Thu 15 Apr
Port Douglas, the TV Jewel of 'The Pacific'
The long awaited mini TV series, 'The Pacific' was screened for the first time on Australian television last night when Part One of ten parts was broadcast on Channel 7. …
Thu 15 Apr
TA to sell campaign on the streets
Tourism Australia (TA) is using the nationwide market briefings to sell its latest campaign, ‘There’s nothing like Australia’. TA executive general manager marketing, Nick Baker, told…
Thu 15 Apr
Dallas Frasca back with the Blues
Dallas Frasca, is all sass, embodying heavy rock, metal, soul and blues, combining them with a powerful performance, she is always a festival highlight! For the 2009 launch of the…
Thu 15 Apr
Windswell Kitesurfing Adventure
Right through June, July and August Brett Wright of Windswell Kitesurfing, Port Douglas has organised the ultimate Kitesurfing adventure trip to Lizard Island off the coast of far north…
Wed 14 Apr
Australian 'travel reform' looks set
Travel Today today reports that a significant change to the Australian Travel Industry looks set to take place with the Australian Federation of Travel Agents looking to abolish the…
Wed 14 Apr
This week in the rainforest.
Even though it looks lush and fertile in tropical rainforest, what we are dealing with is a very shallow soil horizon. Most of the nutrients in tropical rainforest are in the first few…
Wed 14 Apr
Crocs first home game this week
It's been a long time coming but finally it's here, the first home game of the season for the Port Douglas Court House Hotel AFL Crocs.
Due to the unusual schedule of games to…
Wed 14 Apr
Mossman Gorge in full flow
Almost a qualifier for the eighth wonder of the natural world, the Mossman Gorge is located approximately 20km north of Port Douglas and 3km west of the town of Mossman. The Gorge itself is…
Tue 13 Apr
Port Douglas Chamber lunch hosts new CRC CEO
On Friday, 23 April, 2010 the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce is hosting a luncheon at Zinc Restaurant on corner of Macrossan Street and Davidson Street for members and…
Tue 13 Apr
Tourism Queensland hold board meeting in Port
The Tourism Queensland (TQ) board and senior executive team will be visiting the region on Monday 19 April.
They will be holding their board meeting in Port Douglas in…
Tue 13 Apr
Funding for climate change research on coral reefs
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has been awarded nearly $1.7 million for six early-career researchers to carry out research on the impacts of climate…
Tue 13 Apr
AFL Crocs Golf Day at Sea Temple
Sunday the 9th of May has been confirmed as The Croc's Sea Temple Golf Day! with only a few weeks left till tee off the organisers are urging potential participants to get their teams…
Tue 13 Apr
Cairns Airport Re-development on schedule
Cairns Airport is currently the fifth busiest airport in Australia. It's actually the busiest regional airport in the country. According to a spokesman from…
Mon 12 Apr
Muddies net the awards at cricket Presentation
The Court House Hotel Port Douglas Mudcrabs took out three of the top honors at the Cairns Far North Cricket Association presentation night on Saturday 10th April held at…
Mon 12 Apr
New Appointment at Rendezvous Reef Resort
Shirley Dodt has been appointed as Manager, Sales & Marketing for the Rendezvous Reef Resort, Port Douglas.
Shirley joins the Rendezvous team from her last job with…
Mon 12 Apr
Frequent flyer Henry Rollins crash lands at Tanks
Henry Rollins was the enigmatic frontman for ‘80’s US hardcore punk outfit Black Flag but has now matured into a brilliant writer/ raconteur/ activist/ actor/ agent…
Mon 12 Apr
NT releases 5 year tourism plan
The Northern Territory government has released a five-year blueprint aimed at building aviation and tourism links to the region. Tourism minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the…
Mon 12 Apr
Last Call for Business Survey
The Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce distributed a Business Survey back at the beginning of March this year with the intention of collating as much basic information on the…
Fri 09 Apr
Muddies have 5 award nominations for CFN Gala Night
The Premiership winning Court House Hotel Port Douglas Mudcrabs B Grade cricketers have nominations in five of the six award categories at the Cairns Far North Cricket…
Fri 09 Apr
Global warming's 'Evil Twin' threatens Reef
As if it isn't bad enough that this week we have a Chinese tanker mashing the Great Barrier Reef, international marine scientists warned yesterday that the continued rise in…
Fri 09 Apr
Longest Lunch celebrity line-up revealed
When this year’s theme ‘Lunch Like a Celebrity’ was chosen for the Sheraton Mirage Longest Lunch, organisers were quietly confident that their guest list would be star…
Fri 09 Apr
Great Barrier Reef protection laws to be reviewed
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has suggested that an overhaul of measures to protect the Great Barrier Reef from environmental disasters should be implemented.
During his…
Thu 08 Apr
tourismportdouglas.com.au rockets up 85.7%
Latest monthly online analytics for March 2010 published by Port Douglas’ premier consumer website, tourismportdouglas.com.au show a massive increase…
Thu 08 Apr
Carnivale 2010 Beach Cricket bigger and better
Calling all beach cricketers.....The Beach Cricket competition for Carnivale 2010 on Four Mile Beach is going to be bigger and better than ever…
Thu 08 Apr
Nano Stern returns to Tanks
Superbly talented Chilean singer/songwriter is back at Tanks by popular demand on April 17th.
Nano Stern’s beautifully composed melodies and music tell intimate tales of the…
