The passing of the date for the community to have their say on the Council's lagoon proposal has not stopped dozens of people com...

The current General Manager of Rydges Tradewinds Cairns, Matthew Hurley has been appointed Area General Manager for all three Ryd. . .
      

Locally based collective ‘The COCAW’ (The Coalition of the Conscious and Willing) proudly presents an evening of music, art and culture . . .

Miallo State School is set to open its gates to 100 years of history, with the monumental occasion to be celebrated on 2 July 2011. Helen . .

With the success of the Cairns Taipans who are oh so close to taking our the country's biggest basketball prize, a group of local Ubak. . .
 

A must read - Gary Hunt, a renowned Port Douglas architect who until recently was a member of the Waterfront Committee, voices . . .

The ANZAC spirit was alive and well in Port Douglas on Monday as a large crowd gathered in ANZAC Park to commemorate the men. . .

Today we talk with a man who can speak from experience when it comes to business, especially in the retail sector. Doug Calvert  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      

Cairns Regional Council will ask the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) to consider reloc . . .

Regular commentator on The Newsport articles, 'Gazza Tee' shares his thoughts on the huge potential marathon events can deliver us. . .

Even in this ‘wonderland’ of beauty and fun, Port Douglas was taken by surprise at the success of the inaugural Port Douglas Magazine  . . .

If you're one of the thousands of Queenslanders about to soak up this Easter holiday on one of the Great Barrier Reef's national park  . . .

D-Day is upon us. The opportunity to provide feedback on Council's proposal for the lagoon pool ends on Thursday, and w . . .

The notorious stretch of the Captain Cook Highway between Palm Cove and Craiglie is set for a multi-million upgrade. Cook MP . . .

After their awesome captivating performance at last year’s festival, and teaser at the curtain raiser this year, Mason Rack Band are ba . . .
      

ParrotFish Lodge, a relaxed backpacker accommodation house in Warner Street will feature on the popular travel show 'Getaway' on Thurs  . . .
      

The Port Douglas Yacht Club (PDYC) has met with Council to discuss the relocation of the public boat ramp, and according to . . .

Nominations will open soon for the 2011 Cairns Regional Council Streetscape Awards, encouraging residents to spruce up their front . . .
      

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) hopes people are only greeted by the Easter Bunny this holiday period  rather. . .

If, like the Chinese, tourism had its own calendar then surely 2011 would be the 'Year of the Campaign'. Tourism Queensland, Tour . . .

Ecotourism Australia has released their Green Travel Guide Australia 2011/2012.
Kym Cheatham, CEO of Ecotourism Australia said .  . . .
      

High school students in years 10, 11 and 12 are being invited to take part in a new national competition called “My First  Speech”. Org . . .

The Australian Tourism Exchange, the southern hemisphere's largest travel event which promotes Australian holiday destinations and exp . . .

Art House Port Douglas Inc. is invigorating the town's art scene, and their newly elected president Cheryl Welham is welcoming budding  . . .

A plaque acknowledging the contribution of local identity James Watson to the beautification of Nautilus Street has been unveiled . . .
      

Public money should not be used for the development of the Sheraton Mirage. That's the view of Cook MP Jason O'Brien after it was announced. . .

Cairns Regional Council has voted to allow incentives for developers as a means of kick-starting the struggling local construction industry. . .
      

One of the region's most loved venues, the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club, has recently been recognised at an awards night at the Bris . . .

Get behind the lagoon project. That's the unambiguous message from Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce president, Ken Dobbs. . . . 

A new Jetstar Auckland to Cairns service began yesterday with Jetstar offering three flights per week, operating each Tuesday, Wednesday and . . .

Australian Heritage Week is a new annual national celebration to draw attention to our country's unique past, and the Douglas Shire Historical So  . . .
      

Sport is a big part of any community, and that message was reinforced through a recent survey of what you'd like to see more of on The Ne. . . 

The de-amalgamation of the Douglas Shire may be one step closer with newly-installed Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Ne. . .
 

In the latest of our Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce committee member profiles we chat with Rhys Bawden who sees a number of opport  . . .
      

Free ferry trips across the Daintree River will be offered during the Easter holidays, encouraging locals to take advantage of the attractions that . . .

There is still time to register for the Mayor’s Charity Golf Day which will be held at the picturesque Half Moon Bay Golf Club at Yorkeys Knob on . . .
      

The announcement from investor David Marriner that he has settled on the purchase of The Sheraton Mirage Resort in Port Douglas for $35 million . . . 

The terrible and tragic events that unfolded on 11 March have touched our own corner of the world at Kuranda. We watched as the television br . . .

The Good Sports program, established to reduce alcohol and other drug problems through the promotion of healthy sporting clubs, will la  . . .
      

First it was the need for a lagoon in Port Douglas, now it's the location which is being hotly debated as a recent The Newsport Poll reflects.
 

Ecotourism Australia’s Certification programs were endorsed recently under the Federal Governments new National Tourism Accreditation . . .

The Daintree 'Gateway' is under the microscope of Cairns Regional Council with a project they say will improve its visual appearance and ulti. . .
 

2 Fish Restaurant is turning Japanese this Saturday with a three course lunch planned to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross, and to supp . . .

This week we speak to Natalie Johnson from the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce who says business owners in Port have a lot to look forw. . . 

In what some may find a surprising move, Tourism Australia will recommence marketing in Japan as early as next month as the country . . .
 

Tourism Queensland has released its tourism figures for 2010 with poor results for Tropical North Queensland coming as no surprise to peo  . . .
      

Cairns Esplanade will provide the backdrop as Federal Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd joins with Cairns Mayor Val Schier to launch the 2011 Tro . . .

One of Queensland’s favourite sons, cricket legend Matthew Hayden,has visited Port Douglas as part of a road-trip of Queensland to showcase . . .
 

Keep Australia Beautiful has launched its 2011 search for Queensland’s 'tidiest town. Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland’s CEO, Rick Burnett  . . .
      

The Port Douglas Carnivale festival program launch was held at Sugar Wharf on Saturday night, and there were a few surprises for the audience.....

This story was sent in by Wildlife Habitat general manager, Garry Sullivan who is a close family friend of the people involved. "My job's not  . . .
      

Approval has been given for a casino to take permanent residence in Port Douglas. The exclusive "high roller" casino will only be accessible. . .
 

An environmental group has objected to the location and design of the lagoon pool claiming in discriminates against a large portion of the . . . 

Earth Hour, the climate change awareness raising event embraced by countries the world over will be the new naming rights sponsor for Port. . .
      

The Newsport has taken out the prestigious Goggle award for Best Online Daily News Service at Newsport Publishings annual award ceremony . . .