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Full time Australian caravaners and travel content creators, Miriam and Chris of Aussie Destinations Unknown, have highlighted to their more than 100,000 online followers an issue local travellers…
An old adage says a government should never set up an inquiry unless it has a very good idea as to what its findings might be lest it comes back to bite. That was certainly true of last week’s…
A landmark Far North Queensland decision handed down yesterday by the Cairns Federal Court will have wide-ranging implications for future climate-related actions.
Torres Strait Island traditional…
Wujal Justice Group, near the tip of Cape York, is among a group of organisations to share in $3m of grants aimed at strengthening the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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The Port Douglas Yacht Club is back in full swing, with a jam-packed calendar, and it’s about to get loud.
On Sunday, July 27, get ready to rock as Melbourne’s gritty ACDC…
The Port Douglas Reef Raiders have put an eight-game losing streak behind them with a home win against Southside Crusaders, 29-19.
Roy Legrand opened the scoring for the Raiders in the 19th…
A warning has been issued by Ergon Energy Network for truck drivers, operators, and businesses to stay vigilant around overhead powerlines and electrical assets, after almost 150 contacts on the…
Power has been restored across a host of areas in the Douglas Shire region following a power cut due to “damage requiring emergency repairs”.
“Fault finding is in progress,” an Ergon Energy update…
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When Reece and Aviv Jones took over Tropical Trike Tours in April 2025, it wasn’t just another business move, it was the realisation of a lifelong dream on three wheels.
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A car has ploughed into the block of shops next to the Port Douglas Road and Barrier Street roundabout, taking out a set of wooden beams that hold up the roof in front of the businesses.
Witnesses…
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Helping people say a meaningful goodbye, that is what Anna Soltwedel strives to do in her role as a funeral celebrant with Candlenut Funeral Ceremonies.
With nearly a…
The long-running saga of the replacing of Noah's Creek Bridge has been causing tempers to boil over on an online forum in the Daintree Rainforest region.
The bridge is now in “critical condition”,…
Local residents will have the chance to learn vital trauma response skills at two free “First Minutes Matter” workshops, hosted by LifeFlight, Queensland’s aeromedical rescue service, in Port…
Cultural celebrations will flow across the Cook electorate, and the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be highlighted in a huge variety of ways, as NAIDOC Week gets…
A 37-year-old Wonga Beach man has been arrested after four cars were damaged in the Cairns CBD, including a "stomp" on a car roof, according to police.
At about 10.15am yesterday (Thursday, July…
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I have been saying it for years and have had numerous conversations with customers about using their wheelchairs in PD. Sometimes I think we live in a bubble…
A new power company depot featuring a 540sq m workshop and 430sq m office is set to be built just off the main street of Mossman where a sugar-cane farm currently sits.
Douglas Shire Council…
Our gallery of the best Newsport photos from June is out!
If you have any photos you have taken in July that you think deserve a wider audience, email them to…
Two standout scarecrows have been crowned winners of this year’s Douglas Shire Scarecrow Competition, each bringing creativity, heart, and a good dose of local charm.
Now in its second year, the…
A man was stabbed in the back in his Cooktown home last night.
At about 12.30am the man confronted an intruder in the Helen Street house.
Police said the intruder then grabbed a knife from…
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