With support from its customers, the local LiveLife Pharmacy group has donated $500 in support of Marine Rescue Port Douglas. MRPD Health Coordinator Wendy Fry said: “We greatly appreciate the community support from LiveLife.
“We will…
Douglas Shire Council, along with Cook and Mareeba, will benefit from Queensland Government funding of $600,000 to help crack down on illegal dumping. Member for Cook, Cynthia Lui said illegal dumping had a serious impact on the local…
Characterising it ‘showing his hand and heart to Douglas’, Mayoral candidate and Councillor Michael Kerr said today “transparency, a better future and being a mayor for the people” lie at the heart of why he is challenging incumbent Mayor…
Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD), the region’s tourism body, today said it was working in close consultation with all levels of tourism organisations as well as stepping up activity targeting summer and shoulder season travel. “It’s…
Australia Day last weekend, coming amid bushfires and drought that will only get worse, exemplified some major conflicts in Australian society which should not be allowed to fester. They include: national identity; dealing with carbon…
A wayward juvenile crocodile has surprised swimmers at Agincourt reef this afternoon after it was spotted swimming around the Quicksilver pontoon. Witnesses on the pontoon have reported seeing the animal swimming around the floating…
Newsport readers are in line to win an exclusive and free Pamper Passport just in time to spoil a loved one for Valentine’s Day, thanks to Vie Spa Pullman Port Douglas Sea Temple Resort and Spa. Readers will have the opportunity to enter…
Starting tomorrow, Queensland motorists will need to curb their addiction to their mobile phones, or face some of the toughest penalties in the country, according to the RACQ. Under new laws, motorists caught in Queensland using…
Footage of the crocodile spotted off Four Mile Beach this morning has been released by Surf Life Saving Queensland. See the drone video below:
Related: - Three-metre croc closes Four Mile Beach - Port Douglas Surf Lifesavers to launch…
Mossman detectives yesterday charged a 40-year-old Cow Bay man with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm. Police allege the man punched a 26-year-old woman in the head multiple times at about 4.30pm on Thursday, January 23 in…
Four Mile Beach is currently closed after a three-metre crocodile was spotted by lifeguards just after 9:30 this morning. The lifeguard on duty said he spotted the animal as it came around the headlands passing the beach approximately 100…
UPDATE: River levels have eased in the Daintree and Mossman Rivers. Showers and thunderstorms that brought heavy rainfall to the catchment area early Thursday morning have now eased. Further showers and thunderstorms are possible this…
Looking for a fun weekend of events for the kids? The Cairns Children’s Festival has revealed its 2020 line up with a little something thrown in there for the parents too. Iconic Australian music legends Regurgitator, along with…
Twenty-eight new Aussies, who now call the Douglas Shire home, were granted their citizenship at a well-attended ceremony in Port Douglas on Australia Day. Around 200 people packed into the Port Douglas Community Hall to celebrate the…
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UPDATE:
The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled the severe thunderstorm warning issued this morning. The immediate threat of severe thunderstorms has passed, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings will…
Netball is back in 2020 and the Douglas Netball Association is calling on all netball lovers to come and give it a go with pre-season training about to get underway. Douglas Netball President Sharon Beechey said pre-season strength and…
Schools across the Douglas Shire opened their gates this morning for the first day of term one 2020 and some excited little students were eager to start their very first day. There were no nerves for prep student, Maika, who had big…
Douglas Shire’s most outstanding citizens have been recognised at the 2020 Douglas Shire Australia Day Awards in Port Douglas on Sunday. The day’s top honour, Citizen of the Year, went to founder of the Port Douglas Carnivale and…
AFL Queensland is on the hunt for a new coach for its North Queensland representative team after head coach, Brad Cooper, who is also the Senior Coach of the Port Douglas Crocs, stepped down from the role. The North Queensland…
If you are still giving thought to running in the local government election on 28 March, you may want to take into account the complexity of this decision. Those who have already committed – and the Douglas Shire list continues to grow –…
If the impeachment hearings this week are any guide, it will have to be the court of public opinion, not the court of the Senate, that removes President Donald Trump. Increasingly, though, the pundits and commentariat are saying that…
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas has re-opened in time for the Australia Day long weekend; however, Cairns beaches will remain closed. The closures came after eight people were stung by Irukandji last weekend across North Queensland,…
With just over two months to go until the local government election, a group of local ratepayers have established a Douglas Shire Ratepayers’ Association (DSRA) with key objectives of holding Council accountable for the decisions they…
The Australia Day weekend is upon us and there is no shortage of events and activities in the Shire for residents and visitors to enjoy. A Big BBQ at Hemingway’s Hemingway’s Brewery Port Douglas is hosting an…
