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4581. ‘Ticket to recovery’: $1.2 billion support for tourism
Date: 11-03-2021
Thousands of tourists will be able to travel to the Far North on half-price airfares after it was announced the Federal Government will subsidies 800,000 plane tickets to tourism hotspots. The…
4582. Young local lifesavers represent region at State Championships
Date: 10-03-2021
Five young local lifesavers will represent the region this weekend at the Surf Life Saving Queensland Youth State Championships on the Gold Coast. Tom Gall (15), Jack Sampson (14), Sam Thomson (13),…
4583. ‘Sunday Funday’ at the Port Douglas market
Date: 09-03-2021
It is early Sunday morning, the sun is out, and local craftspeople and growers are welcoming visitors with a smile from behind their stalls. Spread all over Anzac Park, with the backdrop of the…
4584. Community feedback sought for local tourism plan
Date: 09-03-2021
The local tourism body, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD) is seeking community feedback as it develops a Destination Tourism Plan for the region. TPDD has launched a survey to invite locals to…
4585. VIDEO | G'day Port Douglas & Daintree: Jason and his Thornton Beach café
Date: 09-03-2021
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces local café owner Jason Riches. In the video above, Jason talks about what it's like to run a beachside eatery in Thornton Beach. Born in…
4586. Hopes $200 free voucher builds domestic confidence
Date: 08-03-2021
Responding to the negative impact COVID-19 has had on Tropical North Queensland, the Queensland Government is offering 15,000 Queenslanders a free $200 travel voucher to spend on tourism experiences…
4587. Traffic alert: Road works on various Douglas Shire roads
Date: 08-03-2021
Motorists are advised to be aware of road works currently taking place around the Douglas Shire. The Douglas Shire Council is conducting asphalt work on three roads from Monday 8 March to Wednesday…
4588. OPINION | Howard’s way: turning aged care into profit
Date: 08-03-2021
One of the greatest sins of the Howard Government was its changes to aged care. And I must apologise for not mentioning it in last week’s column on the appalling legacy of the Howard Government.…
4589. GALLERY | Douglas ladies celebrating International Women’s Day
Date: 05-03-2021
Ladies of the Douglas Shire came together in a celebration of all things women at the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre’s International Women’s Day luncheon on Friday at Salsa Bar & Grill. In…
4590. REAL ESTATE | Ultimate lifestyle change; Daintree fruit farm hits the market
Date: 05-03-2021
In what would be the ultimate tree change, a fruit farm in the world’s oldest living rainforest, full of the Queen of exotic fruits the Mangosteen, has hit the market. Situated on 1.07 hectares,…
4591. Mayor joins calls for release of SES review left sitting on the shelf
Date: 05-03-2021
The Douglas Shire Mayor has joined a group of regional Queensland Mayors in calling for the State Government to urgently release a report on a review of the State Emergency Service (SES). The…
4592. China decision will hurt ‘red fish’ trade
Date: 04-03-2021
A 39-year local veteran of trout fishing, George Davenport, has had his ups and downs, but a recent decision by China to end a 20-year trading relationship is his most significant setback. The…
4593. Celebrating women at Neighbourhood Centre fundraiser
Date: 03-03-2021
Ladies of the Douglas Shire will gather to celebrate International Women’s Day at the annual Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre’s luncheon on Friday at Salsa Bar and Grill. The luncheon is a…
4594. Cyclone Niran continues to track away from Far North
Date: 03-03-2021
UPDATE 2:00pm: The latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology has Tropical Cyclone Niran approximately 350 kilometres northeast of Cairns and 310 kilometres east northeast of Cooktown…
4595. Entsch reverses decision; will run again
Date: 03-03-2021
Warren Entsch, the Federal Member for Leichhardt, has turned his back on an earlier decision and will now re-contest his seat at the next election. On election night in 2019, Entsch announced that…
4596. Highway reopened after lucky escapes in two separate accidents
Date: 03-03-2021
  Both lanes of the Captain Cook Highway have been reopened after a car rollover near Wangetti early this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene of a single-vehicle rollover at…
4597. More eyes in the sky to keep Four Mile Beach safe
Date: 03-03-2021
There is set to be more eyes in the sky keeping Four Mile Beach safe after a new batch of Far North lifeguards and volunteer surf lifesavers recently completed drone pilot training to assist in the…
4598. Cyclone Niran intensifies to category two
Date: 02-03-2021
UPDATE 5:00pm: Tropical Cyclone Niran continues to hover off the Far North Coast as a category two system. The latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology has Cyclone Niran approximately 275…
4599. 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)…
4600. 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…