Fri 19 Feb
JUST ANNOUNCED - Angus & Julia Stone extra Tickets on sale now !!!
Tanks Arts Centre have just announced that due to massive demand, the Angus and Julia Stone show on Friday March 19th has now been made "ALL…
Fri 19 Feb
PORT DOUGLAS, Free visitors Mag Ad deadline Closing
The booking deadline for advertising in the March edition of the full gloss 48 page PORT DOUGLAS, Free Visitors Magazine is fast approaching. To book space…
Thu 18 Feb
Qantas profits down
By Roy Weavers
Qantas Group has announced a pre-tax profit of $90 million for the six months ended 31 December 2009, compared to a $288m profit in the comparative half year in 2008/09.
Chief…
Thu 18 Feb
Best Job Ben takes Queensland to Japan
Queensland Tourism Ambassador and former Best Job in the World Island Caretaker Ben Southall touched down in Japan today to promote the Gold Coast, Tourism Minister and Peter…
Thu 18 Feb
Toad Sausages now on menu
By Roy Weavers
According to a report in SMH this week Cane toad sausages have been developed by scientists in an effort to help save native wildlife from this introduced nocxious…
Thu 18 Feb
Great Barrier Reef wows WOW
By Roy Weavers
Last weekend star co-presenter Cari Leslie took a the trip of a lifetime to the Great Barrier Reef in her latest television series of WOW, A World of Wonders.
A World of…
Wed 17 Feb
Brutus meets Poseidon
By Reef Adventure Centre
To welcome her first day back looking great after her annual refit. Poseidon was met out at the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs by a rare sighting of a whale in February! …
Wed 17 Feb
Queensland $1.3m marketing push
By Roy Weavers
Tourism Queensland has launched a $1.3 million marketing campaign to tempt southerners to the state. The Getaway Giveaways retail campaign will run for four weeks until…
Wed 17 Feb
Sheraton hosts next Port Fusion Network event
By Tara Bennett & Melissa Blades
Port Fusion will be hosting it’s 2nd quarterly networking event on Thursday 25th February from 5pm in the Daintree Lounge at Sheraton…
Wed 17 Feb
World Day of Prayer in Douglas
By Roy Weavers
This year on Friday March 5th the annual World Day of Prayer will be celebrated in Mossman at St Augustine's Catholic church and in Port Douglas at St Mary's Catholic…
Wed 17 Feb
More China flights agreement close
By Roy Weavers
According to an article on Travel Today, the Federal Government says flights between Australia and China are now cheaper and more frequent after a breakthrough…
Tue 16 Feb
Security sighting for Obama visit
It seems that the highly publicised visit by President Obama and his family to Port Douglas is looking more likely than ever.
How can you be sure, we here you cry ? …
Tue 16 Feb
Raiders open their season against premiers
By Esrom Lafituanai
The Port Douglas Raiders had their first game last Saturday narrowly going down 22-21 against last year’s Grand Finalist JCU…
Tue 16 Feb
Reef still not protected enough
By Roy Weavers Tough new farm run-off laws to protect the Great Barrier Reef from pollutants will have little effect in the short term, so goes out the cry from Dr Whiten, an econmist…
Tue 16 Feb
This week in the rainforest.
By Hans Van Veluwen
We are very grateful this week to Hans Van Veluwen for his wildlife report. Hans is a regular contributor to Newsport and we always look forward to all the latest news,…
Tue 16 Feb
Chamber of Commerce welcomes the media
By Roy Weavers
In an innovative move this week the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce opened it's doors for the monthly meeting to the local media.
President Ken Dobbs on…
Tue 16 Feb
Launch of new Historical Society book
By Roy Weavers
As first reported on Newsport, February 8th, the Douglas Shire Historical Society launched a new publication entitled “Raindrops and Sugar Crops – Tales from South…
Mon 15 Feb
Port on verge of outright win
The Court House Hotel Port Douglas Mudcrabs Cricket Club made the long trek to Atherton on Sunday morning to play the second to last of the 2 dayer's for 2009/2010 season before the Finals…
Mon 15 Feb
Consumers push business to go green
By Roy Weavers
Whilst the government is formulating a complicated tax break system to encourage companies to go green, the businesses themselves are saying that in fact it is the…
Mon 15 Feb
Grants to Far North volunteer organisations
Far North Queensland volunteer organisations will share more than $2.6 million in grants announced this week by the Bligh Labor Government.
Cook MP Jason O’Brien welcomed…
Mon 15 Feb
Royal Caribbean sees strong growth
By Roy Weavers
Royal Caribbean has said fares have returned to the peak levels seen in June 2009 as the cruise line’s Australian office recorded its best ever month in January.
…
Mon 15 Feb
New Queensland campaign to lure Kiwis
By Roy Weavers
Tourism Queensland and Jetstar have launched a new $400,000 campaign to entice more New Zealanders to the state.
The ‘Best holiday in the world’ campaign will…
Fri 12 Feb
Hi-Tide goes beachside bistro
By Gordon Blakeney
According to Peninsula Boutique Hotel owner Sheryn Blundstone, there's only one way to combat difficult times and that is to re-invest and…
Fri 12 Feb
“Travel and tourism: stimuli for the global economy”
By Roy Weavers
The Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa, with the support of UN World Toutism Organisation (UNWTO), will host a Tourism Ministers’…
Fri 12 Feb
Cairns to join world wide peace program
By Roy Weavers Cairns will join in the celebration of a designated International Day of Peace involving more than 3,000 cities around the globe in September.
Cairns Regional…
