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Australia's proposed social media ban on people under 16 just became law, with the federal parliament passing legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media…
Shock jock Kyle Sandilands and wife Tegan Kynaston will say goodbye to their Port Douglas getaway, having sold the property for $2.55 million after 106 days on the market with Southeby’s…
A new unique store has recently opened along Macrossan Street; Yalanji Arts & Gifts. The shop brings local Indigenous art to Port Douglas promoting the Kuku Yalanji artists and funding the…
1664. The sides they are a-changing
Date: 04-12-2024
As Bob Dylan sang: “The Germans now, too, have God on their side.” More obscurely, unionist activist Florence Reece wrote the song "Which Side Are You On?" – made less obscure by Pete Seeger. …
ALMOST $200,000 worth of equipment to improve patient outcomes and ease the patient journey, has been handed over to Mossman Hospital. Fundraising activities in the past 12 months by the Mossman…
A Mossman dad is trading in his hedge clippers for a hammock, eager to say goodbye to landscaping and hello to a well-earned retirement after landing a $736,000 Gold Lotto win. The Far North…
Your help is needed in the fight to eliminate one of the world’s most invasive pests from Far North Queensland - electric ants. Householders can now book a free home check as part of the National…
1668. Heatley makes impressive start
Date: 03-12-2024
Praise has been heaped on Julatten-raised international soccer player Winonah Heatley after she made her starting-team debut for the Matildas. Heatley, 23, earned the respect of Australian coach…
Newsport readers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of retaining as many trees as possible at Port Douglas’s new $3.3m splash park in an online poll conducted across the weekend. Of more than 160…
A concerned member of the public has told Gallagher Harbisher Thomson they believe they saw his missing blue heeler pup, Dinghy, in Redlynch, Cairns, late last week, but from a distance only. …
Up to $32.6 million over four years will be invested in the future of Australia’s sugarcane industry with research and development projects set to increase the productivity, profitability and…
Works to fix the Captain Cook Highway between Port Douglas and Cairns will begin this year - “weather conditions permitting” - according to the State Government’s Transport and Main Roads…
1673. Water cut off at Cape
Date: 02-12-2024
Water outages are impacting the top of Cape York, with urgent water restrictions applied across the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council over the weekend. The council issued an urgent notice…
1674. Help find Dinghy, Douglas
Date: 01-12-2024
Gallagher Harbisher Thomson’s blue heeler boy, Dinghy, has been missing for 21 days, feared stolen from his fishing boat in the middle of the night while his master was in hospital. The fisherman…
1675. HOW WE SEE IT! - Saturday Snapshot
Date: 30-11-2024
Go slow… in more ways than one It seems the Department of Transport and Main Roads is a real stickler for speed limits… or at least going slow. While they this week grappled with the concept of a…
Police are investigating the sudden death of a 42-year-old man in a Mossman park late on Thursday night, declaring the Foxton Ave address a crime scene and speaking with a 25-year-old man. While…
Cape York’s Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance (WCTTAA) has won a national biosecurity award. The inaugural ‘First Nations Award for Excellence in Biosecurity’ was accepted by Cape York…
We’ve delved into the more than 250 comments posted to our stories on social media, and dozens of comments and notes in our [email protected] emails and a handful of letters to the editor…
The Port Douglas Heat juniors celebrated their presentation night in extravagant style on Sunday, November 24 at the Sheraton Mirage Resort. After a long challenging season, the Port Douglas Heat…
Cairns is cementing its position as a global leader in sustainable tourism, with initiatives like the annual Ecofiesta and the Reef Guardian partnerships paving the way toward the city’s ambitious…