Big fig fight, tourists vs locals and disaster funding - another packed edition of Newsport Print has arrived

This week’s Newsport Print edition is packed with hyperlocal issues that virtually everyone in Douglas Shire and surrounding regions will have an opinion on.

Many in the Shire community have mobilised this week during the fight to save the iconic Rex Smeal Park big fig, and Newsport has been there every step of the way - check out our extensive special report inside.

Then there is the long-running debate about whether locals are being shortchanged in the battle to attract the tourism dollar. Where do you stand in that discussion?

We also pay tribute to Cass the Wildlife Habitat cassowary, who sadly died this month, and follow a delegation of Far North Queensland leaders as they jet off to Canberra to plead their case on changes to the working-visa system.

There is good news on the disaster-funding front, while we learn the latest in the Toyah Cordingley murder case appeal and the ongoing struggle to protect our endangered native bats.

A preview of Port Shorts film festival and plenty of profiles of local businesses round out another packed edition of Newsport Print news and features.

In the sports pages, we cover the rep league game between Eastern Kuku Yalanji and Queensland Italian, as well as the Muddies cricket from the weekend, while there are also our regular features such as social photos, letters and puzzle pages.