Fri 26 Feb
Clean Up Australia Day 2010
2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day and the Rotary Club of Port Douglas Inc and Blue Dive, Port Douglas are hoping to encourage lots of Port Douglas residents and…
Fri 26 Feb
New transit network for Cairns
By Roy Weavers
The proposed Grafton Street remodelling will be put on hold until an overall view of transport and traffic movement system in the city is defined.
Under a strategic plan…
Fri 26 Feb
Pubs and clubs opening hours reconsidered
By Roy Weavers
Cairns Regional Council has reviewed its approach to extended hours trading for pubs, clubs, restaurants and purveyors of alcohol, despite the 12 month…
Fri 26 Feb
Douglas Rally Call
By Friends of the Douglas Shire
It has been two years since the State Government dissolved the Douglas Shire and forcibly amalgamated our self-governing, culturally rich, unique community with Cairns…
Thu 25 Feb
Vintage Carnivale Street Parade
This year's Miss Carnivale will likely be elegantly seated in a vintage car when she leads the way in the Macrossan Street Parade procession on Friday 21st May.Organisers are tipping a…
Thu 25 Feb
Scientists hail Marine reserves 'a success'
By Roy Weavers A new study demonstrates that fish stocks, sharks and dugongs have benefited greatly from the protected marine reserves established on the Great Barrier Reef…
Thu 25 Feb
In The Rainforest this week
By Hans Van Veluwen
In our Rainforests and flowering now is a must have tree for every tropical garden where space permits, it's the evergreen bisexual Ylang Ylang Tree (Cananga odorata).…
Thu 25 Feb
Minister backs FNQ Research Hub
By Roy Weavers On behalf of the large consortium of research providers and end users working in North Queensland, the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC) welcomed today’s…
Wed 24 Feb
Sport and recreation funding forum
By Roy Weavers
A forum will be held in Cairns next week to discuss new arrangements for sport and recreation funding following completion of the recent review of the system.
The…
Wed 24 Feb
Highlander music fundraiser
By Roy Weavers
After the unfortunate incident on Sunday February 14th when Autumn Cox lost her arm in a freak ride on mower accident, the community has immediately got together to see how it…
Wed 24 Feb
Beware hoax emails
By Roy Weavers
Just recently we received a very authentic looking email from a family member who thought they were doing the right thing in passing on an email they had received from (apparently) the…
Wed 24 Feb
Disaster terminology affects tourism
By Roy Weavers
It appears that disaster terminology affects tourism...You think ! Apparently the head of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) has conceded that code red…
Wed 24 Feb
Air Deal for Australia to/from Turkey
By Roy Weavers
Australia and Turkey have signed a new air services agreement, allowing airlines from both nations to fly up to five direct flights per week. The deal also allows…
Tue 23 Feb
Cowboys swing in to Sea Temple Golf course
by Josh McConnell
The world class Sea Temple Golf and Country Club played host to the North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League team on Sunday which included Johnathon Thurston…
Tue 23 Feb
Get ready for the reef at Treetops Resort
Port Douglas holidaymakers and local residents now have a great opportunity to experience the fantastic sensation of breathing underwater – and it won’t cost a cent!
Blue…
Tue 23 Feb
Big turnout for Port's Charity Fun Run
With the rain holding off, the Port Douglas Fun Run started without a hitch on Saturday February 20th at the very early start of 6.15am. 44 participants showed up to give the Fun…
Tue 23 Feb
Pacific Whale Foundation presents Aussie findings
Pacific Whale Foundation (WHF) whale expert Greg Kaufman presented his research team’s journey along Australia’s coasts entitled “Living With the Whales Down…
Mon 22 Feb
Port take outright win
With Atherton on 4 for 19 at the start of the second days play Court House Hotel Port Douglas Mudcrabs cricket team were looking for another flying start.
Well, as it turned out there was more…
Mon 22 Feb
Endangered Possum Breed at Rainforest Habitat
One of North Queensland’s most endangered mammals, the Mahogany Glider has breed at the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary.
Mahogany Gliders were lost to science for…
Mon 22 Feb
Frogs go a hopping in the rains
By Roy Weavers
Apparently there has been a massive surge in the population of native frogs in outback Queensland thanks to the recent big rains and flooding. Scientists say there are…
Mon 22 Feb
Online business seminar coming to Port Douglas
By Roy Weavers
In light of recent commitments by the Federal government to roll out it's national broadband strategy, Port Douglas is to receive its first official…
Mon 22 Feb
Pink in the tropics petition
By Roy Weavers
At the end of the Undies 500 charity run to assist Sue Polson from the Central Hotel a couple of weeks ago, Cook State MP, Jason O'Brien reminded us all of the…
Fri 19 Feb
RSVPS close for Port fusion on Monday
Port fusion organisers have asked all tourism colleagues to RSVP please do so before Monday 22nd Feb.
RSVP to pdfusion@gmail.com After the great success of the first Port…
Fri 19 Feb
Diane Cilento helps QPAC celebrate 25 years
By Roy Weavers
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in Brisbane will open its QPAC 25 exhibition tomorrow on Tuesday 23 February. The exhibition has a very…
Fri 19 Feb
Public are deserting Travel Agents
By Roy Weavers
According to an article on Travel Today, Wotif Group announced a healthy profit increase yesterday, on the back of what the online agency described as continued…
