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Port Douglas will face off against the South Cairns Cutters this Saturday from 5pm at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns in the AFL Cairns Grand Final after accounting for Trinity in the Preliminary Final on…
The opening day of an inquest into the 1998 disappearance of Joanne Butterfield from her Mossman home has heard disturbing evidence from her then teenage daughter of their final confronting…
Birthing services at both Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service and Biloela Hospital have returned as of Monday, September 14 after being shut down in 2022. The return of planned birthing services…
Port Douglas Year 5 students Evie and Luca are on a mission to clear the air, warning parents about the hidden dangers of car idling outside school gates. As part of a unique school project, the…
The Port Shorts Film Festival is inviting Douglas Shire businesses to get behind “the coolest film festival in the tropics” when it returns to Rex Smeal Park on Saturday 24 October 2026. Held at…
BUSINESS FEATURE  A community staple at the center of local life, Mossman Hardware has been trading for 16 years, continuing a proud legacy on the corner of 2 Mill Street that has served…
An upgrade of the Wonga Beach skatepark is set to begin this Wednesday and take two-to-three weeks. The works have been brought forward after a contractor became available, but the refurbishment…
A proposal to honour Australian legend “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin in Port Douglas has been floated by fan Patrick Bergmann to “keep his legacy alive” in the place he lost his life in a tragic…
A pair of pint-sized entrepreneurs have been taking Port Douglas Markets by storm with their stylish new stall proving to be a big hit. Cooya Beach sisters Chloe, 10, and Charlotte, 8, have been…
Tests for bird flu on a dead bridled tern found in Douglas Shire have come back negative, a local birdwatcher says. Retired biologist David Cook, of Wonga Beach, last week issued a warning to…
Missing man Ariel Simon, who has been lost in the rainforest at Cow Bay since Monday, has been found alive and well. Newsport just received confirmation from Queensland police about the reports,…
READ THE STORY Lisa Anne Yes looks absolutely fantastic but not really set up for the public unfortunately. I assumed it was going to be a bar come restaurant and it doesn’t have toilets. It’s…
There are more humpback whales migrating through the Great Barrier Reef than there have been for at least 60 years, with more than 50,000 passing through Far North Queensland waters this season. …
Young golfer Aiden has hit a hole in one on the Mossman golf course - exactly three months after his grandfather, or nonno, Peter Santarossa landed one. Aiden, 10, hit his on the 10th hole, while…
Backpacker accommodation set for a boost, new surf clubrooms and bird flu concerns in Far North Queensland are the headline acts in the latest edition of Newsport Daily Print. But it is the…
A new logo capturing the natural beauty of the Douglas Shire has been unveiled ahead of the council’s 150-year commemoration. Created by Bamboo designer Lisa Previte, the winning entry was…
137. "RU OK?" embraced across the nation
Date: 10-09-2026
Nine in 10 people in Australia are aware of R U OK?, but awareness alone doesn't start conversations. This R U OK? Day - Thursday, September 10 - the focus is on helping more people feel confident…
The Warner Street backpackers in Port Douglas is set to expand by more than 70 beds to 222 following the approval of the project late last month. A new section will be built on the left-hand side…
One of the top restaurants in Australia across the past two years has cemented its standing right here in Douglas Shire after another prestigious win. Port Douglas modern Thai restaurant Jungle…
Mossman State High School’s Class of 2026 dressed to impress last Friday, September 4, for their Senior Formal at the Pullman Port Douglas Sea Temple Resort & Spa. Scroll through our photo…
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