A new design for a lagoon pool next to the Port Douglas Sugar Wharf has been released by local boat builder and author Peter Sayre. The fresh Sugar Wharf Pool plan is the latest in a long line of ...

The much-loved Craiglie animal shelter is being extended back to the street behind, allowing the ability to house 10 more dogs. And the search is also on for a new paid trainee to work at the centre ...

Police, ambulance and rescue crews have rushed to Mossman Gorge after a person got in trouble in the water at the popular tourist attraction. Multiple witnesses reported a host of ...

Douglas Shire Council has welcomed an injection of more than $4.5m in Federal Government funding to help strengthen the region for times when severe weather hits. Mayor Lisa Scomazzon said the cash, ...

Picture: Supplied by Tourism Port Douglas Daintree Douglas Shire is home to a wide variety of some of the world’s most ...

Mossman Mill has hit the market, with Colliers last week listing the 42ha site at 34 Mill Street with expressions of interest closing at 4pm on March 20. The Colliers Cairns listi ...

A Tropical Cyclone is predicted to develop today in the Coral Sea. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast for a tropical low off the North Queensland coast to develop ...

Our love affair with Ol Mate Fisherman - that’s the Shire and our own Newsport crew I’m talking about - has again had its ups and downs this past week. Just when we thought the story had been put to ...

The iconic Double Island is familiar to anyone who has driven from Port Douglas to Cairns. Double Island will be turned into a “forward-thinking eco-tourism” venture, with the State Government paving ...

Students at St Augustine’s reunite with friends and teachers as the new school year begins. Pictured (L-R): Parents Caroline and Lee (back), and students Archie, Lenny, and Jack (front).Picture: St ...

Suggestions are flowing in for a headline act for Savannah Sounds Port Douglas to be held on May 23-25 at Rex Smeal Park as part of Port Douglas Carnivale and presented by Douglas Shire Council with ...