In the 1980s we revegetated a lot of grassland. We were doing it well before it was trendy.
Some of it was conceived as a plantation; my father had the idea to grow Blue Quandong commercially.…
Have you ever dreamt of managing a resort or luxury hotel in paradise?
Well, there are a couple up for grabs in Port Douglas at the moment.
The management and letting rights of Port…
Night closures of Captain Cook Highway in September have been ruled out, but drivers need to start preparing for highway and other Port Douglas road closures on both Saturday, September 13, and…
Recently, the Port Douglas and District Probus Club rolled out the red carpet (or perhaps the gold carpet) for their inaugural joint Probus and U3A Sunset event, themed “A Touch of Gold.” Judging by…
Quicksilver’s Port Douglas based dive and snorkel catamaran, Silversonic, is undergoing a $1.66 million refit, including repowering with new generation engines and a bold new look.
This major…
Mossman Sharks lost their semi-final to Ivanhoe Knights on the weekend after a second-half fadeout in FNQ Rugby League.
Leading 14-12 at half time following two first-half tries, the fourth-placed…
Delays in carrying out more than $165m worth of disaster-recovery projects have been avoided after Douglas Shire Council last week voted to appoint a Traditional Owner monitoring group to oversee…
After a horrific Vietnam War booby-trap-mine explosion which killed seven soldiers and wounded 13 in the notorious Long Hai Hills on February 28, 1970, JJ Barrett was the most senior soldier left…
This Queensland Road Safety Week, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is urging the community to make safer choices on our roads and drive down the alarming number of traffic crashes that result in…
A bushfire on Pebbly Beach Drive at Oak Beach has threatened at least one home and burnt out a large tract of land.
Believed to be started at 6.40am on Saturday morning by an unauthorised…
Far North District police officers, 18 in total, along with five former Police Dogs and one member of the public have been recognised for their bravery and dedication to the Queensland community, at…
Formula 1 favourite, Daniel Ricciardo has reportedly come a cropper on a dirt bike while riding in the Daintree, getting treatment in Mossman Hospital for a minor injury in hospital.
Planet F1…
The inaugural Douglas Shire Book Festival brought authors and book lovers together in Mossman and Port Douglas on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, while the Miallo State School quiz night…
Port Douglas is hosting the second round of the FNQ Rugby Union finals tomorrow.
No local teams or players will be involved in the games - with the Reds reserves team knocked out of the finals…
The new $14.8m Cow Bay medical centre has opened for business.
Located on a 1ha site next to the old clinic at Diwan, the state-of-the-art Cow Bay Primary Health Centre replaces an outdated…
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Geoff Field
A nurse I know in Brisbane called them a public health nightmare. You should see the idiots without helmets zooming through the traffic.
Rita Ange
The people that…
An air seeder and liquid compost application are among new farming technologies that will be put through its paces in the Mossman area as part of a $1.25m project announced this week.
Aimed at…
A new app has been released by the Port Douglas Travel Planner with the aim of making life easier for travellers to make the most of the region.
After searching “Port Douglas” in the Google Play…
One runner set to compete in the upcoming Run Port Douglas half-marathon has already travelled the long way around to make the starting line.
Distance runner Russ Cook was living on the Gold Coast…
This week’s FREE Newsport Daily Print Edition takes a big bite into the debate raging about the Crocodile Control and Conservation Bill which is looking to be dead-in-the-water, with our local…
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