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Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes amid detections of Japanese encephalitis virus and Ross River virus among some mosquito populations across the state. …
Tourism Port Douglas Daintree will be welcoming in a fresh era after announcing a new chair with more than 40 years’ experience in the industry. Rosie Douglas will start on Wednesday, March 5,…
Who are the big bands coming to Port Douglas for Savannah Sounds? This is the burning question on the lips of many Douglas Shire locals following yesterday’s announcement of a brand new weekend…
1604. Ol Mate's gone missing again
Date: 20-02-2025
The saga continues for the Ol Mate Fisherman statue with a check by Newsport late Tuesday of the location where it was reportedly discarded revealing it missing once more. The artwork's creator…
Running across three days from May 23-25, the Savannah Sounds Port Douglas program, presented by Douglas Shire Council and major sponsor Newsport, will kick off with a Friday night party, followed…
Far North Queensland residents are being reminded to update their cyclone plans with a tropical low moving down the coast set to dump more rain on the region in the next week. The Bureau of…
It's really frustrating when people move to a new place and want to change it. I can't pretend that it doesn't annoy me when I see people waving flags from their former country that was so bad that…
The next phase of the dismantling of the Mossman Mill operations has been well underway over the past fortnight as dozens of cane cages and railstock are scrapped. With the work has come a flow of…
Tourism Tropical North Queensland has published its first annual Sustainability Report charting the extensive work undertaken to guide the industry towards reducing carbon emissions and contributing…
Officers from the Tablelands Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) charged 10 young people with more than 50 offences on Friday, February 14. Detectives have released vision after police from the…
The winning streak has come to an end for the 2nd Grade Port Douglas Muddies cricket team after a heartbreaking five-run loss on Sunday. The team had won 39 games in a row up to the end of…
Local business owner and tourism operator Andy Garrity has moved to shut down any suggestion Cassowary Falls is linked to a spate of waterfall deaths after an image of the place he hosts hundreds of…
Ol Mate Fisherman, the missing makeshift Captain Cook Highway statue which captured hearts across the region this month has been found face down in a ditch just metres from the rocky outcrop he…
Have you ever wondered how a Chinese junk ship has ended up ferrying tourists around the picturesque beaches of Port Douglas? The Shaolin has been doing just that for about the past 40 years -…
We’ve had a lot of concerns about Wangetti Trail, the environmental impacts of it for example and the fact that it’s going through the Wet Tropics World Heritage area which is unique. The…
Residents have reacted strongly to images of large sections of the Wangetti Trail washing away following heavy monsoonal rains in the region throughout this month. Wangetti local Christine Fry…
1617. HOW WE SEE IT! Saturday Snapshot
Date: 15-02-2025
Douglas Date Night There has been plenty of love and romance across the Shire this week. Now, fellas, if you forgot to book a nice dinner out on Friday on the most obvious day on the calendar to…
1618. Far North Roadmap to 2035 launched
Date: 14-02-2025
A bold, ambitious future for the Far North – that is the vision of Advance Cairns, the leading independent economic development and advocacy member organisation for Far North Queensland which today…
A petition to reopen the Devil’s Thumb walking trail has passed 1000 signatures. And the reopening date of the popular Daintree National Park has been brought forward to as early as April Fools…
Anonymous Just a quick note of appreciation for the local businesses who have been giving it their everything to supply produce to the community throughout this wet season. Scommazons Farm Store…