - President, Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Today we speak with president of the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce, Ken Dobbs, and ask him for his thoughts on…
Tuesday 15 November 2011
KIND big winner from Fundy 5000
Kids In Need of Donation (KIND), a local charity providing support for families with seriously ill children, have received a big boost thanks to the participants in the Great…
Monday 14 November 2011
Winning gymnasts set to shine
Two of the Mossman gym club’s youngest aspiring gymnasts made the effort to attend their last invitational competition for the year in Townsville recently. Tali Hoye and…
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Business Time - Respect the process
We all have a process: a pattern of behaviour we consciously or subconsciously engage in to get a job done, time and time again. You may think you don’t have one, but I’ll…
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Life, but not as we know it - Part 1
Peter Wright - Owner of Poseidon Outer Barrier Reef Cruises Poseidon Outer Barrier Reef Cruises' Peter Wright has seen more than most when it comes to the Great Barrier…
Monday 14 November 2011
Monas visits Port students
Steve Moneghetti visited Port Douglas State School on Friday to speak to students in his role as ambassador for the Great Barrier Reef Marathon Festival. While in town for the…
Monday 14 November 2011
Blood, sweat, and cheers in running fest
Nearly 700 runners from near and far converged on Port Douglas on Saturday morning, some even running here from Cairns in one of the most challenging Ultra Marathon's…
Friday 11 November 2011
Life, but not as we know it
The reef is likely to be nothing more than a "red-black bacterial slime" within just 40 years, according to former chief scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine…
Friday 11 November 2011
Beware, take care
A local resident has urged people to take care near the edge of the Daintree River after witnessing a crocodile swimming near a busy pontoon. Ruth Ross snapped this photo (click to enlarge) of a…
Friday 11 November 2011
$80,000 given in art grants
Cairns’ creative industry will benefit from $79,163 worth of funding made possible through Cairns Regional Council's partnership with Arts Queensland. Nine successful applicants will…
Friday 11 November 2011
Employment - Increase your popularity
Many employees often spend hours staring at the clock wishing time could go by fast so they could leave the workplace soon. Such employees more often return home with…
Friday 11 November 2011
Basketball champion visits Mossman
The Mossman Basketball Association had a special guest on Wednesday night with former North Melbourne Giants assistant coach, Glenn Bines, making a special guest appearance. …
Thursday 10 November 2011
Trade opportunities open up
People considering a career in a trade are being urged to apply for QBuild’s 2012 intake of apprentices and trainees. State Member for Cook, Jason O'Brien, accompanied Building…
Thursday 10 November 2011
e-waste the scourge of Oz
With toxic and valuable resources either polluting the environment or going to waste, Planet Ark's National Recycling Week is a timely reminder that Australians could be doing more to…
Thursday 10 November 2011
Clean up for cyclone season
In preparation for the upcoming cyclone season, residents are encouraged to take advantage of free green waste disposal. With the official cyclone season having started, Cairns…
Thursday 10 November 2011
Crunch time in touch finals
The completion of the NuBlu Spa and Pool touch season ended on Monday with some really close matches and two games going down to a drop off. Importantly, the grand final also lived…
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Kyrenia takes out Marlin Challenge
The Port Douglas Black Marlin Challenge has concluded with the results coming to hand. Day 1 – Simon Genour – Joe Joe Day 2 – Sue Ahlers – Hell Raiser (also best Female…
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Mossman Golf results
Les Donohue broke through for his first win with 23 points in the Wednesday sporters ahead of Joe Wild on 21 points. Joe won nearest the pin on 10 and Helen Gabour won 17. On Thursday the…
Wednesday 9 November 2011
You can't improve on perfection
Four from four, 100%, perfect - they are just a few ways to describe my tipping last week. Must put me up there with all other tipsters around Australia that picked the same in a…
