Santa will make an early visit to Port Douglas on Friday night as the Christmas on Macrossan event sets the street alight with activity. The Christmas spirit will be pumping as retail traders, shops, and restaurants along Macrossan Street…
The festive spirit was well and truly alive under the iconic raintrees in Mossman on Wednesday evening for the inaugural Christmas Night Markets. Hundreds turned out to explore and nab a Christmas gift from one of the 28 cotters market…
The latest story in the Buy Douglas: Build Douglas campaign shines the light on a little boutique doing big things for local artists, in a story of true community support and collaboration. In the lead up to Christmas, the Buy Douglas:…
Port Douglas police are seeking the public’s help to assist with an investigation regarding the serious assault of an 80-year-old Port Douglas man. A police spokesperson said the man was walking along Garrick Street shortly before…
Get your dancing shoes ready, dancing is finally back on the agenda in Queensland just in time for Christmas. The controversial ban on dancing at indoor venues such as clubs and pups will be lifted from Monday 14 December. The…
Around 300 students from Bodies in Motion Dance School (BIM) in Mossman are just days away from unveiling their highly anticipated annual End of Year Production; however, this year there is a twist. BIM principal, Saskia Turner, said this…
Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr has welcomed a cash injection of more than $10 million to repair, rebuild and reinforce infrastructure damaged by the devastating monsoon trough of early last year. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said…
Covid-19 has forced a change in thinking in the high-end property market and how and where we live is now a significant issue for buyers. And according to Barbara Wolveridge, Director, Sotheby’s International Realty, Port Douglas…
A restoration technique, Zuni bowls has made its way to Mossman and a local farm has become a demonstration site for Zuni, which is a solution to gully erosion. A Zuni bowl is a restoration technique involving rocks, water, biology and…
It’s a novel idea. Perhaps a trifle unorthodox. But an eight metre inflatable snorkeller floating in Darling Harbour, Sydney, as a promotion tool could emerge as a clever piece of marketing. As the giant snorkeller floats (see…
Are you aware of someone who deserves to be recognised? If so, you only have a few days left to nominate them for the 2021 Douglas Shire Australia Day Awards. The Douglas Shire Council is calling on the community to recognise the…
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces Port Douglas’ talented international artist, Alteouise DeVaughn. In the video above, Alteouise talks about how being in the Douglas Shire reminds her of her home in California. …
Port Douglas C & K Community Kindergarten will today farewell popular co-educator Donna Staunton, better known as Ms Donna to the kids, as she heads off into retirement. For the past 16 years, Ms Donna has seen countless children pass…
For the last few months, unique local stories have been shared across the region as part of the ‘G'day Port Douglas & Daintree’ video series, which is quickly gaining popularity. Each week a different individual is featured in the…
Port Douglas’s Port Shorts Film Festival will be broadcast nationally this summer on Channel 10’s popular 10 play platform. From Monday 7 December, The Very Best Of Port Shorts Film Festival will be available on 10 play for three months…
Work has commenced on the site of the $300 million Accor Fairmont luxury resort, set to be built in Port Douglas. Property developer, Chiodo Corp has announced demolition of the site’s existing structure is now underway on Port Douglas…
The Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping, like Donald Trump and any number of bullying autocrats before them, are playing a self-destructive game. In a way, Australia should welcome Chinese coercive diplomacy because of its…
A Port Douglas based author is giving the world an unapologetic look inside the life of an exotic dancer in her new book; Sunshine: The Diary of a Lap Dancer. Samantha C. Ross this week launched her memoir, which will also be made into a…
The Christmas spirit has shone bright with Douglas residents digging deep to help those in need over the festive season by eclipsing the $10,000 goal for the Mayor Christmas Appeal. The community fundraising effort hit a total of $10,837…
Students in year six from across the region got an early taste of high school this week in preparation for making the big move next year. Students from Alexandra Bay, Julatten, Miallo, Mossman, Mount Molloy, Port Douglas, Saint…
The Buy Douglas: Build Douglas campaign is back in time for Christmas encouraging everyone to ‘Do It In Douglas’ this festive season. In the video above the idea of the “merry-go-round” big breakfast is featured showing how local…
Mobile phone towers in Cape Tribulation and Whyanbeel will be able to keep operating longer if the power goes out during or after natural disasters. The Morrison Government is funding Telstra and Optus to extend the battery back-up at…
The local tourism industry has come together after what has been an incredibly hard year, for the Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree (TPDD) and the Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) Christmas networking event yesterday. TPDD CEO,…
The Click Theatre’s production of Steel Magnolias was a hit with audiences as local actors finally returned to the stage last weekend. It was the first show back at the theatre since the COVID shut down and director Paul Bugeja believes…
Douglas Shire Council recently invited Mossman landowners, businesses and residents to respond to a survey asking how a section of Front Street can be improved. The objective is the preparation of a Mossman Streetscape Improvement Plan,…
