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1026. Queenslanders to have say on climate change  
Date: 28-11-2016
REGIONAL Queenslanders as well as those living in the state’s capital can have their say on how climate change is affecting their communities through a series of State Government workshops. The workshops started yesterday and will run in…  
1027. WEEKEND READ: Tax dodgers demonstrate dysfunction in our democracy  
Date: 26-11-2016
THE dysfunction in our democracy has been no better exemplified than this week’s publication of two very sound tax policies by the independent public-interest organisation the Grattan Institute. They were on the case for a tax on sugary…  
1028. Douglas Shire to share in $16.5 million investment in sport and recreation  
Date: 25-11-2016
FAR North Queensland communities have received a $2.3 million funding boost for local sport and recreation. The Douglas Shire Council has received $100,000 to construct an asphalt pump track under the Get Playing Places and Spaces…  
1029. 'People power' key to saving much loved animal shelter: Kerr  
Date: 25-11-2016
PAWS and Claws President Michael Kerr believes ‘people power’ can help save the animal shelter following the blocking of its new site by the State Government. And the Douglas Shire Councilor has wasted no time rallying community support…  
1030. More than 20 full time jobs available at Cairns Aquarium  
Date: 25-11-2016
THE Cairns Aquarium & Reef Research Centre will launch its first round of major staff recruitment tomorrow where an initial 23 full time positions will be offered. The roles available in this recruitment round are supervisory and…  
1031. Kindergarten boost for remote Far North Queensland  
Date: 24-11-2016
CHILDREN in rural and remote Far North Queensland communities will have greater access to kindergarten programs next year with the expansion of a Remote Kindergarten Pilot Program. Education Minister Kate Jones said the program would be…  
1032. Paws and Claws roadblock 'defies logic': Leu  
Date: 24-11-2016
MAYOR Julia Leu claims Douglas Shire Council is ‘bewildered’ by the decision of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to block the new Paws and Claws animal shelter site at Yule Point. Council has been working with the Department…  
1033. Great Barrier Reef boaties get new public mooring sites  
Date: 24-11-2016
TEN new public mooring sites are now available at four locations off Cairns – Fitzroy Island, Sudbury Cay, Vlasoff Cay and Green Island – and boaties are invited to have a say on locations for the next 90 public moorings as well as new…  
1034. Young Muddies impress against Atherton  
Date: 23-11-2016
WORDS by Darren Killeen AFTER an entertaining Friday evening pitch report from apprentice groundsman, Redderz, the Astute Financial U16’s Muddies were keen to get a look at the deck for day one of their two day match against Atherton. …  
1035. Can your kids turn trash into treasure?  
Date: 23-11-2016
CRAFTY kids are invited to come along and turn trash into treasure at the inaugural Plastic Free Douglas “Rubbish to Art” workshop on Saturday. The free workshop, to be held at the Port Douglas Community Hall from 9.30am-11.30am on…  
1036. Port Douglas community celebrates $1 million 'BaCCing'  
Date: 23-11-2016
THE Building Active Connected Communities (BaCC) celebrated raising more than $1million for local organisations at the Clink Theatre in Port Douglas last night. The BaCC initiative, which began in 2009, provides a simple model for local…  
1037. More than 25,000 green turtles to arrve on Raine Island for nesting season  
Date: 23-11-2016
RESEARCHERS from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service were kept busy on their first trip to Raine Island this month for the current green turtle nesting season, tagging more than 1200 turtles. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles…  
1038. Will it be Dave’s day again this Friday at the Douglas Business & Tourism Awards?  
Date: 22-11-2016
LOCAL fish and chip shop Dave’s Takeaway is gunning for a third straight gong at the 2016 Douglas Business & Tourism Awards this Friday night. The iconic takeaway store in the heart of Port Douglas has been voted the regions Best…  
1039. Locals to cash in on off-peak prices in magical Daintree  
Date: 22-11-2016
DOUGLAS Shire locals can cash in on special off-peak season deals and free travel on the Daintree River ferry these coming holidays. Douglas Shire Council together with Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree are inviting locals from the…  
1040. Reef named after late scientist who discovered dwarf minke whales  
Date: 22-11-2016
A MARINE biologist who discovered dwarf minke whales and snubfin dolphins in Australian waters has had a reef named in his honour. Dr Peter Arnold devoted his life to marine science in a variety of roles, including research and…  
1041. Passenger found dead in helicopter crash was initially overlooked: Police  
Date: 21-11-2016
A Kewarra Beach man found dead in a helicopter crash 40km north west of Port Douglas was initially overlooked by emergency services, it has been revealed. The 25-year-old plumber was a passenger of the Robinson R44 chopper that went down…  
1042. Shadow minister ‘listening to the locals’ on Port Douglas crocodile debate  
Date: 21-11-2016
QUEENSLAND Shadow minister Tim Nicholls attended a public meeting in Port Douglas on Saturday on the bubbling crocodile management issues of the region. Nicholls and former Member for Barron Michael Trout answered an invitation from…  
1043. Mossman Gorge Centre continues stunning success  
Date: 21-11-2016
MARK Twain’s famous quote – “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life” – has stood the test of time despite the numerous challenges employees face in an ever-changing workforce. And here in the…  
1044. WEEKEND READ: 'Unfair' politicians getting punished by voters  
Date: 19-11-2016
THE principle that humans will act “rationally” was part of the bedrock of economics, at least until the 1980s when behavioural psychology started to infiltrate the dismal science. Behavioural psychology’s The Ultimatum Game demolished…  
1045. Pilot survives helicopter crash north of Port Douglas  
Date: 18-11-2016
THE pilot of a helicopter crash in the Daintree Rainforest this afternoon has survived. It’s believed the male pilot was the only person on board the chopper when it went down in Mount Windsor National Park, 50km north-west of Port…  
1046. British man found dead while diving at Agincourt Reef near Port Douglas  
Date: 18-11-2016
A British tourist has died while scuba diving at the popular Agincourt Reef near Port Douglas. It comes just two days after an elderly French couple were found dead while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef north east of Cairns. A…  
1047. 'Stunning' Port Douglas among Australia's best beach towns  
Date: 18-11-2016
PORT Douglas continues to ride the crest of the wave after being voted among the most charming beach resorts in Australia in a survey conducted by travelmag.com. More than 50 travel writers, photographers and selected professionals were…  
1048. Research centre celebrates a decade of delivering for Far North Queensland  
Date: 18-11-2016
THE Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC) will mark 10 years of operation on November 18 after a decade of delivering remarkable outcomes for environmental and humanitarian research, management, protection and sustainability projects…  
1049. Papillon Landscapes recognised for ‘massive year’ in Brisbane  
Date: 17-11-2016
PAPILLON Landscapes was rewarded for ‘a massive year’ on Saturday when it was named a finalist at the Landscape Queensland Construction Excellence Awards in Brisbane. The Port Douglas company, owned and operated by Pete and Kim Murphy,…  
1050. Mossman ‘Men’s Shed’ gets funding boost  
Date: 17-11-2016
TWO local Men’s Sheds will receive funding to promote and support men’s health and wellbeing in Far North Queensland. Mossman Community Men’s Shed will benefit from $7500 towards the cost of a container and site works to store timber and…  
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