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3421. Dedicated volunteer in a class of her own
Date: 26-01-2022
A FORMER local high school principal who volunteers to care for palliative care patients and provide support for people diagnosed with cancer is Douglas Shire’s Citizen of the Year. Former Mossman…
3422. Major loss for Douglas says Cr McKeown beaten on RV Park for Mossman; Cr Noli provides reasons
Date: 26-01-2022
Councillor Peter McKeown is noticeably annoyed after Councils 3-2 vote against a proposed RV Park for Mossman in yesterdays meeting. McKeown is convinced the whole shire will lose by not providing…
3423. Spring Creek croc likely to have moved on say Wildlife Officers
Date: 26-01-2022
Wildlife officers from the Department of Environment and Science (DES) are investigating sighting reports of a small crocodile found in a waterhole at Spring Creek, south of Port Douglas, on Sunday…
3424. 14 year old motorcyclist killed in head on with truck
Date: 26-01-2022
Forensic Crash Unit officers are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash at Irvinebank this afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate a teenager was riding a motorcycle west on Herberton Petford…
3425. Abigail calls on the women of Douglas to help put ladies team back on the field
Date: 25-01-2022
Ten years after their last ladies team played on the fields, Douglas United is now pushing hard to recruit enough players to get a full ladies team back this season. Michelle Blackman, who plays at…
3426. New classes for Mossman 'learn to swim' program
Date: 25-01-2022
FROGS, turtles, and dolphins will be splashing around Mossman Pool when a revamped Learn-to-Swim program starts in 2022. Registrations are now open across six different classes – each assigned…
3427. High-end speeding, Mount Carbine
Date: 25-01-2022
Police continue to actively patrol our highways to reduce traffic crashes and ensure motorists are driving safely and to road conditions. Police intercepted a 44-year-old Cooktown man on the…
3428. Douglas Shire eligible for disaster assistance following TC Tiffany
Date: 25-01-2022
Disaster assistance is now available for Far North Queensland’s Cook and Douglas Shire Councils, which were both hit by Category Two Tropical Cyclone Tiffany earlier this month. The assistance is…
3429. ‘Patriots’ depriving the rest of a national day
Date: 25-01-2022
We approach yet another Australia Day – the national day that most nations celebrate their identity and/or birth – with continued human confusion and muddle about both. Geographically we are certain…
3430. Are your keys secure? Police warn motorists again
Date: 25-01-2022
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a number of vehicles stolen across the far north in the past 28 days. Vehicles stolen this month: 94 Vehicles stolen this year: 94 Vehicles…
3431. Fuel prices reach record highs in Far North Queensland
Date: 25-01-2022
RACQ has revealed fuel price records had been broken in parts of the State as the cost of unleaded petrol (ULP) reached new highs. The daily average price of ULP had surpassed records set in…
3432. QAS Morning Round-up -Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Date: 25-01-2022
Caloundra West – vehicle and e-scooter incident A male patient was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition with leg pain after a vehicle and e-scooter incident on…
3433. Warning: Crocodile sighting at Spring Creek waterhole
Date: 24-01-2022
The popular Spring Creek waterhole may be off limits for now after a what's believed to be a 'saltie' measuring 1-1.5 metres was sighted. And in this Facebook image, the crocodile can be clearly…
3434. QAS Morning Round-up -Monday, 24 January 2022
Date: 24-01-2022
Sunnybank Hills – QPS incident Three patients were assessed at the scene of a police incident on Gowan Road just after 1am. A female in her 50s and a male in his 40s were transported to the…
3435. Australia Day Awards to be celebrated online
Date: 24-01-2022
Australia Day Award recipients in Douglas Shire will be recognised in front of an online audience for the first time. Due to current health advice around the predicted Queensland COVID-19 peak, the…
3436. QAS Morning Round-up -Sunday 23 January 2022
Date: 23-01-2022
Bli Bli – single-vehicle rollover Paramedics are treating one patient reported to be a female in her 20s with back pain following a single-vehicle rollover on Bli Bli Road at 6.41am. Note: Incident…
3437. RV Park in the shire: Time for a decision
Date: 22-01-2022
The on-going discussion of a proposed RV Park in the Douglas Shire will highlight the first Open Session of Council of the New Year on Tuesday (10:00am) when Councillor Peter McKeown moves his Notice…
3438. QAS Morning Round-up -Saturday 22 January 2022
Date: 22-01-2022
Mackay – vehicle into structure A male in his 20s was transported to Mackay Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries following a vehicle into structure on Evan Street and Goldsmith Street…
3439. Million dollar makeover underway at Fitzroy Island
Date: 21-01-2022
Fitzroy Island Resort is in the midst of a million dollar makeover in preparation for an anticipated boom as confidence returns to the interstate and international travel sectors. Three generations…
3440. More Queenslanders eligible for booster
Date: 21-01-2022
More Queenslanders are now eligible to get vital booster shots. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that, from Monday, the time between second doses and the vital booster will now be three…