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4801. Australia Day awards with a sizzle
Date: 07-01-2021
Douglas Shire Council will host a COVID-safe Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony at the Port Douglas Community Hall on Tuesday 26 January. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, both events will…
4802. VIDEO | G'day Port Douglas & Daintree: Marion the Coast Walker
Date: 07-01-2021
This week’s G'day Port Douglas & Daintree introduces Coast walking extraordinaire, Marion Makin. In the video above, Marion, talks about why the Douglas Shire is such a great place to be. …
4803. Pop-up COVID clinic sets up in Port Douglas following high demand
Date: 06-01-2021
A pop up COVID-19 testing clinic has been set up in Port Douglas today to cope with the high demand for testing in the region following an influx of Victorian tourists and holidays makers returning…
4804. Highway closed briefly while police investigate serious crash
Date: 06-01-2021
The Captain Cook Highway has reopened after the road, just north of the Port Douglas turn off, was closed earlier today as the Forensic Crash Unit investigated Tuesday's serious two-vehicle traffic…
4805. Increased rain sees water restrictions lifted across Douglas
Date: 06-01-2021
Water restrictions in the Douglas Shire have been lifted after increased rainfall saw the water intake levels rise. The Shire has been on level one water restrictions since August following very…
4806. Serious multi-vehicle crash closes highway at Port Douglas
Date: 05-01-2021
UPDATE: The Captain Cook Highway has been fully reopened. EARLIER: The Captain Cook Highway, just north of the Port Douglas turn-off has been closed following a serious multi-vehicle crash. …
4807. Power goes out in Mossman
Date: 05-01-2021
The power is currently out in parts of the Mossman area after a tree came down on the line near Coral Sea Drive at around 12:00pm. Over 1000 customers lost power in Cassowary, Finlayvale, Mango…
4808. Severe weather warning shifts south
Date: 05-01-2021
The Douglas Shire was spared from most of the forecasted wild weather yesterday as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Imogen veered south, however, other areas in the Far North did see some heavy…
4809. Let’s get to work as government support nears end
Date: 05-01-2021
As the Federal Government winds down its financial support, there is the hope that this will drive people back into the job market. JobSeeker has been cut from $250 to $150 a fortnight and…
4810. Local author reveals all in ‘Hard Luck Motty’
Date: 04-01-2021
Douglas Shire resident and newly acclaimed author Stephen Mott has done what many people aspire towards, but fail to follow through. Instead of talking about writing a book about his life, he turned…