Monday 24 October 2011
Celebrate the Melbourne Cup in pink!
A charity Melbourne Cup luncheon will be held at the Port Douglas Surf Club on Tuesday November 1, to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer in Queensland. The Pink Ribbon…
Monday 24 October 2011
Employment - Work and life balance
by Vlasta Eriksson Work and life balance is one of the most popular expressions used today. The basic concept involves balancing your career and personal life. The task is not…
Friday 21 October 2011
Standout performers in gymnastics comp
The Mossman & District Gymnastics Club’s team of eight elite competition gymnasts participated in a major two-day event last weekend at the Mareeba Gymnastics Club’s…
Friday 21 October 2011
Drewy robbed of reward
After hearing people sing the praises of Meatloaf at the AFL Grand Final I want to thank him for a line from one of his songs. At this stage of the NBL season it is quite relevant to the…
Monday 24 October 2011
TPDD release key figures
Figures have been released by Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree giving an insight into the operation of the local tourism body. Presented at TPDD's AGM on Tuesday night, the figures show…
Friday 21 October 2011
Community Plan approved
A Community Plan has been adopted for the Cairns region, providing a broad set of guidelines for planning and development during next 20 years. Imagine Tomorrow: Your Community Plan…
Friday 21 October 2011
ATEC hits town
Key tourism industry people from around Australia are meeting with local tourism operators at this week’s “Inbound Up North” conference in Cairns and Port Douglas. The annual event is organised by…
Thursday 20 October 2011
Speak up! TPDD chairman urges members
Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree chairman, Gordon Wellham, has urged members to speak up if they are unhappy with the direction of the local tourism body. The TPDD AGM…
Thursday 20 October 2011
Kindy fee relief
Kindergarten fee relief is now available for eligible families, regardless of where they access their kindergarten program. Member for Cook Jason O'Brien said the Bligh Government had made early…
Thursday 20 October 2011
Strom exhibition next week
by Yvonne O'Hara Strom Gould's privately owned paintings, prints and paraphenalia have been coming in steadily for the past two weeks as part of a one night only exhibition. With a…
Thursday 20 October 2011
Ecolibrium - Volunteering with animals
One of our main aims here at Wildlife Habitat is Conservation through Education and Appreciation. We do this in many ways but our successful Wildlife Volunteer Program is a…
Thursday 20 October 2011
Port do us proud at Etty Bay
by Louise Devine Photographer: Sonia Lukin The North Queensland Surf Life Saving Branch Championships were held at Etty Bay over the weekend. Competition was fierce with…
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Neighbours wet and wild
The long-running Australian soap opera, Neighbours, has commenced filming in Port Douglas with cast and crew congregating at the Meridien Marina yesterday. But the weather gods have…
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Royal investigation extinguished
The investigation into the Royal Hotel fire in Mossman has hit a wall with no suspects identified and all leads exhausted according to Mossman Police. The fire destroyed the…
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Anger over TTNQ's tour app
The imminent launch of TTNQ's tour booking application has raised the ire of some The Newsport readers who are concerned that the tourism body may have acted inappropriately by going…
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Health and fitness a Shaw thing
Evie Shaw is working hard to regain her strength and fitness with the help of local athlete and fitness trainer, Nick Carling, as part of her ongoing recovery from a brain…
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Hole in one has James Browne singing
Both the men and ladies travelled over the weekend for interclub pennants with the men heading to Cairns Golf Club whilst the ladies travelled to Atherton. Both A and C…
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Raiders lose their Mojo
The penultimate round of the NuBlu Pool and Spa Touch season was played on Monday and the games all went to plan except one. The first game saw Teachers defeat Quicksilver 5-1. The…
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Junior Raiders in top form
by Jenni Walker Under 10s The Under 10s played brilliant team rugby on Friday Night at their home ground in Port Douglas. The lush grass on the cricket pitch was ideal for…
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Muddy awful - 52 all out for B Graders
It was a day to forget for the B Grade Muddies who, despite winning the toss on their home turf of the Port Douglas Sports Complex, are staring at an outright defeat against…
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Muddies' tail wags
A third straight win of the toss saw Muddies C Grade choose to bat at home on Sunday morning against United in very warm conditions on a pitch that looked hard, dry and flat. Muddies'…
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Trash talking gains momentum
The battle for cleaner beaches has been stepped up with one concerned resident creating a new Facebook page promoting a rubbish-free coastline. Greg Slade's 'Talking Trash' page…
Tuesday 18 October 2011
TPDD turns to Glass
A new face will be joining the board of Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree at tonight's AGM. Adam Glass, Area General Manager for the Mantragroup, is a relative newcomer to Port Douglas having…
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Calls for Ellis Beach crossing
An Ellis Beach nipper has appealed to the government to install a pedestrian crossing at Ellis Beach after her friend was hit by a car while attempting to cross the busy Captain…
Monday 17 October 2011
Shootout at 700 Metres
Saturday brought oppressively hot and humid with an unusually strong north-easterly in the face of shooters. Mid-way through the first match, the targets darkened as a thunderstorm grew to…
