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Camps to help youngsters
DOUGLAS Shire families are being offered the opportunity to connect with the Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation, which is a non-profit organisation that provides free camps,
18 February, 2025
General News
Shire is open for business
THE Douglas Shire tourism industry has posted a video on Facebook to allay fears that the flooding more than 200km...
12 February, 2025
$50m power renovations
WORK is well underway on a $50 million upgrade of the Mossman...
Road trip draws tourists
TOURISM bosses have launched a campaign to drive an extra $3 billion...
Cook Highway and range prioritised
RECONSTRUCTION works have started on the Kuranda Range road, with work...
Entertainment
Fresh faces for carnival
FROM pasta making demonstrations, to a female accordionist performing hot off her European tour, this year’s Cairns...
4 February, 2025
Douglas stars shine in Cairns
TWO Douglas Shire residents, Narelle Spencer and Stephen Bigby, have...
Festival to lure wordsmiths
A WORLD of literature and local writing prowess is within reach for...
Festive cheer across Shire
NEARLY 40 hampers were packed and delivered by members of the Port...
Business
Made by hand with love
INDIGENOUS artist Nikisha Missionary has been tapping into her family’s culture to produce earrings from natural...
3 February, 2025
New Probus club doing much better than expected
THE newly-formed Port Douglas and District Probus Club, which was...
Welcome back Cathay
THE return of seasonal services from Hong Kong to Cairns by Cathay...
Make memories at Boathouse
THE Boathouse Venue at the Port Douglas marina is being touted as “the...
Community
Bruce Highway update: Gairloch and Seymour River route reopening
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) can advise the Bruce Highway is reopening across the Seymour River...
14 February, 2025
Centre for at-risk youth
SUBMISSIONS have closed on a land use application to develop a training...
Cemetery now spic and span
IN RESPONSE to concerns raised by the public, Douglas Shire Council has...
Farmer fears dingo kill
DINGOES have killed a prized rooster and some special ducks on a Douglas...
Real Estate
laidback living
IMMERSE yourself in the enviable Port Douglas lifestyle with this perfectly presented, perfectly positioned penthouse...
1 February, 2025
Interest rate cuts predicted
INTEREST rates in Australia have stayed high through 2024 even though...
Chic apartment pair in CBD
IMMERSE yourself in the vibrant heart of Port Douglas with this chic,...
tropical living
RECENTLY completed, loaded with extras and just five-months-old is this...
Sport
Racket sports prove a hit for many in rainy weather
TABLE tennis has returned to Port Douglas, once again being held at the Community Hall on Mowbray St.
14 February, 2025
Raiders ‘in a good place’
PORT Douglas Reef Raiders Rugby Union Club is currently recruiting...
Crocs train hard for first match
WITH the warm weather slowly departing, the Port Douglas Crocs have...
Crocs train hard for first match
WITH the warm weather slowly departing, the Port Douglas Crocs have...