Published Saturday 30 April 2016
A few weeks ago, dear reader, I wrote a brief piece on the pros and cons of the Referendum held simultaneously with the Queensland Council Elections. The Referendum dealt with a move -…
Train to whistle daily all the way to Hemingway’s
Published Friday 29 April 2016
THE iconic Bally Hooley Steam Railway could soon be running services seven days a week to coincide with the opening of the much-hyped Hemingway’s…
Published Friday 29 April 2016
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has thrown his support behind the Run for the Reef expansion into key coastal towns across Queensland. Plans are in place for the event, established in…
Published Friday 29 April 2016
DOUGLAS NETBALL ASSOCIATION - ROUND 2 RESULTS Juniors: K team vs young diamonds - no score Red dragons vs comets (5-5. Best and fairest: Eliza Kuik. Players choice: Hayley Newham, Keara Smith) …
Published Friday 29 April 2016
The Chief Financial Officer of Cairns Airport, Ian Maltman, said this week that the airport was working on nine new overseas services plus three extra destinations within Australia. Addressing a Cairns…
Johnson’s paintings to be on display at Carnivale
Published Thursday 28 April 2016
POPULAR Port Douglas award winning artist Terry Johnson has been putting in the long hours at the easel to prepare for his solo exhibition at this…
Published Thursday 28 April 2016
THE latest edition of PORT DOUGLAS magazine has hit the streets and celebrates everything we love about this time of year… the beach. As the southern states scramble for their winter clothes, Port…
By Crispin Hull
Published Thursday 28 April 2016
LAST week was the first time for some weeks that Louise and I have taken SV Biringari on the Wednesday sail at the Port Douglas Yacht Club. (Work, high winds and trips south…
Published Thursday 28 April 2016
THE Botanic Garden Mossman master plan was launched last week with a digital ‘fly through’ video turning heads at a special presentation in Mossman. The interactive video, created by landscape…
Published Wednesday 27 April 2016
The 22nd staging of the Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week, which starts today and concludes on Monday, May 2 at the Port Douglas Yacht Club, is an ever-growing event and organisers are more than…
Published Wednesday 27 April 2016
Mossman Golf Club’s Tuesday Par event sponsored by the Court House Hotel was won by Mark Geddes with +4 ahead of Leon Baker +2 and Bill McCarthy +1. NTP’s – John Cameron, Bill McCarthy, Jack Boyd,…
By Crispin Hull
Published Wednesday 27 April 2016
A COUPLE of weeks ago we spent a few days on St Crispin’s Reef. We went to that reef a couple of times last year, but this was demonstrably different. The reef is part of the outer…
Published Wednesday 27 April 2016
AN inspired five-goal first quarter from captain Kye Chapple has steered Port Douglas to a 36-point win over reigning premier Cairns Saints on Saturday. The Crocs spearhead came out smoking at…
Published Tuesday 26 April 2016
THE Port Douglas State School (PDSS) held a special Anzac Day parade on Friday. Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu and councillors David Carey, Abigail Noli and Michael Kerr were just some of the…
Published Tuesday 26 April 2016
HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Port Douglas, Mossman and Cow Bay yesterday for Anzac Day Services. Family members young and old gathered to pay tribute to defence personnel who have…
Published Tuesday 26 April 2016
UPDATE: Power restored. PORT Douglas is experiencing another power outage. Ergon Energy confirmed a fault finding is in process but couldn't give a estimated fix time.
Affected areas…
Published Tuesday 26 April 2016
PORT Douglas Carnivale will feature Tropical Queensland’s first Container Art Park series next month. A series of industrial containers turned into a live visual arts exhibition space will be…
Published Saturday 23 April 2016
A CROCODILE has been spotted near a car park in Port Douglas. Local resident Hayley Day was picking her children up at Port Gardens this afternoon when she noticed the two-metre croc…
Published Saturday 23 April 2016
I write this morning as an avowed ‘non-angler’, so it may come as some surprise for you to learn that I was wrangled-to-angle by my six-year old and four-year old grandsons, Jackson and…
Published Friday 22 April 2016
THE Ironbar’s bid for a gaming machine license has been given the green light with the Douglas Shire Council not opposing the application on Tuesday. The popular nightspot on Macrossan Street lodged…
Newsport confirms steady increases in local and national readers
Published Friday 22 April 2016
Newsport’s policy of striving to provide current and topical news; pictorial coverage; and tackling the key issues impacting Douglas…
Cooper declares an 'eight-point' game against reigning premier
Published Friday 22 April 2016
PORT Douglas coach Brad Cooper has declared Saturday’s bumper clash with Cairns Saints an “eight-point game” for his team. The…
Published Friday 22 April 2016
ONE of the largest contingents of navy personnel ever assembled will take part in the Anzac Day ceremonies across the Douglas Shire on Monday. Mossman RSL Sub-branch spokesperson…
Published Thursday 21 April 2016
The Douglas Shire community has the chance to name the new recycle shop to be officially opened at Killaloe Transfer Station next month. Mayor Julia Leu said the recycle shop was one of the…
Published Thursday 21 April 2016
There is nothing ordinary about this ZUU. For starters you may be questioning the spelling. But when you learn that it’s all about health and fitness, its name originates from animal movements, and…
