It is time to get down to business in Douglas… the business of building better infrastructure, job opportunities and the best workplaces in Far North Queensland.

A raised Bushy Creek bridge and a bigger industrial precinct are on the agenda, and feature as the lead stories in the latest edition of your FREE Newsport Daily Print edition now out on the streets.

Community members cut off by floods waters time and again are championing an upgrade to the Bushy Creek bridge to keep the Mossman to Mount Molloy Road open when the waters rise.

And fresh plans have been lodged for the Craiglie Business Park Stage Two to create a more than $1.2m 17-lot industrial subdivision. It comes after the original proposal was made in 2007.

There is a chance to set sail in one of the best, most iconic, businesses in Port Douglas, with the Shaolin Chinese junk boat up for sale.

And Tanya Morris is renewing interest and social cohesion in Mossman with a new offering in Front Street, made possible with the help of RENEW Tropical Douglas.

National accolades for real estate agent Charlie Madgwick and BeCHe Port Douglas show the calibre of our local business talent, while there’s plenty more great news and features from our business community throughout your glossy local newspaper.

As always, Newsport Print is packed full of community stories, social pictures and sports results and, of course, You Said It!, the place our people get to have their say on the issues and topics that matter to them.