Tuesday 15 March 2011
Crocs advance in preseason cup
The Port Douglas Croc's have progressed to the preseason cup grand final after two confidence boosting games at Cazaly's stadium in Cairns on Saturday. With the Cairns AFL…
Monday 14 March 2011
Yasi - What have we learnt?
by Mat Churchill Without any doubt, Port Douglas and our region as a whole was extremely lucky that the category five tropical cyclone Yasi, predicted to be one of the biggest…
Monday 14 March 2011
Resort's complex marriage
by Mat Churchill Danielle is just one of the many people affected by the closure of Bale Resort Port Douglas. With her wedding less than a month away, she is frustrated with the…
Monday 14 March 2011
Perception defies reality study shows
We all know it, now it has been confirmed through information gathered in a new study from research company TNS. Tropical North Queensland tourism has been heavily…
Monday 14 March 2011
Inside Port - International Women’s Day Celebrations
by Mandy Stone Manager, Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre International Women’s Day was celebrated around the world a few days ago, and locally a number…
Friday 10 March 2011
The Viewpoint - Everything should cost more!
by Mat Churchill We as Australians seem to act like spoilt children when we are told that we aren't going to get it all our own way in future. I may be labouring…
Friday 10 March 2011
Tourism message from Premier Bligh
The following is and official release from Tourism Queensland written by Premier Anna Bligh. Queensland’s tourism industry is officially fighting back from a disastrous…
Friday 10 March 2011
Region first choice for Japanese
An International Visitor Survey released recently reveals that Cairns and Great Barrier Reef has regained the number one position as the favourite Australian holiday…
Friday 10 March 2011
Little hope for career, survey says
60% of tourism and hospitality employees are worried about their career prospects, a new survey has revealed. The results of the survey which were part of the 2010 TMS…
Thursday 10 March 2011
BALE CLOSED
UPDATE: 12:04pm, Thursday 10 March
Employees of Bale Resort in Port Douglas will receive money owed for their services, it has been confirmed by Port Douglas Resort's Alan Porteous. "We're working…
Thursday 10 March 2011
Douglas women honoured
The Port Douglas Community Centre played host to a special occasion on Tuesday evening as around 60 people gathered to celebrate 100 years of International Women's Day. As part of the…
Thursday 10 March 2011
Anyone for cricket?
Wendell Sailor along with former Queensland Bulls captain, Jimmy Maher, and the Queensland Rail Bulls Masters are padding up for a tour of Far North Queensland including Port Douglas. …
Thursday 10 March 2011
Huge haul in Clean Up day
by Heidi Taylor Volunteers grabbed gloves and bags around Australia on Sunday to clean up their environment, and it was no different in Far North Queensland where volunteers from…
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Gold Coaster wins Port holiday comp
The winner of a competition run by Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree has scored themselves a $5,500 holiday to Port Douglas. Charmaine Wood, a 26 year old cake decorator…
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Bloomfield options investigated
Cairns Regional Council engineers are finalising options to reinstate a washed out section of the Bloomfield Causeway following damage caused by torrential rain in the…
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Business Time - How to execute your customer (research)
by Duncan Watts Business Consultant, 20/20 Group, Cairns Most of us involved in businesses are aware of the importance of customer research. We know…
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Spaceship Man coming to Clink
The Clink Theatre in Port Douglas will soon host a comedy trio direct from the world renowned Adelaide Fringe Festival. 'Sound and Fury' is described as a…
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Cyclone Yasi impacts assessed
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service marine specialists have returned from their initial surveys to assess the damage…
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Muddies have fun in the wet
With the rain spitting down Port Douglas and United Cricket clubs B Grade sides took to the field in what was always going to be a stop start day on Sunday. Port Douglas captain…
Tuesday 8 March 2011
The sports wrap with Nicky G
by Nick Gibson Is James Hird a super coach or was Matthew Knights really bad at his craft? Either way Essendon seem to be the big improvers in 2011 and have set up a…
Monday 7 March 2011
Yacht Club host 2011 Clipper Cup Regatta launch
Port Douglas Yacht Club is pleased to announce that the official launch of this year’s Exemplar Clipper Cup Regatta is to be held at the Yacht Club at 6:00pm on…
Monday 7 March 2011
$1 Airfares between Melbourne and Cairns Raw back!
According to their media reelase on Friday, Tiger Airways is once again proving its position as Australia’s only true low fare airline, with $1* 'Tiger Raw'…
Monday 7 March 2011
$2m Extra Tourism Funding Welcomed
According to a media release from his office, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today welcomed the announcement of an extra $2 million in tourism funding for…
Friday 4 March 2011
Jazz just the ticket at Tanks
The Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns will host two of the country’s most highly revered vocalists next Friday night 11 March. Known as Australia's leading jazz vocalist, Vince Jones…
Friday 4 March 2011
The Viewpoint - Frustration to solve climate crisis
by Mat Churchill Frustration. That's the only word that comes to mind every time I see our elected leaders in the media. It has got so bad lately that even…
