By Daniel Redfern
Published Wednesday 23 March 2016
What a year it has been for the Astute Financial Mud Crabs, after all the hard work throughout the season the Muddies first grade side were rewarded with The CFN B Grade…
Published Tuesday 22 March 2016
PORT Douglas will be bursting at the seams this Easter with the current tourism spike set to roll into the long weekend. Visitors to the region skyrocketed by 26 per cent last year and local…
Published Tuesday 22 March 2016
THE Port Douglas Crocs' wait for atonement is almost over with the AFL Cairns season opener fast approaching. After finishing the home-and-away season four games clear on top-of-the-table last year,…
Published Tuesday 22 March 2016
POLICE have charged a 34-year-old Miallo man following an alleged assault of a woman at a Bamboo Creek Road residence. It's alleged the man attended the address just after 7.30am on Thursday morning…
Published Monday 21 March 2016
THE Mossman State High School celebrated Harmony Day today to encourage cultural diversity and acceptance. On the back of Friday's National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence,…
Published Monday 21 March 2016
NEW Douglas Shire councillor Roy Zammataro remains 'overwhelmed' by the avalanche of support after blitzing the poll booths on Saturday. Zammataro was the most popular vote for councillor amongst the…
Published Monday 21 March 2016
UPDATED: MAYOR Julia Leu has recorded a resounding victory in the Douglas Shire election, returning to office for another four years. With 13 of 14 first preference booths now counted,…
Published Friday 18 March 2016
BUSINESS innovation is ripe for the picking in the Douglas Shire with the Queensland Government announcing a $10 million injection into small businesses and startups over the next three years. The…
Published Friday 18 March 2016
With the newly elected council set to take the Douglas Shire into 2020, Newsport wraps up its coverage of the local election campaign by posing the question ‘what will your Douglas Shire look like in…
People of Port invited to ‘join in the party’
Published Friday 18 March 2016
Carnivale event organisers are inviting people to take part in the 2016 program and say there are many ways you can join in to be ‘part of the party’,…
Published Friday 18 March 2016
After its resurrection last year after a seven year hiatus, one of Australia’s richest short film festivals, Port Shorts Film Festival, returns to Port Douglas announcing their theme for 2016. Almost…
Published Friday 18 March 2016
OPINION: Newsport Senior Writer Howard Salkow previews tomorrow’s crucial Douglas Shire Council elections and poses the question: Can an underdog manufacture a story for the ages? Some might say it’s…
Published Thursday 17 March 2016
BUSINESS survival north of the Daintree River could hinge on the approval of an innovative new power plant. Russell O'Doherty, Chairman of the Daintree Rainforest Power Committee, said a…
Published Thursday 17 March 2016
The agreements between the state and territory governments for the full roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which were promised by August 2015, have now been signed off. …
By Steven Doble
Published Thursday 17 March 2016
Astute Financial Muddies' weekend of finals saw C Grade commence play after the lunch break due to wet ground delays. With a two meter quagmire of soft ground just off the…
Published Thursday 17 March 2016
PORT Douglas will join the millions around the world in celebrating St Patrick’s day today. It's a day when anyone with a hint of Irish blood - and probably more that don't - turn pubs…
By Daniel Redfern
Published Thursday 17 March 2016
With another soaked outfield the Astute Financial Mud Crabs were forced to wait for the outfield to dry up before their quest for back to back premierships began. Losing the…
By Grant Knight
Published Wednesday 16 March 2016
March 11 to 13 saw the 2016 Youth State Surf Lifesaving Championships held down at North Burleigh, in very challenging conditions to say the least. For the whole week there had been…
Local Ngarru Gallery invited to exhibit in Hong Kong prestigious art fair
Published Wednesday 16 March 2016
Ngarru Gallery in Port Douglas is one of only three Australian galleries that will be featured in the Affordable Art Fair…
Published Wednesday 16 March 2016
DOUGLAS Shire councillor Terry Melchert has broken ranks and urged voters to elect a ‘new council that listens’ at the Mossman candidate election forum last night. Despite being one of the four…
Published Wednesday 16 March 2016
Reef Marina general manager Robert Cruz today confirmed that tourism entrepreneur and the owner of The Ville Resort, Chris Morris, is moving his 33.5m charter yacht Flying Fish to Port Douglas. He…
Published Tuesday 15 March 2016
A SUCCESSFUL model of coconut processing is already established in Queensland and could be replicated in the Douglas Shire region. The topic was a major talking point to come out of the local…
Diane Cilento’s personal art collection to be exhibited at Carnivale
Published Tuesday 15 March 2016
Port Douglas Carnivale event organisers have announced the addition of an international circus cabaret to the lineup of events in…
Published Tuesday 15 March 2016
Art on a plate. It’s a description befitting the new menu created by master chef Adam Ion and manager Chris Bower at the revamped 2Fish Restaurant. The Port Douglas favorite has been revitalised by…
Published Monday 14 March 2016
Saturday March 19 will see QT Port Douglas plunge into darkness for Earth Hour 2016, to show support for the ‘Places We Love’. In 2016, Earth Hour in Australia celebrates the beautiful outdoor…
