Monday 17 October 2011
Close finishes for Jnr Muddies
by Sue Sorensen The Under 12 Douglas Muddies, captained by Daniel Davidson, played an exciting match against Mareeba Bombers at Mossman High School on Saturday morning resulting in a…
Monday 17 October 2011
Champion netball teams compete
Last weekend the annual netball champion of champions was held in Atherton. The top teams from six clubs covering Douglas to Tully fought it out for the title of best club team in…
Monday 17 October 2011
TTNQ to launch rival tour app
Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) are on the hunt for local tourism businesses to list on their new smart phone application which enables visitors to book and rate tours in the…
Monday 17 October 2011
Local hotels named in state awards
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas has been named the State’s best hotel for its environmentally-friendly green policies. The circa 1987, Christopher Skase-built resort was named as…
Monday 17 October 2011
Special report - The ABC of AGMs
A number of local organisations including Tourism Port Douglas Daintree and the Port Douglas Crocs will hold their annual general meeting this month, so what better time to talk…
Monday 17 October 2011
The Viewpoint - Oils ain't oils
The Age website reported recently that Shell, the oil giant, "routinely worked with Nigeria's military to surpress resistance to its activities." Documents released two…
Friday 14 October 2011
Protesters to Occupy Cairns
Occupy Wall Street, a protest which is aimed at highlighting "social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on…
Friday 14 October 2011
New animal cruelty laws
The manager of Paws and Claws has welcomed the State Government’s proposed changes to animal cruelty laws, but says de-sexing and education are priority. Attorney General, Paul Lucas, has…
Friday 14 October 2011
Tourist bashing - local man charged
A 32 year-old Port Douglas man has been charged with assault and occasioning bodily harm after allegedly attacking a tourist who had been selling sandwiches from a late night…
Thursday 13 October 2011
Taipans beat Crocs in a thriller
What a game! NO, really what a game! Those who were at the Cairns Convention Centre last Saturday night will be echoing my enthusiasm. A win over the arch enemy, the…
Thursday 13 October 2011
Gruelling workshop for local girls
Nine girls from the Port Douglas Academy of Performing Arts have jumped at the opportunity to attend an "acro/dance workshop" at Barron Valley in Cairns. For four…
Thursday 13 October 2011
Big fish, big rewards
The 2011 Port Douglas Marlin Challenge will reach new heights as registrations are expected to be double that of 2010 where ten boats and 70 competitors took part. In its second year, the…
Thursday 13 October 2011
Barry Crocker mourns Diane Cilento
EXCLUSIVE: Australian acting legend, Barry Crocker, says he is grieving the loss of Diane Cilento, who passed away last week in Cairns, aged 78, after a battle with illness. …
Thursday 13 October 2011
Market Park a dust bowl says stall holder
EXCLUSIVE: The issue of Port Douglas’ neglected parks has raised its head again, this time Cairns Regional Council attracting criticism of its lack of care of the iconic…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Council Wally's caught in the act
After an expensive, but limited local advertising campaign asking residents to be water wise, one resident has caught Cairns Regional Council doing exactly the opposite. In an…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Golfers travel far and wide
There were mixed results in the men’s first round of pennants as the boys travelled to Atherton on Sunday to take on the Southern Districts side. The C Graders got off to a good…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
No roundabout or lights for black spot
A Main Roads Department safety audit has found no fault with the notorious Captain Cook Highway and Port Douglas Road intersection, halting a public push for a roundabout…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Tennis centre scorches but wins award
The newly-built Cairns International Tennis Centre in North Cairns has attracted a major infrastructure award. Cairns Regional Council received a high commendation for the…
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Victim's mother pleads for solution
EXCLUSIVE The mother of a French tourist who was seriously injured in a car accident in July has appealed to government authorities to fix the Captain Cook Highway and Port…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Best Photo Comp bigger and better
In what has been one of the most hotly debated decisions in The Newsport's Best Photo Competition's history, a winner has been declared for September. In the end it was…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Whileaway Book Club Book Review - War & Peace and Sonya
In ‘War & Peace and Sonya’, Tolstoy scholar Judith Armstrong contributes to the current vogue for biographies of women whose chief distinction lies in…
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Birdwatching paradise at Wonga
by Cathy Ford Wonga Beach is becoming known as a birdwatchers paradise of late, particularly of rare species. This year there have been many different flocks of birds flying in to…
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Upsets and thrillers in touch footy
Round 5 of the NuBlu Pool and Spa touch footy competition was played last night with possibly the closest of all the rounds to date. There were some upsets and a few teams…
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Mossman shooters take on region
by Malcolm McKellar Local shooters journeyed to the Tablelands for two of the regional Annual Prize Shoots: Ravenshoe on Saturday and Herberton on Sunday. At Ravenshoe, the…
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Junior basketball revival in Mossman
Last year’s amazing success of the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League looks to have inspired local kids to make a return to the game. The Taipans went all the…
