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The Port Douglas Crocs will have an extra headache to contend with when they take on the Cairns Saints in Cairns tomorrow - former AFL champion Charlie Dixon. Dixon, 34, who is or ...
For the second consecutive year, Quicksilver Dive’s Port Douglas Training Centre has been recognised by PADI, the world’s largest dive training organisation’s annual Outstanding Contribution Awards.
Very well said Lawrence. Having had a G G grandfather as one of the original directors of the mill, 2 sons and a daughter who list their jobs with the closure, family who own canefarms, it makes me ...
The Daintree Discovery Centre has celebrateds its 36th anniversary birthday, marking the moment with the official opening of a new 100-metre elevated walkway and two new technolog ...
Tourism operators in North Queensland and parts of Far North Queensland affected by the early 2025 tropical low can now apply for assistance through the newly launched $4m Buildin ...
Now held over two weekends from Friday, 15 to 23 August 2025, the Cairns Super Carnival will begin an exciting new era for horse racing in FNQ.
Mossman State High School’s Year 11s know a lot more about the dangers lurking on our roads after witnessing a graphic car-crash simulation delivered by local emergency services as part of road-safety ...
The final group of artists set to play Savannah in the Round in October have been announced, with one of the lead acts having a strong connection to Port Douglas after playing here during Carnivale ...
A fun new addition is set to brighten up this Friday’s Light Up the Park event in Mossman. The "Colour Us One!" fun run will be a free activity, aiming to promote local unity and community spirit as ...
A rate rebate of up to 50 per cent for conservationists who own nature reserves is being axed by Douglas Shire Council. In a rare non-unanimous decision, the five-member council v ...
Close to $300m worth of losses hit the Douglas Shire in the months following Cyclone Jasper, a new report estimates. The tropical cyclone, which struck on December 13, 2023, was followed by drenching ...
Up to 30ha of cleared land is set to be restored in the Upper Daintree as part of a new about $1.4m 15-year partnership between rainforest restoration group Rainforest Rescue and the State Government.