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4261. Mossman man charged after alleged domestic violence attacks
Date: 07-07-2021
Mossman police have charged a 29-year-old local man with multiple domestic violence offences after he allegedly attacked a woman on Monday night. A police spokesperson said it will be alleged the…
4262. Paws and Claws new home nears completion
Date: 06-07-2021
Work on the new Paws and Claws animal shelter in Craiglie is well underway with the centre expected to open in the next couple of months. The new shelter is licenced to hold up to 38 dogs, plus…
4263. Woman scales balcony to escape Cairns hotel quarantine
Date: 06-07-2021
A woman has been charged after scaling a fourth-storey balcony and kicking down a door to escape hotel quarantine in Cairns. The 32-year-old woman was quarantining in the Cairns Pacific…
4264. Raiders fail to capitalise on possession glut
Date: 06-07-2021
Wanderers 14 (14) Port Douglas (3) 10 The Port Douglas Reef Raiders have retained fourth spot on the league table, but must still be ruing the opportunities to put their glut of second half…
4265. Newell Beach boat ramp goes out to tender
Date: 05-07-2021
Environmental approvals have been signed off and the tender is now open for the Newell Beach boat ramp upgrade, bringing construction another step closer. Member for Cook Cynthia Lui said having…
4266. Douglas Shire celebrates NAIDOC Week 2021 in style
Date: 05-07-2021
The Douglas Shire will mark NAIDOC Week 2021 with a slew of activities planned to celebrate First Nations’ cultures. Running from Sunday 11 to Friday 16 July celebrations, hosted by the Indigenous…
4267. OPINION | Government flails as spin unravels
Date: 04-07-2021
English needs a new word to describe the feeling for the first time you surface from diving on an extensively bleached part of the Great Barrier Reef. It is like a wine writer grappling to describe…
4268. Art bringing community together at Mossman Support Services
Date: 02-07-2021
Local artists have created two new pieces of art which now decorate the walls of the community ‘Hub’ at the Mossman Support Services centre. The new art mural titled ‘Reflections’ created by artists…
4269. New charter locks in support for local businesses
Date: 02-07-2021
Douglas Shire Council is set to formalise a commitment to the region’s 1377 locally owned businesses by signing the Small Business Friendly Charter. At an Ordinary Council Meeting earlier this…
4270. GALLERY | Excellence reigns at artists’ 2021 exhibition
Date: 02-07-2021
The shire’s art aficionados recently capitalised on the opportunity to both view and purchase a rare collection of some of the vast talent across the region at the Retrospective PAST –PRESENT –…
4271. Townsville’s lockdown to be lifted while Brisbane’s is extended
Date: 02-07-2021
Townsville and much of the southeast will leave lockdown at 6:00pm tonight, however, Brisbane and Morten Bay will remain under stay at home orders for at least another 24 hours. Queensland recorded…
4272. VALE | Rob Parry: Family and friends pay tribute to local dad
Date: 01-07-2021
Friends and family of a larger-than-life Douglas Shire dad gathered over the weekend to say their final goodbyes. 47-year-old Mowbray Valley man, Robert Parry, passed away suddenly after falling…
4273. Taking a hike for suicide awareness
Date: 01-07-2021
Charged with wilful emotion, local Marissa Scopelliti will confront the harrowing Larapinta Trail to raise funds and awareness for the RUOK? foundation, a charity that has deep roots in her life…
4274. ‘Encouraging news’: Premier gives update on second day of Townsville and southeast lockdown
Date: 01-07-2021
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 situation on the second day of a three-day lockdown of Townsville and the southeast. Queensland has recorded two new…
4275. Elite agent takes over Ray White Port Douglas
Date: 30-06-2021
Ray White Port Douglas is reopening under the new management of top agent Mark Flinn, launching an all-new office on Wharf Street. Working for Ray White as an agent for 20 years, Mr Flinn was…
4276. Douglas Shire to lead the way ahead of plastic ban
Date: 30-06-2021
The Douglas Shire is set to become a leader in the phase out of single-use plastics ahead of a state-wide ban later in the year. Under a new program, local hospitality businesses will become Plastic…
4277. Ramping up in Newell Beach
Date: 30-06-2021
Newell Beach boaties are one step closer to launching, with the new all-tide $3.2m boat ramp set to go out to tender next month with construction projected to be completed by mid-next year. The…
4278. Tourism Port Douglas Daintree’s million-dollar injection
Date: 29-06-2021
The region’s tourism body has received a boost after Douglas Shire Council committed $1.35 million into the organisation over the next three years at an Ordinary Council Meeting today. Council…
4279. Townsville and southeast Queensland plunged into lockdown
Date: 29-06-2021
Townsville, Magnetic Island and southeast Queensland will be plunged into a three-day lockdown as new community cases are confirmed. From 6:00pm tonight people in Townsville, Palm Island, Magnetic…
4280. $1 million injection for Mossman food facility
Date: 29-06-2021
CocoNutZ , a patented agricultural bio-manufacturing platform which seeks to diversify FNQ agriculture through producing a range of condiments using local sugar cane, has received a significant shot…