Tuesday 16 November 2010
Waterfront committee making progress
by Mat Churchill With the lagoon pool back in the spot light after last week's meeting involving Member for Leicchardt Warren Entsch and a host of concerned residents,…
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Record haul at Snapper
by Mat Churchill
An army of conscientious volunteers fought a battle on the beaches of Snapper Island on Sunday, a battle against one of our region's greatest foes. Greatly…
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Muddies have mixed weekend
by Steve Doble and Nathan King The Court House Hotel Port Douglas C Grade Mudcrabs just failed to take the first innings points in their two day game at the Port Douglas Sports…
Monday 15 November 2010
Mountain bike fest fast tracked
by Mat Churchill The mountain bike festival, originally planned to run in conjunction with the Challenge Cairns triathlon in 2012, will be bought forward to next year…
Monday 15 November 2010
Businesses invited to TPDD forum
The Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree are inviting local business operators to a Tourism Business Forum on 23 November. The forum aims…
Monday 15 November 2010
New chair means access all areas
Four Mile beach and Palm Cove are set to become the first spots on the Queensland coast to host all terrain wheel chairs, creating access to the beach and ocean waters for…
Monday 15 November 2010
TNQ is 'Adventurous by nature'
by Mat Churchill That's the tag line to Tourism North Queensland's new branding which was launched on Friday in the tranquil surrounds of the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns.…
Monday 15 November 2010
Za gets seat at TPDD table
Sky Safari's Za Harricharan has been invited to join the board of Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree, and Wendy Morris has resigned as Chairman at the recent Annual General…
Friday 12 November 2010
Do Politicians think things through?
by Roy Weavers
Over the course of the past couple of years there have been some major changes in Government legislation governing our leisure time activities that, on…
Friday 12 November 2010
Douglas groups receive arts grants
The Douglas Theatre Arts Group is the recipient of a $12,000 grant from Cairns Regional Council as part of a $115,000 distribution of money through the Regional Arts…
Friday 12 November 2010
Tourism bodies tell Vics to catch a Tiger
by Mat Churchill A new tourism campaign encouraging Victorian holidaymakers to visit the Tropics via Tiger Airways’ Melbourne to Cairns service has been launched. The…
Friday 12 November 2010
Super contest coming to Cairns
Cairns looks set to host some of the world’s top rugby union players with plans to host a pre-season Super 15 clash between the Queensland Reds and New Zealand’s Canterbury…
Friday 12 November 2010
Best job, now best expedition for Ben
by Mat Churchill
The UK's Ben Southall may not be a household name, but his job description certainly created interest around the world. Mr Southall is better known…
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Port Douglas Wines to host industry tasting
The newly formed Port Douglas Wine Company is inviting all food and beverage industry workers to come and enjoy an hour with great company, and two great…
Thursday 11 November 2010
Port lifesavers do us proud
by Col Cameron Port Douglas Surf Life Saving Club members travelled to Mackay on the last weekend of October to compete in the North Australian Surf Life Saving…
Thursday 11 November 2010
Building costs set to drop
Recent interest rate rises have meant higher mortgages for home owners. But for people building their home there may be some relief with new resolutions adopted by Council to…
Thursday 11 November 2010
Courty hosts first meeting of Mo-Bro's
A murder of Mo-Bro's (like crows, that's the collective term), gathered at the Court House Hotel last night to celebrate the natural beauty of the moustache, and…
Thursday 11 November 2010
Port's property opportunities
Port Douglas is full of properties for sale. From one bedroom holiday apartments to multi-million dollar mansion, it's all here according to Ray White Port Douglas agent Kate…
Thursday 11 November 2010
"Absolute consensus" sees lagoon underway
by Mat Churchill
Federal MP for Leichhardt Warren Entsch, Division 10 Councillor Julia Leu, and a group of concerned residents have vowed to end talk and start…
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Quicky to open 12th China store
Quicksilver will open the twelfth Cairns and Great Barrier Reef specialist retail travel shop in Shenyang, China this week. Shenyang is the capital of the Liaoning…
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Cairns arrivals up despite TTF concerns
by Mat Churchill
Despite Government statistics showing an increase in both arrivals and departures in Australia, the Tourism and Transport Forum has described the…
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Firelight an artistic highlight
The Far North Queensland landscape is renowned for providing inspiration for the many artists that visit or reside here. In the case of Scott Wilmot Bennett, it was a…
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Businesses missing social media mark
Social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter are being misused by Australian travel companies according to James Gaskell, general manager of Zuji Australia, an…
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Australians huge cruisers
by Mat Churchill Australians are cruisey people and, according to P&O, we are becoming cruisier as we take to the seas in greater numbers by the year with Port Douglas set…
Tuesday 9 November 2010
So You Think - an almost true story
by Evan "Buddah" Hocking I went out on a fishing charter on the weekend, it was on Dragonlady actually, Linton Heffer was there but at one stage an Irish…
