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The developer behind a failed Port Douglas five-star resort plan is being sued by federal financial watchdog the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASIC alleges four former…
The electorate of Cook has been completely redrawn in time for the next state election in 2028 after the neighbouring electorate of Hill was abolished, losing large tracts of land in the southwest…
A Far North Queensland Indigenous group is reviving cultural burning practises in the Douglas Shire region.
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation and the Wet Tropics Management Authority have…
There was much to celebrate and be grateful for last Saturday as the US marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The declaration contained two of the most momentous…
The future of the Mossman Market and nine heritage-listed 120-year-old raintrees are under a cloud after receivers for the Anglican Church have flagged the pending sale of the block of land where…
Detectives from the Cairns Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a 40-year-old Coen man with further offences in relation to a fraud investigation.
It will be alleged the man used…
The State Government is set to bring in a mandatory jail sentence for 10-18-year-old children who commit certain crimes while on bail by the end of the year.
The length of the mandatory sentence…
The Mossman lawn bowls fours club championship was won 28-19 by Mick Frese, Dick Pitt, Peter Busch and Malachy McTaggart on Saturday.
Trailing early, the quartet came storming home for the…
Mt Carbine is experiencing both a boon and booms thanks the success of the Mt Carbine Mine which is now Australia’s leading tungsten mine and getting bigger.
And the local pub owners Dale Morris…
A teenage boy has been arrested for breaking and entering and car theft after a stolen Kia Sportage ran off the Captain Cook Highway into a ditch yesterday.
Police allege the 16-year-old and an…
Night works at multiple locations along the Captain Cook Highway are set to take place from Monday, July 20, up until mid September.
The State Government Transport and Main Roads Department (TMR)…
Australia will have to report back on progress to protect the Great Barrier Reef for the fifth consecutive time if the World Heritage Committee accepts its adviser UNESCO’s draft decision on the…
The sister of missing Mossman woman Joanne Butterfield, Norell Standley, has revealed seven weeks had passed before she got news the mother of two, 37, had vanished without a trace on June 25,…
The north belongs to the cowboys: In front of a sold-out Cairns crowd, Mareeba’s Kurt Shephard proved exactly why he wears the title of Australia’s number one bull rider, delivering a perfect…
With the weather improving and the tourism industry heading for peak season, June was a great time for photography in Douglas Shire and surrounding areas.
Our Newsport and other local…
The future of Douglas netball is looking bright, with the Douglas Netball Association focused on building the next generation of netballers in our region.
Those running the DNA say they are…
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Jacqueline Funch
I mean it’s only been talked about for the last 25 years.
Hamish Melody
Would love to know how much money has been spent on lagoon drawings and plans over the…
The crocodile lookout at the Mowbray River will be closed to tourists from early this month to the end of September while the bridge undergoes repairs.
Repair crews will be working on the viewing…
Douglas Shire locals and visitors have been out and about at local pubs and sporting fixtures across the past fortnight.
Pictures: Santiago Gonzalez, Shaun Hollis
A new statewide police operation to crack down on illegal e-bike and e-scooter riders has been launched in coordination with tougher road rules introduced this week, including random breath testing…
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