Whether or not you count it as the race that stops the nation or simply one to start a party, the Melbourne Cup festivities will sweep the Shire tomorrow and we want to get our readers race ready…
Last Tuesday, community members gathered at the Port Douglas Community Hall to explore a new pathway for recovery and resilience - after the Cyclone Jasper floods - through the power of the arts.
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David Kempton puts his barnstorming win in the Electorate of Cook down to hard work campaigning across its 200,000sq/km expanse and understanding the most complex electorate in Queensland, and…
As the high-risk stinger season approaches, Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) has once again installed stinger nets at Four Mile Beach, aiming to protect swimmers from potentially dangerous marine…
“Mum made me do it.” That's how young Wonga Beach bull rider, Oliver Morana, explains his entry into the rough and tumble rodeo ring.
The 16-year-old was introduced to the sport at the…
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Summer is fast approaching and for us Far North Queenslanders that means one thing; Pool time. As we welcome our seasonal stinging visitors, our backyard watering holes begin to…
Wonga Beach State School is stepping up its role as a community cornerstone, thanks to a grant that is helping transform the school into a vibrant hub meeting educational and social needs for all…
Get set for all kinds of spooky tonight across Douglas Shire as young and the young at heart head out for Halloween. Getting set to welcome some creepy customers for Trick or Treating are the Port…
“Booked out” ....this is the sign which may soon be hanging on the door of another Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre book club if current trends continue.
The centre has already been running two…
Port Douglas residents concerned about a spate of tree felling which has cleared significant trees across the township to make way for development or deemed to be unhealthy and unable to save now…
The Mayor’s Christmas Appeal has officially begun, with the goal of assisting numerous families facing hardships during the holiday season.
This year, the initiative aims to provide Christmas…
THE newly elected MP for Cook says he wants to take a close look at whether the planned $47m Wangetti Trail from Cairns to Port Douglas might become an expensive “white elephant” before he throws…
Northern Queensland residents are being urged to prepare for the possibility of more intense weather patterns as the tropical cyclone season kicks off on Friday.
A Bureau of Meteorology long-range…
The Nature’s Wonders: Cairns' Flora and Fauna exhibition by french artist Ludwine Probst is set to open on November 1 at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, showcasing the region's diverse and stunning…
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After 12 months of renovations, Club Mossman, as it will now be known, is almost ready to reveal its fresh and modern look. Complete with a brand new sports bar, two dining…
Douglas Shire residents will be instructed to use just 100 litres of water per person per day, limit clothes washing and encouraged to only flush solids down the toilet under new “flash” Emergency…
The financial hit to Douglas Shire Council from Cyclone Jasper has been put into black and white with the Financial Statements for the year ending June 30 presented at the October 29 meeting of…
Efforts to restore Double Island, located off the coast from Ellis Beach, are gaining momentum as the community and government collaborate to revitalise this once-thriving destination. Double…
Oops they did it again!
Council just can't help themselves when it comes to eating out of the palms of the developers at the cost of our trees and wildlife. They did it on Langley and Warner…
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