Keeping pace with a Shire that's on the move

Port is on the move, and Newsport keeps you up to date with all of those moves with the latest FREE print edition now on the streets.

A new boutique luxury hotel on Warner Street, a helicopter hub, worker accommodation, an industrial precinct, boat-repair centre and a pair of housing developments are all plans on the drawing board to deliver a new wave of optimism to the future of Port Douglas. We have it all covered in a special report in this week’s printed edition.

Could biofuel production bring the industry and jobs boost back to the region and new life to Mossman Mill? We take a look at the possibilities.

And, it is a big time in sport with World Cup football about to kick off, and our own international competition playing out on Four Mile Beach. All the colour and competition about to take place, with a truly international flavour thanks to our dynamic backpacker workforce, is captured for Newsport readers.

Training hard for the world stage too is Cooya athlete Matt Sheppard who has secured his spot in the Australian Commonwealth Games team in seated shot put. We’re wishing Matt the very best and hoping the Douglas Shire and surrounds puts its support behind him and his family for the competition and trip of a lifetime.

Carnivale was a blast and we’ve captured the biggest, brightest moments from the celebrations with a great spread.

And a local artist has captured the colourful character that was much loved local doctor John Archer in some spectacular artwork showing just how much he meant to the Douglas region.

All of that and a stack more is ready to read, for FREE, in the latest Newsport Daily Print edition.

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