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Douglas Shire’s schools were alive with activity yesterday as students eagerly returned for the first day of the new school year. Newsport was there to capture the primary schoolers - from Preppies…
Fed up and frustrated Douglas Shire residents have taken matters into their own hands after the creation of a passionate petition that demands the immediate addressing of the ongoing local water…
Dear Editor,
I wish to write to you about the Daintree Ferry.
Without throwing petrol on an already inflammatory subject, it is worthy to point out a small but essential matter that many seem to…
Douglas residents are keeping a keen eye on the latest tropical depression in the Coral Sea – expected to form into a cyclone within the next 24 hours or so.
But with Cyclone Jasper and the flood…
A long term familiar face at Mossman High School has once again exemplified the generous nature of Douglas Shire residents after coming up with a way to deliver much needed items to those in need…
UPDATED: 12.01PM, Monday, 22/1
Douglas Shire Council just released a statement regarding the current water issue. It read:
Continuous heavy rainfall has caused high turbidity at the water…
Five weeks post-destructive floods in Mossman, the town is gradually recovering. Newsport spotlighted local businesses last week, and this week shifts focus to local clubs and organisations. Mossman…
There’s been widespread praise for the amazing work of local RoadTek and TMR officials following the re-opening of the Captain Cook Highway between Port Douglas and Cairns this morning.
A row of…
Up to 70 high school students from a Cairns college will have ‘satellite’ classes in Port Douglas organised for them, probably for three days a week, until the Captain Cook Highway is repaired and…
The past month and a bit in the Douglas Shire has been one of the hardest in living memory for local residents.
Whether it be unforeseen homelessness, businesses decimated by December’s…
Businesses in Mossman face a long and painful wait before they know whether insurance claims submitted after Cyclone Jasper flooding will be paid or rejected.
One business Newsport spoke to has a…
The media storm surrounding cyclone Jasper early December 2023 somewhat diverted attention from the outstanding accomplishments of local athletic talents in Douglas. However, as the storm settles,…
I am starting to see and experience all the various levels of grief. People are slowly realising what ACTUALLY happened. And while we have first looked inwardly at our homes and businesses, we are…
The Captain Cook Highway is set to re-open in just over a day's time but it doesn’t lessen the argument that a genuine, in-depth, comprehensive look and conversation needs to take place about…
Will humans one day be able to repel crocodiles back to a safe distance by replicating the sounds the animals make and don’t like?
That and other intriguing questions about the future of improved…
Dear Editor,
I write to you about the ongoing restricted hours of the Daintree Ferry on the back of the recent Newsport that highlighted and showcased this issue.
I have some poignant…
The Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas is heating up the January long weekend with a lineup of “Hot & Spicy” events that celebrate good food and fun times with family and friends.
…
Dear Editor,
I wish to write to you about Ironbark Road at Diwan, in the Daintree.
I am a commercial business owner and ratepayer of the Douglas Shire and I request Douglas Shire Council at…
The post Jasper flood was certainly unprecedented, in living memory anyway. Records set in the Daintree, Bloomfield and Barron Rivers. The fact that so few lives were lost is amazing. Over 800mm…
A ‘famous’ goat from New South Wales caused quite a stir in Port Douglas last week during an unconventional visit that led to its arrest.
The goat's owner, David Douglas, made the unique choice to…
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