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4681. Backpackers uncertain about visa extensions
Date: 03-02-2021
As local tourism and hospitality businesses continue to suffer an ongoing staff shortage, Australia has, more than ever, become a paradise for the backpackers who remain. With plenty of job…
4682. ‘Malicious rubbish’: Mayor Kerr responds to website comments
Date: 03-02-2021
Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr will be seeking legal advice after being quoted on the ‘protectourparadise’ website with statements he describes as “malicious rubbish”. This relates to an…
4683. The truth behind that Malanda meteorite
Date: 02-02-2021
Pictures from an apparent Meteorite landing at a Tablelands school this week sent social media into a spin when they went viral. Students from Malanda State School were surprised when they…
4684. VIDEO | Woman caught driving more than three times over limit in Port Douglas
Date: 02-02-2021
A 59-year-old Craiglie woman has allegedly blown more than three times the legal limit after being pulled over by Police in Port Douglas over the weekend. The woman was charged with high range…
4685. VIDEO | G'day Port Douglas & Daintree: Angela our local Scottish banker
Date: 02-02-2021
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces local banker, Angela Whittaker. In the video, Angela talks about her travels and how she ended up making her home in Port Douglas. She…
4686. Raiders looking to emulate 2020 success
Date: 02-02-2021
It’s all systems go for reigning premiership champions, Port Douglas Reef Raiders, who start training this week in a bid to emulate their success in 2020. The town’s rugby union club won the 2020…
4687. Search for missing fishermen expanded as hopes are ‘diminishing’
Date: 01-02-2021
The search for three fishermen missing off the Far North coast since Tuesday has continued today, however, police say the chances of finding the trio are “diminishing”. Search efforts to locate the…
4688. Chamber invites businesses to learn how to access funding
Date: 01-02-2021
Douglas Chamber of Commerce is on the move and on Tuesday 2 February from 10am to 3pm the Department of Employment, Small Business & Training will be hosting a pop-up information stall at the…
4689. Port Douglas school teacher tragically killed in hiking accident
Date: 01-02-2021
Tributes are today flowing for beloved 31-year-old Port Douglas State School teacher, Emily Hutchinson after she was tragically killed in a hiking accident in the Barron Gorge National Park on…
4690. Mossman wine bar for the locals
Date: 01-02-2021
Mossman Hotel and Bottle-O Mossman owner Paul McMahon is a man on the move. He began the year by purchasing the Barrier Reef Tavern on Reef Street in Port Douglas, and has just received approval…
4691. OPINION | National identity in crisis and confusion
Date: 30-01-2021
Every year the opposition to 26 January as Australia Day grows as the knowledge and understanding of ever more Australians grows. It exemplifies the whole Australian identity crisis and confusion. …
4692. Interim ferry contract to go to tender after negotiations fail
Date: 29-01-2021
The Daintree Ferry is once again in the news after negotiations for an extension to the current single-ferry contract hit a speedbump. Following the decision to go ahead with a two-ferry system,…
4693. Life jacket found in search for three missing fishermen
Date: 29-01-2021
A waterlogged life jacket and a fuel tank have been discovered as the search for three missing fishermen off the Far North coast continues. The three men aged 18, 27, and 37, left Yarrabah on…
4694. One year on and still toughing it out
Date: 29-01-2021
It’s just gone one year since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria, when a man who had returned from Wuhan, China, tested positive for the…
4695. Douglas domestic violence shelter another step closer
Date: 29-01-2021
The Douglas Shire is another step closer to having a domestic violence emergency accommodation shelter after Council resolved to enter into a funding agreement with the Federal Government at this…
4696. Shire to host local jobs program forum
Date: 28-01-2021
The Douglas Chamber of Commerce will be spearheading a Local Jobs Program Forum on Tuesday 9 February. The Chamber is working in conjunction with Douglas Shire Council; and Tourism Port Douglas…
4697. Queensland good to go for New South Wales
Date: 28-01-2021
Queensland will reopen to all of New South Wales at 1am on Monday, 1 February. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said authorities were working overtime to ensure a smooth border re-opening from next…
4698. Pandemic delays Silky Oaks re-opening
Date: 28-01-2021
COVID-19 has impacted the reported $10 million re-design of the luxury Silky Oaks Lodge and it’s been revealed that it won’t re-open until 1 October this year. The property falls under the Baillie…
4699. Pistol club honours its founder
Date: 28-01-2021
There was no shortage of fanfare at a weekend event to celebrate and dedicate the opening of the FNQ Sport & Pistol Club’s new Air pistol Range to club founder and stalwart Jo Dau. Mareeba Shire…
4700. GALLERY | Smiles all round as Douglas Students return to school
Date: 28-01-2021
Students from across the Douglas Shire returned to school for the first day of 2021 on Wednesday. Many excited little faces walked through the school gates with mixed feelings of both nerves and…