THE 2017 Douglas Shire Civic Recognition and Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony will be held in Rex Smeal Park for the first time on 26 January. Council is defying the wet season blues to hold the inspirational community event…
THE main bar at The Court House Hotel in Port Douglas is getting a serious makeover and will be closed for the next six weeks. A complete refurbishment is underway at the iconic pub, which will close its lunch bistro for the next ‘couple…
WORDS by Rebeccah Shillingford
IT’S fair to say summer has officially kicked in. The humidity is rising and I am becoming a sweaty mess on the daily (hello frizz).
Let’s just say it’s pretty darn hot this time of year but there are…
HEALTH services have put a warning out after a number of reported cases of Meliondosis in Far North Queensland. Tropical Public Health Services Director, Dr Richard Gair, said four cases of the soil-borne disease had been confirmed, three…
AMAZING footage has emerged of a huge Manta Ray swimming off Four Mile Beach. Conor O’Sullivan from the Port Douglas Surf Life Saving Club captured the ocean giant gliding close to the shoreline while on patrol in Port Douglas.
After…
THE Douglas Shire Council said today although the shire has received reasonable rainfall since the start of the New Year, there has not been sufficient rain to end the Level 2 water restrictions. And the shire’s General Manager…
HOW are those New Year’s resolutions coming along people? Newsport has 7 ways in Port Douglas to help keep you on track.
1. Get in Shape/ Be More Active
Feeling about as stuffed as the Christmas Turkey? Getting into shape or…
MOSSMAN Golf Club’s Tuesday event sponsored by The Court House Hotel was won by Nick Scomazzon with 39 points ahead of Steve Warden 37 and Joe Wild 36 on a count-back to Rob Cooke. NTP: Mal McKellar, David Budge, Ralf Middel, Wayne Dowell…
PORT DOUGLAS boaties are being invited to have a say on what equipment they need to carry to keep safe when they’re out on the water. Main Roads and Ports Minister Mark Bailey said Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) was carrying out a…
MORE than 323 people are alive and well today thanks to big-hearted Queenslanders who last year set a new record in organ donation. The power of ‘yes’ transformed the lives of an extra 108 transplant recipients compared to the previous…
THE death of Michael Chamberlain makes me recall sitting in the High Court on the day that the decision on Lindy Chamberlain’s appeal against her conviction of the murder of her baby daughter Azaria came down. It was 22 February 1984. …
A SNORKELLER at Opal Reef got a nice surprise yesterday when he got up and personal with an elusive whale shark.
Jason Godwin was swimming on the Great Barrier Reef near Port Douglas with Calypso Reef Cruises when the huge animal glided…
THE Port Douglas and Daintree region is being showcased to more than 300 travel trade specialists as local tour operators converge on Europe for a whirlwind tour to promote the destination. Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree executive…
WORDS by Jeremy Lebeuf FITNESS is fun! And how can it not be with some of the gems over the years like ‘Sweating to the Oldies’ while Richard Simons screams “squeeze those buns!” or the head-to-toe leotards and massive leggings sported…
THE aged care facility in Mossman is another step closer to realisation. Road widening and infrastructure discussions are concluding with Douglas Shire Council and utility providers. The external civil works are anticipated to commence…
FAR North Queensland does not need daylight savings despite fresh calls for a state trial, according to Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu. A recent poll conducted by The Courier Mail found 88 per cent of Queenslanders were in favour of…
MOSSMAN detectives have charged a Port Douglas man who allegedly fractured the jaw of another man on New Year’s Day.
Investigations into the incident led Police to a Port Douglas Road address yesterday were a 43-year-old male was taken…
THERE are reports of another crash on the Captain Cook Highway near the Rex Lookout.
Ambulance and police have been called to the scene and traffic was delayed while the road was being cleared. Witnesses reported seeing a brown car on…
FOUR people have escaped serious injury after being swept down the Mossman River at luxury resort Silky Oaks. Three tourists were kayaking at the popular eco lodge just before 5pm yesterday when their vessel capsized due to rapidly…
TOURISM magnate Chris Morris will headline the 2017 Douglas Business Forum in Port Douglas next month.
The millionaire businessman, estimated to be worth more than $550 million, will be the keynote speaker at the QT Resort on Tuesday…
POLICE and emergency service crews were called to the site of a single vehicle crash, approximately half way up the Kuranda Range at about 7.40am today.
Both lanes have been closed on the Kennedy Highway, with crews working to clear…
UPDATE: The Bureau of Meteorology has downgraded the expected peak flooding for the Mulgrave River, meaning the Gillies Highway should remain open.
At this stage, the Mulgrave River is expected to stay below moderate flood levels…
PRODUCED in 1944, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, among others, Casablanca, the classic World War II classic, still is – after all these years – a sublimely romantic, soul-satisfying…
A SECOND crown-of-thorns starfish control vessel hits the water today as part of efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef by culling coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish over the next three years. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park…
THE amalgamation of the Port Douglas District and Combined Club (The Tin Shed) and the Mossman Golf Club will become a fait accompli at a Special General Meeting of the clubs on Sunday, January 29. And according to manager, Kym Rowley,…
