Tour operator Windswell is set to expand operations after launching a brand new boat.
The 8m-by-3.5m flat-bottomed vessel will be used as the central hub for tours and to run a range of activities…
Local businesses went all out for this year’s Douglas Shire Carnivale Parade, lighting up the streets with spectacular costumes and an unmatched energy.
The vibrant displays were met by an equally…
The family of a 34-year-old Mossman woman and young child killed in a car accident on the Captain Cook Highway last Friday has issued a plea for privacy so they can properly grieve the tragic…
Matilda Wini Heatley has won the Italian women’s soccer title with her club side Roma.
Heatley, of Julatten, celebrated the win in style after Roma’s triumph, posting photos online of herself in…
Douglas Shire Council, along with the wider community, is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life following the car accident at Oak Beach on Friday.
Our thoughts are with the families, loved…
Saltwater crocodiles are one of the few native Australian animals that eat cane toads in the wild and survive, a new study based on evidence from the Daintree region and other areas has confirmed.
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Douglas Shire is home to some truly wonderful teachers, and Naomi Arthurson is certainly one of them, with her incredible efforts even recently earning her a 2026 Australia Day Award nomination.
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A 21-year-old Mareeba man was rushed to hospital yesterday with potentially life-threatening leg and pelvis injuries when a motorbike and car were involved in a collision after a wallaby jumped…
Beautiful sunshine across the entire weekend helped make Port Douglas Carnivale 2026 a huge success, as venues across the town celebrated the best the tropical north has to offer.
The headline…
There is a drive to stop the permanent closure of Quaid’s Road, and Cook MP David Kempton has taken the steering wheel.
“There is renewed interest within my electorate and beyond in reopening…
A 34-year-old Mossman woman killed in a three-car crash on Captain Cook Highway on Friday afternoon, along with her infant passenger, was a player with the Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks Rugby…
If you’ve noticed the horizon packed with colourful sails over the last few days, you've been watching the Port Douglas Race Week in action.
Saturday, May 23, marks the final day of the…
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It’s interesting that it’s not uncommon to come across traffic restrictions in and around Cairns with no obvious work taking place. Signs have just been left out…
A mooted multimillion-dollar development at the Port Douglas south wharf region has won a $300,000 government grant to push ahead with further studies about whether the plan will be viable or not.
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A Port Douglas resident has captured some unique footage of a speedy dingo chasing birds and generally running wild on one of the local golf courses.
The shy Douglas Shire natives will usually…
A global release at the start of next month, more than 25 magazine interviews, and 20 years of rejections - Port Douglas author Samantha Ross says it is “surreal” to finally see her debut novel…
The Savannah Sounds music festival headlines a packed program of events across Port Douglas this weekend for Carnivale, which also includes a street parade, feasts, a family beach day and cabaret…
If you’ve noticed more rhythm in the Douglas Shire lately, Jeanfer Salas's "Keep on Dancing" classes are likely behind it. Things turn up a notch for Carnivale this Friday, May 22, with a…
It’s all about the Port Douglas Carnivale this week with the party about to get started.
And Newsport Daily Print has the Carnivale covered in the latest FREE edition now out on the streets with a…
Projects involving the Great Barrier Reef are set to receive more than $100m in Federal Government funding in the next two years.
Last week’s Federal Budget show the cash injection includes $86.8m…
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