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Coen has been spared disaster from Tropical Cyclone Narelle, with Police releasing vision and details from the remote town showing there have been no reports of significant infrastructure damage,…
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Sara Mulcahy
I don’t get how the land value can double in 12 months and yet the house value stays the same. Maybe someone can explain that to me.
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Power outages and seabirds circling over Port Douglas on Thursday night were eerie reminders of Far North Queensland’s vulnerability at the hands of Mother Nature as Tropical Cyclone Narelle closed…
Heavy overnight rains, storm-surge tides and gusty winds across Douglas Shire are currently causing widespread dangerous conditions as locals and travellers wake up and attempt to move around the…
Far North Queensland’s main electricity supplier has moved to reassure people it is ready to respond swiftly to damage to power lines caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
Ergon Energy chief…
The crew at Crocodile Express cafe and tours is preparing for a possible third Daintree River flood in as many weeks, plus 120km/h winds, as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bears down on the coast near…
Communities across Cape York are locking down, evacuating and preparing for Cyclone Narelle as fears the possible Category 4 Tropical Cyclone with winds up to 250km/h will carve a devastating path…
Mossman firies got a rude shock on Sunday after being confronted by a rearing snake during a flood-rescue operation.
“You never know what might be lurking in floodwaters,” the Queensland Fire…
Douglas Shire residents north of the Daintree River are being encouraged by authorities to leave as soon as today if they intend on evacuating the area before a likely category five cyclone…
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Port Douglas locals looking for a quick and healthy lunch now have a new option on Grant Street, with the opening of Pokea, a poke bowl shop created by restaurateur Giorgio…
It has been interesting comparing the Jasper rain event and closure to this one. In many ways we have come forward a lot. The Council especially is a lot more open and communicative.
We even were…
Douglas Shire Council has ordered an additional 5000 sandbags to bolster local sandbag stations.
Current stations remain stocked and the extra supply, due to arrive next week, is…
Drones capable of carrying up to 100kg of emergency supplies could become a more common tool during natural disasters such as the flash flood which has put the Daintree ferry out of action,…
For Joanie and Aoife Conway, owners of Cafe Fresq, St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of culture, community and a little bit of Irish “craic” in the tropics.
Originally from County Wexford in…
It will take at least another two more weeks to have the Daintree ferry passenger service back up and running, according to Douglas Shire Council.
The council has been putting together a request…
There is now an 80 per cent chance of a tropical cyclone called Narelle forming northeast of Cooktown by Thursday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
The latest long-range forecast predicts…
Douglas United is scheduled to kick off its season this Friday night at Port Douglas Sports Complex against Stratford Dolphins.
The Dragons have been promoted to Division One this year after…
With St Patrick’s Day approaching, Newsport is shining a light on the Irish people who have made the Douglas Shire their home, including one local whose Irish spirit can be felt both in the…
The damaged state of a Wujal Wujal road after floodwaters had cleared has shone a spotlight on the importance of being extra careful when driving on flooded thoroughfares in Far North Queensland.
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Friends and family from across the country enjoyed the milestone birthday party of Ken Rob at the Central Hotel in Port Douglas on Saturday, February 28, where the theme was "wear white". Pictures:…
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