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Completing the Wangetti Trail from Palm Cove to Port Douglas is one of the top-four priorities of a new State Government tourism plan “to make Queensland the leading holiday destination in the…
From food truck sell-outs to state-level science stars, the Douglas Shire is buzzing this school term. Generations connect at Port Douglas State School Community bonds are flourishing at Port…
Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident last month where a man’s fishing equipment was thrown into the water at Rex Smeal Park in Port Douglas. Several videos have been doing the…
READ THE STORY A small selection of more than 130 comments Rosie Wang His manner might have been brusque but he deeply cared for his patients - such a loss to the community. I saw him last…
Works on the new bigger and better Daintree Ferry are kicking off, with upgrades to the road approaches north and south of the river set to continue to November. A Kuku Yalanji smoking ceremony…
More details have emerged about the bizarre case of the prisoner who managed to avoid authorities for a month after escaping from Lotus Glen jail on a red tractor during a court case this week. …
Tourism Port Douglas Daintree and Douglas Shire Council are calling on locals, visitors and industry to rally behind Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation following the announcement that both…
One lucky Port Douglas local is feeling “ecstatic” today as he flies to Brisbane with one goal in mind - tossing the coin for tonight’s Brisbane Lions versus Geelong Cats AFL match. As a Lions…
A major road helping link Douglas Shire to southern Cairns by bypassing the CBD will be upgraded quicker after the Federal Government allocated about $166m in Tuesday’s Federal Budget. The section…
A 28-year-old man has been charged in Douglas Shire with animal cruelty and failing to help a hurt animal following the injury of a husky dog. Port Douglas police arrested the man following an…
A car crash on the Captain Cook Highway north of the Ferero Road turnoff at Craiglie has closed the road in both directions. Police and other emergency services are on the scene of the crash,…
Tempers are fraying on Four Mile Beach over off-lead dogs. At the weekend one beach walker started taking photos of dogs off leads and their owners on the on-lead area of the beach, threatening to…
Tempers are fraying on Four Mile Beach over off-lead dogs. At the weekend one beach walker started taking photos of dogs off leads and their owners on the on-lead area of the beach, threatening to…
14. Why Australia shouldn't go to war
Date: 13-05-2026
Australia is expected to consider this week a request from the US to join a coalition of allies in a military effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – called the “Maritime Freedom Construct”. …
Updates on the status of works on the Cook Highway are coming in almost as slowly as the trip down the range, but Cook MP David Kempton expects to be briefed this week on the finer points, including…
BUSINESS FEATURE  Oaks Port Douglas Resort is positioning itself as a top choice for conferences and executive retreats. At a local industry showcase on Wednesday, May 6, the resort…
More than $18 million has been invested by the Commonwealth Government to help women in regional Queensland to get the help they need to safely leave violent relationships. The Leaving Violence…
The Port Douglas Crocs Senior Men’s side shot clear at the top of the AFL Cairns ladder with a thumping 108 point win over Cairns Saints for the Pink In The Tropics day at Port Douglas on…
19. Sudden death of Dr John Archer
Date: 12-05-2026
The Douglas Shire community is waking to the news that much respected long term local doctor, Dr John Archer, has died. News of Dr Archer’s death is confirmed by the Port Douglas Medical Centre…
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s latest Summer Snapshot report shows the Australian and Queensland governments need to do far more to protect our greatest natural asset from climate…