It is the stretch of white sand Port Douglas is known for, our favourite Four Miles of paradise and the place people flock to for walks, yoga on the beach and just to say they’ve been there.
No…
It seems the War on Facts is in full swing in the social media age.
Granted, it can be hard to work out fact from fiction when there is so much information flying around at warp speeds, but I…
Originally hailing from the US, Sandy Davies’s love for our area goes back to 2004 while on a celebratory holiday staying at Wonga Beach.
Across 18 years she has become an involved member of…
We’re being encouraged once again to catch and destroy cane toads in bust events in a bid to “humanely reduce cane toad and tadpole numbers’’.
Having never permanently lived in cane toad country…
Tourists love to watch cane toads racing, and almost every local has a story about finding one in the garden.
But throughout the next week, Far North Queenslanders will have the chance to…
A local shuttle bus driver was airlifted to Cairns hospital last Saturday after being bitten by a brown snake while at the Port Douglas Surf Club public toilets.
The incident occurred around 3am…
Popular long-term Port Douglas market trader Giovanni Favaro has some straight shooting advice for people struggling to make ends meet when putting food on the table.
“I can be very frank… people…
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Joanna Palmer
What did they expect? Longer round trip to cart the cane to the mill and more cane crushed? Ya dreaming buddy.
Roger McConaghy, responding to Joanna Palmer
Well,…
About 13,800 graduating year-12 students and adult entrants have been offered university placements in the last of the large tertiary study round releases for the start of the 2025 study year.
The…
Many Far North Queensland motorists paid record petrol prices in 2024 if they filled up the tank outside of Cairns.
The RACQ’s Annual Fuel Price Report shows drivers in Atherton and Mareeba last…
Two talented performers from the Douglas Shire, Stephen Bigby and Narelle Spencer, are making waves in Cairns as they star in the Cairns Choral Society’s production of the musical Come From…
Victorian-based “dingo warrior” Jenny Parker says there is no need for her to come to Port Douglas in a bid to save a pair of young dingoes blamed for attacking pet dogs and stalking people in the…
The newest edition of Port Douglas Magazine has officially launched and is now available for free across the Douglas Shire in cafes, restaurants, resorts, and hotel rooms. It offers…
Port Douglas’s “death row” dingoes are still alive, despite suggestions posted by community members that they believe council rangers had removed them on New Year’s Eve “while everyone was at the…
It is with immense sadness that we inform the community that Councillor Kevin Davies passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, 14 January 2025.
“It is difficult to…
Slinky the sausage dog survivor is back to his super sassy self, his scars and sores from 13 days lost in the rugged rainforest around his Julatten home healing and now in full voice.
It was the…
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This February, the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort once again invites guests and locals to celebrate love, community, and exceptional culinary experiences through their highly…
At the end of World War I, everyone thought it was the war to end all wars. Not so. Along came Hitler. At the end of World War II everyone thought hostilities would be over. Not so. Along came…
Liberal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his culture campaign saying he will mandate that Local Councils hold official Australia Day celebrations on January 26 if he takes…
As Mossman cane farmer Peter Verri stands in front of a section of about 50 per cent of his 2024 crop that did not end up being harvested this season, he is asked: “Will this be your last sugar…
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