A celebration of our sugarcane industry dominates Newsport Daily Print’s FREE edition this week as the grand chapter in the Douglas Shire region comes to a sad end.

We’ve pulled out the pictures from past and present to show just how sugar and cane, the Mossman Mill and the farmers and families that built the region with Cane the King.

You have had your say on the demise of the industry, and where to next, along with a packed comments and letters section on a range of the top topics of the past fortnight.

Douglas Shire Council has put out its annual report and its budget shows the council is $800,000 in the black, despite predicting a deficit. We have all the facts and figures from the local budget for your briefing.

The 2018 murder of local volunteer Toyah Cordingley on Wangetti Beach is back in court and the trial has revealed our Douglas police were among the very first on the scene. We are following the case closely and have captured some of the latest developments up until our print deadline.

The FREE edition features plenty of local business highlights as we drive towards Christmas and we have the sports news covered too.

There’s tips on getting prepared for the weather to change, a stack of social pictures and plenty more in Newsport Daily Print, available at the following outlets.