Aussie rock band Icehouse and US singer-songwriter Don McLean have been revealed as headline acts for Mareeba’s Savannah in the Round festival this October following the first band announcement this…
Transport and Main Roads Queensland have been praised on social media for efforts to try to find out more information about a memorial overlooking Pebbly Beach before dismantling it and proceeding…
The safety of road users on Thursday Island and throughout the Torres Strait is the focus of an upcoming four-week targeted traffic operation.
From Monday 23 March, police will be conducting…
Portland Roads residents Tilly Rehn and Katie and Jayson Watkin have come through Tropical Cyclone Narelle relatively unscathed with a big clean-up ahead and little chance of roads opening up to the…
A road in the ranges north of Cairns has experienced another “significant rockfall” after $80m worth of reconstruction work across two years was close to finished, impacting tour operators already…
Mossman State High School is celebrating Harmony Week in style, highlighting the rich cultural diversity within its classrooms.
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Douglas Shire’s tourism association has moved to make sure everyone knows the region is still open for business after Tropical Cyclone Narelle passed by Coen and headed west this morning.
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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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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,…
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