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1351. PLAY: Local photographer's close encounter with humpback whale  
Date: 21-07-2016
Published Thursday 21 July 2016 LOCAL photographer Tahnee Stevens ticked off a bucket list item last weekend when she got face-to-face with a humpback whale. Stevens was fishing about 2km off Snapper Island when an 8m whale approached…  
1352. Port Douglas slipway to reopen on Friday  
Date: 20-07-2016
Published Wednesday 20 July 2016 AFTER being forced to close for failing to meet environmental compliance requirements, the Port Douglas slipway will re-open on Friday following the April 1 decision, in what clearly points to…  
1353. Local real estate gun Mark Flinn named in top two per cent  
Date: 20-07-2016
Published Wednesday 20 July 2016 PORT Douglas real estate agent Mark Flinn has been named the Alan White Elite Performer of the year for being in the top two per cent of sales across the Ray White Group in Australia and New…  
1354. Council launches disaster resilience campaign ‘If Only’  
Date: 20-07-2016
Council launches disaster resilience campaign ‘If Only’ Published Wednesday 20 July 2016 DOUGLAS Shire Council is embarking on an “If Only” campaign, which aims to educate the community about disaster resilience and how people…  
1355. REAL ESTATE: Frykberg retreat goes for $5.1 million  
Date: 19-07-2016
Published Tuesday 19 July 2016 CAROLINE Frykberg, the widow of the late sports broadcasting legend Ian Frykberg, has sold their Port Douglas retreat for $5.1 million, according to a report in The Australian. It was bought for…  
1356. MOONLIGHT CINEMA - Movie of the Week (copy 1)  
Date: 19-07-2016
MOONLIGHT CINEMA - Movie of the Week Published Tuesday 19 July 2016 After stopping off at Starbase Earhart, a remote outpost on the fringes of Federation space, the USS Enterprise is halfway into their five-year mission, and is…  
1357. New anti-smoking laws kick in September 1  
Date: 19-07-2016
Published Tuesday 19 July 2016 SOME of the most rigid and far-reaching anti-smoking laws in Queensland come into effect on September 1 adding to an already lengthy list of restrictions. And although Douglas Shire Council has no…  
1358. COUNCIL MEETING: Financial report up for discussion at council meeting tomorrow  
Date: 18-07-2016
Published Monday 18 July 2016 THE Douglas Shire Council will hold an ordinary meeting tomorrow from 10am at the Council Chambers in Mossman. The agenda items are now available online with a number of interesting topics up for…  
1359. Lucky escape as Hilux catches fire at IGA  
Date: 18-07-2016
Published Monday 18 July 2016 THE owner of a Toyota Hilux has had a lucky escape after his vehicle caught fire at the IGA car park in Port Douglas. A secondary battery connected to a fridge in the tray of the truck caught alight this…  
1360. Mossman Golf Club results  
Date: 18-07-2016
Published Monday 18 July 2016 Mossman Golf Club’s Tuesday event, sponsored by The Courthouse Hotel, was won by Mike MacManus with 46 points ahead of Elijah Boon 39 and Rob Cooke 38. NTP’s – John “JC” Carney, Jack Boyd, James Noble,…  
1361. RUGBY UNION: Champagne flowed, but no celebration  
Date: 18-07-2016
Published Monday 18 July 2016 The liberal flow of champagne at the Port Douglas sports complex on Saturday would have been the ideal celebratory quencher had the Reef Raiders rugby union team capitalised on their scoring opportunities…  
1362. South Queensland too slick for North Queensland at Cazalys Stadium  
Date: 18-07-2016
Published Monday 18 July 2016 SOUTH Queensland was too slick for North Queensland at Cazaly’s Stadium on Saturday night to record its first win of the representative concept. The Northerners have won the previous two clashes but were…  
1363. THE WEEKEND READ: Who really lost the election?  
Date: 16-07-2016
Published Saturday 16 July 2016 THE major losses by the Coalition this election have had people thinking that Malcolm Turnbull’s authority in his own party and in the country at large is weakened. Well, with some good…  
1364. LIFESTYLE: To have children or no children at your wedding…  
Date: 15-07-2016
LIFESTYLE: To have children or no children at your wedding… Published Friday 15 July 2016 WORDS by Bec McLean This is a very common question that I get asked by my brides and grooms! It can be a tricky one to decide on as…  
1365. Mossman celebrates NAIDOC with street march and family fun day  
Date: 15-07-2016
Published Friday 15 July 2016 INDIGENOUS and non-indigenous Australians joined together to celebrate NAIDOC week today in Mossman with a street march and family fun day. The Mossman Community Street March turned Front Street into…  
1366. RUGBY UNION: Reef Raiders ladies take centre stage  
Date: 15-07-2016
Published Friday 15 July 2016 The ladies will take centre stage on Saturday from 3:00pm at the Port Douglas Sports Complex when the annual Ladies Day event is held prior to the Reef Raiders rugby union team hosting JCU. This is…  
1367. Daintree to host World Cassowary Day 2016  
Date: 14-07-2016
Published Thursday 14 July 2016 This year the Daintree will be hosting World Cassowary Day which will be held on Saturday September 24 at James Cook University’s Daintree Rainforest Observatory in Cape Tribulation. In anticipation…  
1368. OPINION: Economic development: what does it mean?  
Date: 14-07-2016
Published Thursday 14 July 2016 A recent Douglas Shire Council media release announced a funding boost for tourism and events; and more importantly, the development of an economic development strategy. In developing the strategy,…  
1369. MIGHTY MOSSMAN SHOW: Canadian touch to wood chopping event  
Date: 14-07-2016
Published Thursday 14 July 2016 The wood chopping competition at this year’s Mossman Show has attracted a competitor from as far afield as Canada as the event celebrates its 62nd year. The two-day traditional agricultural and…  
1370. Council and Sheraton Mirage join forces on Four Mile Beach  
Date: 13-07-2016
Published Wednesday 13 July 2016 THE Sheraton Mirage Resort and Douglas Shire Council have joined forces for a major revegetation project along the famous Four Mile Beach strip. More than 2000 native plants will replace waste…  
1371. Tell us your favourite thing about the Mighty Mossman Show?  
Date: 13-07-2016
Published Wednesday 13 July 2016 THE Mighty Mossman Show has launched a theme campaign in the lead up to the 65th running of the event and is asking the question: What’s your favourite thing about the show? Eight new posters have…  
1372. World-renowned Atilla Sautov to perform in Mossman on Saturday  
Date: 13-07-2016
Published Wednesday 13 July 2016 World-renowned violin virtuoso, Attilla Sautov, will be performing in Mossman as part of an extensive tour of Queensland and New South Wales. He will perform Bach & Paganini Solo Recital on…  
1373. BREAKING: Three-year-old girl hit by truck on Macrossan Street  
Date: 12-07-2016
Published Tuesday 12 July 2016 A three-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after being struck by a truck on Macrossan Street. The girl was separated from her parents while they browsing in different shops on the Coles side of the…  
1374. North Queensland name seven Crocs for AFL Premiership curtain raiser  
Date: 12-07-2016
Published Tuesday 12 July 2016 SEVEN Port Douglas players will represent North Queensland in the curtain raiser to the anticipated Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast SUNS clash at Cazaly’s Stadium this Saturday night. AFL Queensland…  
1375. CRISPIN HULL: More political grief ahead  
Date: 12-07-2016
Published Tuesday 12 July 2016 THE ill-thought-out Section 13 of the Constitution will almost certainly cause further political grief on two counts. The section provides that after a double dissolution, “The Senate shall divide…  
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