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4001. Housing shortage will hamper ‘work in paradise’ scheme
Date: 31-05-2021
It may sound attractive, but Port Douglas could be the loser in the state government’s Work in Paradise initiative because of a dearth of housing for out-of-towners. In a bid to entice thousands of…
4002. Haymans Electrical opens in Port Douglas
Date: 31-05-2021
Haymans Electrical opened its doors in the Douglas Shire last week. The electrical wholesaler, with over 300 locations in Australia has set up its new store at 34-40 Beor Street, Craiglie. General…
Port Douglas car surfing incident ends with two severely injured
4003. Port Douglas car surfing incident ends with two severely injured
Date: 31-05-2021
UPDATE (Monday): Police are appealing for witnesses to a dangerous car surfing incident on Macrossan Street on Saturday night which left an 18-year-old Manoora man and a 23-year-old Mareeba man…
4004. Port Douglas hotels named in TripAdvisor’s Best of the Best
Date: 31-05-2021
The word is out, Port Douglas accommodations win big as TripAdvisor announced its 2021 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels in Australia with Freestyle Resort being named in the Top 20, for the…
4005. OPINION | Self-destructive Coalition Luddites
Date: 30-05-2021
In the early 19th century in Britain, Luddites destroyed new technology and opposed the Government. In the early 21st century in Australia, neo Luddites prop up old technology and are the…
Leon Burchill to host Reconciliation Week film night
4006. Leon Burchill to host Reconciliation Week film night tonight
Date: 29-05-2021
Celebrated Australian Indigenous Actor, and former Mossman High School Captain, Leon Burchill will co-host a National Reconciliation Week Film night tonight at the Port Douglas Yacht Club,…
4007. Demand for COVID vaccine sees local GPs call for more help
Date: 28-05-2021
A number of Douglas GPs have been busy delivering COVID-19 vaccinations to residents in the Douglas Shire, but they say they need more help. Mossman Medical Centre and Mountain View Medical Centre…
4008. VIDEO | Dive Club hits Australian screens this weekend
Date: 28-05-2021
Dive Club, the 12-episode teen drama series shot in Port Douglas last year is set to make its Australian television premiere this weekend. The Douglas Shire will be showcased around the country as…
4009. COVID-19 testing clinic pops up in Port Douglas
Date: 28-05-2021
In response to the Melbourne lockdown, a pop-up COVID-19 testing clinic has re-opened at Port Douglas Community Hall today. The clinic is located at 13-29 Mowbray Street and will run between 9:00am…
4010. Raine and Horne proud to be part of new Nova Villas development
Date: 28-05-2021
Due to the enormous popular demand for more VIVO Villas in Port Douglas, Nathan Verri and his team have created the next signature style development, Nova Villas. The new, luxury resort style Nova…
4011. Cash injection for Port Douglas cycling festival
Date: 27-05-2021
Aspirations to make the Port Douglas Gran Fondo Festival a key tourism pillar for the community have been bolstered after $50,000 in funding was approved by the Douglas Shire Council with the…
4012. Car crash brings down powerline in Port Douglas
Date: 27-05-2021
UPDATE: Power has been restored at all but 81 customers on Limpet Avenue, Mitre Street, and Nautilus Street following a car accident which knocked over a power pole on Mitre Street earlier…
4013. VIDEO | Huge ‘aggressive’ croc captured at Newell Beach
Date: 27-05-2021
A giant saltwater crocodile has been captured by wildlife officers at Newell Beach after it was reported behaving aggressively. The 4.5-metre animal was caught using a trap and removed on Tuesday…
4014. Supercharged winds amped Port Douglas Race Week
Date: 27-05-2021
It was a wild ride for the sailors who took part in the 2021 Port Douglas race week as roaring winds supercharged the sails of the boats at the annual regatta. 25 boats over three divisions entered…
4015. Dragons keep top spot after stunning performance
Date: 27-05-2021
Douglas United defeated Leichhardt in the fifth round of the Football Championship to lead the points ladder in the second division with 15 points. From the beginning of the match, Dragons assumed…
4016. UPDATE: Missing Far North men found in Lakefield National Park
Date: 27-05-2021
UPDATE:  The 21 and 31-year-old men reported missing from the Lakefield National Park have been located safe and well. The pair were spotted by a private helicopter within the National Park. …
4017. GALLERY | Wonderland Spiegeltent’s visit to Port Douglas in pictures
Date: 26-05-2021
The hugely popular Wonderland Spiegeltent has finished its 2021 season in Port Douglas after 10 days of spectacular performances during Carnivale. The 1930s nostalgic wooden mirrored travelling…
4018. Mossman man found guilty of bow and arrow murder
Date: 26-05-2021
Mossman man, Joshua James Richards, 30, has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for murdering Cooya Beach man, Dennis Beattie, 38, in the Cairns Supreme court today. Over the…
4019. Free hearing checks as touring bus visits Douglas Shire
Date: 26-05-2021
Douglas Shire residents can get their hearing checked for free when the Hearing Australia Bus visits the region this week. The Hearing Bus will be at the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre on Friday…
4020. Hemingway’s claims gold in international beer awards
Date: 26-05-2021
Hemingway’s Brewery has flown the flag for Far North Queensland’s craft beer industry by bagging gold at the 2021 Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) in Melbourne on Thursday. The AIBA is…