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2376. Billy Gordon to be cleared of domestic violence charges  
Date: 18-06-2015
Published Thursda June 18 2015; 8:40am Controversial state member for Cook Billy Gordon will be cleared of domestic violence charges.  Senior police figures have told media that charges will not be pressed against the former…  
2377. World's largest inflatable waterslide coming to Port Douglas for school holidays  
Date: 18-06-2015
Published Thursday June 18 2015; 8:05am The world’s largest inflatable water slide will be coming to Port Douglas’s Reynolds Park in the July school holidays. The slide, visiting from its home base in Busselton in Western…  
2378. Beach Picnic Races will gallop to Four Mile Beach  
Date: 17-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 17 2015; 4:30pm A Beach Picnic Races day will see magnificent horses galloping down Port Douglas’s Four Mile Beach on August 8. The competition will feature eight rounds across four horse breed categories…  
2379. Douglas Netball Association after-action report  
Date: 17-06-2015
Published June 2015  
2380. Dragons steamroll Redlynch to continue streak  
Date: 17-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 17 2015; 3:50pm Douglas United continued in their winning ways away at Redlynch on Friday night with a comprehensive 13-2 win in poor conditions away from home. Struggling for numbers due to injuries and…  
2381. Douglas Shire Council staff recognised for long service  
Date: 17-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 30 2015; 3:10pm More than 350 years of service to the community has been recognised at Douglas Shire Council. Mayor Julia Leu yesterday presented certificates to 28 Douglas Shire Council staff in…  
2382. Man drowns at Granite Gorge swimming hole  
Date: 17-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 17 2015, 10:00am A man has died after drowing at Granite Gorge on the Atherton Tableland on Tuesday afternoon.  The man, reportedly a tourist from Uzbekistan, slipped at the water’s edge while…  
2383. Sheraton built on burial ground?  
Date: 16-06-2015
Published Tuesday June 16 2015; 4:30pm A local indigenous spokesperson has hit out at the hosting of the National Native Title Conference at Sheraton Port Douglas, following claims that the resort is built on an ancient burial…  
2384. Port Shorts film festival reaches for the stars  
Date: 16-06-2015
Published Tuesday June 16 2015; 1:00pm Filmmakers are being urged to get creative and share in more than $10,000 in cash and prizes with the official launch of the 2015 Port Shorts Film Festival. To be held under the stars in idyllic…  
2385. Port Douglas hosts national native title conference  
Date: 16-06-2015
Published Tuesday June 16 2015; 9:30am Port Douglas is hosting a nationwide conference on Native Title for the next two days. The National Native Title Conference, held at Sheraton Port Douglas, will follow a theme of ‘leadership,…  
2386. Eye health at risk in winter sun: optometrists  
Date: 15-06-2015
Published Monday June 15 2015, 11:30am Queensland residents are being warned to be more vigilant about protecting their eyes in winter as lower sun angles and UV exposure on unprotected eyes put them at greater risk of cataracts, and skin…  
2387. What's changed for Ironman on the weekend?  
Date: 12-06-2015
Published Friday June 12 2015; 4:30pm The Cairns Airport Adventure Festival is in full swing with this past weekend kicking it all off with the RRR Mountain Bike event, the Heikili Ocean Challenge and the Coral Coast Triathlon - all…  
2388. Tourism North Queensland appoints industry stalwart as head  
Date: 12-06-2015
Published May 2015 Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) has appointed director and tourism industry identity Max Shepherd to the role of Board Chair from July 1. TTNQ Chief Executive Officer Alex de Waal said outgoing Chair…  
2389. Voting open for Douglas Business Awards 2015  
Date: 11-06-2015
Voting open for Douglas Business and Tourism Awards 2015 Published Thursday June 11 2015; 5:00pm Voting has been launched for the 2015 Douglas Business and Tourism Awards, following a record-breaking level of participation in last year.…  
2390. Northern Australia 'swimming' in aquaculture opportunities  
Date: 11-06-2015
Published May 2015 The LNP Senator for Queensland has said that Northern Australia has a bright future in aquaculture after touring facilities in the north of Western Australia. “Western Australia may still have some way to go to…  
2391. 'Crazy' Port Douglas athletes ready for Ironman  
Date: 11-06-2015
Published Thursday June 11, 2015: 9:30am A group of ‘crazy’ Port Douglas athletes are taking advantage of their town hosting a segment of the Cairns Airporty IRONMAN 2015 triathlon to put themselves to the ultimate challenge. Two Port…  
2392. Opinion: Stripping citizenship from terrorism suspects is twisted thinking  
Date: 10-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 10 2015; 3:55pm  The Australian Constitution is silent on citizenship. It gives the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make laws with respect to ³immigration and emigration² and with respect to…  
2393. Refurbishment brings Tjapukai into modern era  
Date: 10-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 10 2015; 1:15pm Tjapukai Indigenous Cultural Park in Cairns is adding to Far North Queensland’s modern tourism appeal after a $13 million top-down refurbishment. The refit includes the replacement of Tjapukai’s…  
2394. Plan for mega-farm in Etheridge Shire  
Date: 10-06-2015
Published Wednesday June 10 2015, 8:30am An FNQ agri-business will commence an environmental impact study for major integrated agricultural production under a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Palaszczuk…  
2395. Clink Theatre door locks glued in vandal attack  
Date: 09-06-2015
Published Tuesday June 9 2015; 5:00pm The Clink Theatre in Port Douglas has been vandalised by someone injecting glue into the building's door locks before a public forum on Thursday. Douglas Theatre Arts Group (DTAG) president Michael…  
2396. Crocs President reports at halway point of season  
Date: 09-06-2015
Published May 2015 This week's home game against Cairns City lions represents the half way point in the 2015 season and incidentally, you've only got 190 shopping days 'til Christmas.  Where did that first half go??…  
2397. Legislation to boost ports development, protect Great Barrier Reef  
Date: 09-06-2015
Published Tuesday June 9 2015; 8:45am Legislation introduced to Parliament today last week  will boost economic development around Queensland’s four regional priority ports and help protect the Great Barrier Reef, says the State…  
2398. FNQ Rugby players tackle domestic violence  
Date: 08-06-2015
Published Monday June 8 2015, 12:50pm Rugby league players from Queensland’s far north took to the field at Yarrabah on Sunday to take a stand against domestic violence. Speaking at the opening of the annual Put the passion into the…  
2399. Federal grant to help record Bama stories  
Date: 05-06-2015
Published Monday June 8 2015; 9:35am  THE ancient stories and traditions of the Eastern Kuku Yalanji will be preserved for future generations thanks to an $11,000 federal grant awarded to the Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal…  
2400. Road closures for Coral Coast Triathlon  
Date: 05-06-2015
Published Friday June 5 2015; 4:30pm  This weekend sees the start of the Cairns Adventure Festival with the Coral Coast Triathlon kicking off on Sunday June 7. This is the oldest triathlon in the Southern Hemisphere and the course…  
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