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BUSINESS FEATURE  The tropical waterfront is set to come alive this May as Savannah Sounds returns to Rex Smeal Park for Port Douglas Carnivale.  Following the massive success of last…
How one family built a Daintree eco tourism icon
The trouble-plagued Mossman Goodstart childcare centre has been shut down permanently. Centre management posted a statement online today that the early-learning complex, which has been under a…
204. Debt control required
Date: 29-04-2026
The Coalition and business lobbyists are quite right to say that the Federal Government must rein in spending and reduce debt. And they were doing it again in the past week. Australian debt has…
Officers from Aurukun Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and General Duties have charged three teenagers following an incident in Aurukun on April 24. It will be alleged around 5pm, two boys aged…
Dredging at Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina is set to soon take place with work by the Queensland Government’s Department of Transport and Main Roads setting off in the channel entrance this week. …
Member for Cook David Kempton has announced that, following close collaboration with Cook Shire Mayor Robyn Holmes and Minister for Local Government and Disaster Recovery Ann Leahy, Exceptional…
The Port Douglas Reef Raiders officially launched their 2026 campaign at Raider Park on Saturday with a special Anzac Day clash against the Northern Beaches Mudcrabs. Under the leadership of…
The new Daddyshack Indoor Golf league is set to launch next week on a stunning course in the picturesque Queenstown region on New Zealand’s South Island. The Hills Golf Club, which features many…
A return ferry trip to the Daintree is set to reach close to the $60 mark from the start of the new financial year, with most Douglas Shire Council fees and charges rising by up to 4 per cent in…
On Saturday 25 April 2026, residents of all ages and backgrounds gathered in Macrossan Street for the annual Anzac Day parade, joining the 10.00am march to the cenotaph in a powerful display of…
A car fire on Warner Street in the Port Douglas CBD has been rapidly extinguished thanks to the quick thinking of staff at a local real estate agent. At about 11.10am, a Tony McGrath Real Estate…
Cape Tribulation’s tourism landscape entered a transformative new chapter on Thursday, April 23, with the official opening of the Bamanga Muruku Tourism Hub visitor centre.  Owned and…
Douglas Chamber of Commerce president Jeremy Blockey has reflected on a challenging year in 2025 calling it “perhaps a year to forget”. But with a reboot of the Douglas Chamber of Commerce front…
What began five years ago as a modest grassroots ambition has blossomed into U3A Douglas, an organisation built on the belief that for community members over 50, learning and connection should have…
What began five years ago as a modest grassroots ambition has blossomed into U3A Douglas, an organisation built on the belief that for community members over 50, learning and connection should have…
Service, loyalty and mateship are some of the qualities that make Anzac Day special for Mossman RSL Vice President Peter Watts.  The former 110 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery bombardier, who…
Service, loyalty and mateship are some of the qualities that make Anzac Day special for Mossman RSL Vice President Peter Watts.  The former 110 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery bombardier, who…
READ THE STORY Wade Iserief 60kph and install better signage at the pedestrian crossing near the bridge, as the current signs are too small. This would help non-local travelers know there is a…
There are cassowaries living around the southern banks of the Daintree River, and more will make homes there if the habitat is made more conducive, one Daintree Village local says. Chef Armin von…