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4241. More positive wastewater as three COVID-19 cases identified in Cairns quarantine
Date: 02-03-2021
Three new overseas-acquired cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Cairns. All three of these cases are linked. In a statement, the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS)…
4242. Property developer happy to work with ‘objectors’
Date: 02-03-2021
Tim Gurner, the multi-billion-dollar property developer, who is behind a $60 million ‘mixed use’ development on the 69-73 Murphy Street site in Port Douglas, said he is open to listening to those who…
4243. UPDATE: Cyclone Niran to track away from Port Douglas and Cairns
Date: 02-03-2021
UPDATE 11:00am: Tropical cyclone Niran is expected to remain off the north Tropical Coast while intensifying into a Category two system this afternoon. The latest update from the Bureau of…
4244. VIDEO | G'day Port Douglas & Daintree: Wedding celebrant Anna
Date: 02-03-2021
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces local wedding celebrant, Anna Soltwedel. In the video above, Anna, talks about her life in tropical Port Douglas and her occupation. She…
4245. UPDATE | Slow-moving low hovers off the Far North Coast
Date: 01-03-2021
UPDATE 5:00pm: The latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology shows the tropical low sitting 95 kilometres east northeast of Cairns, moving west northwest at 14 kilometres per hour. The low is…
4246. New Queensland QR check-in app set to cut wait times
Date: 01-03-2021
The Queensland Government has rolled out a new free COVID-19 check-in app which is hoped will cut queues and prevent filling out countless online forms when entering hospitality businesses. The new…
4247. Catholic schools across the Far North to close Tuesday
Date: 01-03-2021
Catholic schools across the Far North will be closed tomorrow as a tropical low hovers off the coast, predicted to develop into a cyclone on Tuesday. The Catholic Education Services has advised that…
4248. Flood Watch issued for Mossman and Daintree Rivers
Date: 01-03-2021
A Flood Watch has been issued for the coastal catchments between Cooktown and Rollingstone including the Mossman and Daintree River catchments as a tropical low continues to hover in the Coral Sea. …
4249. Carnivale returns with Aussie rocking headline act Spiderbait
Date: 01-03-2021
The region is set to party in May as Port Douglas Carnivale makes its return in 2021 featuring all the festival’s favourite events and headline act Australian rock greats, Spiderbait. Spiderbait…
4250. Cyclone Watch declared for the Far North
Date: 28-02-2021
A Cyclone Watch has been declared for areas between Cape Flattery and Lucinda, including the Douglas Shire as a tropical low hovers off the coast in the Coral Sea. The Bureau of Meteorology says…
4251. OPINION | 1996: the seeds of change for the worse
Date: 27-02-2021
Monday will be the 25th anniversary of one of the most prophetic speeches in Australian political history. Then Prime Minister Paul Keating told the National Press Club, “When the government…
4252. BOM keeping close eye on potential cyclone in Coral Sea
Date: 26-02-2021
The Bureau of Meteorology is keeping a close eye on a tropical low that could potentially form into a Tropical Cyclone in the Coral Sea next week. Meteorologist Jonathan How said a tropical low has…
4253. First Far Northerners receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 26-02-2021
Far North Queensland’s COVID-19 Vaccination roll-out has begun with frontline staff at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) amongst the first people in regional Queensland to…
4254. Grappling with misinformation and disinformation
Date: 26-02-2021
As society grapples with the abundance of ‘news’ and what to believe or not, DIGI has launched a new code of practice that commits a diverse set of technology companies to reducing the risk of online…
4255. K hub throws open its doors in Port Douglas
Date: 26-02-2021
The wait is finally over as the highly anticipated K hub opened their doors to Douglas Shire shoppers. Locals were lined up with bubbling curiosity to be among the first to have a glimpse of what…
4256. Town should have say in proposed development
Date: 25-02-2021
A long–time Port Douglas resident and business owner has questioned why the community was not invited to review the proposed $60 million development on the 69-73 Murphy Street site overlooking the…
4257. Queensland to reopen its border to Greater Melbourne this weekend
Date: 25-02-2021
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the state will reopen to Greater Melbourne from 1:00am on Saturday. “Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has advised we can now safely lift the Greater…
4258. Councillors step in to prioritise local company in multimillion dollar contract
Date: 24-02-2021
Douglas Shire Councillors and Mayor have unanimously fought to award a local company a multimillion-dollar contract over a Cairns-based firm at Tuesday’s Ordinary Council Meeting. The $2.2 million…
4259. Raine & Horne celebrate more success
Date: 24-02-2021
Raine & Horne Port Douglas/Mossman have continued to underline their many strengths and this much was evident after the Property Management Team was named the top team in the Raine & Horne…
4260. Reef conservation: $3.2 million boost for reef tour operators
Date: 24-02-2021
In a $3.2 million boost for struggling reef tour operators, a number of boats will take to the Great Barrier Reef this week for Reef site monitoring, maintenance and conservation work. Seventeen…