The response to The Newsport poll on whether a lagoon pool in Port Douglas is the town's biggest priority has been overwhelming, and the result . . . . .     

Cairns Regional Council will look to protect the iconic values of Douglas as part of the creation of the new Cairns Regional Council Planning  . . . . .     

Two days of incessant rain and high winds have caused havoc at Cairns International Airport, having a huge impact on the number of inbound. . . . . 

The fantastic news is that over 100 Port Douglas businesses have been voted for in the inaugural Port Douglas Magazine Awards. If your business. . . .       

It might be a milestone which goes uncelebrated, but it's a service which should not go unrecognised. On 1 September 1990, the Port Douglas .  . . . . . .     

A local builder has won an award in the prestigious Master Builders Association Housing and Construction Awards recently held at the Cairns. . . . .       

For the second year running, Port Douglas and the Tropical North is represented in this year’s prestigious 2010 Australian Event  . . . . .     

A leading expert in reed conservation has put Agincourt at the top of the tree when it comes to the health of the system.  . . . . . .     

Cairns Regional Council has created a climate change strategy to provide a clear direction in addressing the affects of climate change  . . . . .       

Port Douglas Crocs Under 10's finished off their season in style against the Cairns Saints at a very wet grand final day at Cazaly's on Sunday. . . . .  

The inaugural meeting of the Port Douglas Master Plan Advisory Committee was held at the Community Hall yesterday to discuss the  . . . . .     

After almost a full week of covert discussions, manoeuvring and posturing with the main party leaders, we are no nearer a solution    . . . . . .     

In a leadership commitment to creating a sustainable future, Council has launched the 2010/11 Economic Development Fund designed to  . . . .

Unless you're into birdwatching, reading the credits of your favourite T.V. show, or are in need of some serious motivation, you may not have . . . . .       

Three local artists opened their exhibition at the iconic Port Douglas Sugar Wharf overlooking the mouth of the Dickson Inlet where it meets. . . .   

Over 1,000 people turned out to the Sustainable Living Expo at the Cairns TAFE Campus last Sunday to learn how to reduce the impact their .  . . . . .      

Low cost airline Jetstar will expand its domestic offering for Cairns by almost 30 per cent from early 2011. The carrier announced new addit.  . . . . .     

Business confidence amongst retailers is at a high at present, thanks mainly to an influx of tourists from across the ditch. New Zealanders   . . . . . .     

Another huge week in the junior netball competition saw some tight games and great skills on display from some of our up and coming stars. . . . .       

The Crocs Under 10's have stormed into the grand final after playing their best game for the year in their preliminary final last Sunday against. . . .   

Newly elected Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, has launched a scathing attack on The Wilderness Society (TWS), one of . . . . .     

A joint board meeting between the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree was held recently to discuss  . . . . . .     

Tiger Airways has been given the unwanted honour of having the worst on time performance of all the major domestic airlines during July. . . . .       

Around 100 people turned out on a glorious Tuesday morning at Sea Temple Golf Club to support one of Australia's most loved charities, Camp . . . . .

Member for Cook, Jason O'Brien MP, is urging people to loudly and proudly call attention to those special individuals who make a difference.  . . . . .      

Hollywood movie star Daryl Hannah is set to visit Kuranda’s Steiner School for a major environment conference in September. The popular actress. . . . .     

Future generations will benefit from a strategy that aims to capture the community’s vision for the future of the region, according to . . . .       

Local primary school children are encouraged to celebrate this current Children’s Book Week running through to Friday August 27th  . . . . . .     

The Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre held their Family Fun Day on Saturday, raising around $3,000 in much needed funding in the process. . . . .   

This year has flown by so fast that without so much as a friendly reminder the Crocs find themselves at the last away game of the year.  With . . . . .      

The intention this morning on Newsport was to bring you the election result and how that result might affect us here in the far north. Well, in . . . .       

North Queensland helicopter company, GBR Helicopter Group has been sold to locals who are already involved in the business . . . . .     

How many times have we heard the government has been given a 'mandate' just because they've been voted in? I'm not talking about the kind .   .   . .    

The 'A to Z of cabaret' is coming to the Cairns Civic Theatre and Port Douglas' very own Clink Theatre next month. A production of the Brisbane  . . . . . .     

Cairns Regional Council know rising sea levels pose a massive threat to our area, but what are they doing to mitigate against it? A CRC report. . . . .     

On the back of a visit to Port Douglas by Tourism Australia who announced plans to double tourism expenditure growth over the next 10 years. . . . . .     

It seems like just 5 weeks ago that Julia Gillard called an election and unbelievably it seems like just one month earlier Kevin Rudd  was .   .   . .    

The Newsport readers have given an early indication of how they will vote in this Saturday's election, and it's the Greens who stand to gain     the. . . .       

Another full week of netball for the Juniors at the Port Courts at the Port Douglas Sports Ground.     The 10/Under Netball competition began with . . . . .   

It's Ladies Day at the AFL Crocs on Saturday, 28 August, and you're invited to join in for the spectacular soiree. For a meagre $10, you'll join the famous  .   .   . .    

Saturday was no disappointment in the entertainment stakes with the Croc Pit sporting an unforgettable clash with Cairns Saints football and  . . . . .   

The Douglas Dragons showed their class on Friday evening at their Mossman home ground.  They hosted HMong who are in second place . . . . . . .   

Students from Reef Guardian Schools across the Port Douglas and Mossman region will take part in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's  . . . .       

Last weekend’s game against Cairns City Cobras was always going to be an interesting affair with the two clubs having a completely .   .   .   . . . .    

Douglas Netball held it's annual Junior Carnival last Sunday the 8th of August.  The event was the biggest yet with 41 teams along with family  . . . . . . .   

The new Cricket season is still a little way off and with many of our other Douglas teams still heavily involved in the Winter sports final stages     .   .   .   . . . .    

Tourism Australia's chief, Andrew McEvoy and his team were in Port Douglas yesterday, to spruik the work being undertaken by . . . . .     

Two of the biggest acts in Australian music will be coming to Tanks over the next week, so for all of you original live music starved fans get some     . . . . . .     

There's a new look and and a new focus at the Port Douglas Cricket Club after the recent running of the club's AGM. Steve Doble, the new Vice . . . .       

The Cairns Hockey Association presentation night was held last Saturday at Shangrila on the Marina in Cairns, and 13 year old Port Douglas player    .   .   . .    

The internet will be the biggest advertising medium sooner than expected according to the country's biggest media buyer, Harold Mitchell. . . . .     

Time is running out for Davvyd Brown, or the Paradise Birdman as the thousands of tourists who have had his famous Cockatoo's sit on their shoulder.    . . . . . .     

The Sustainable Living Expo is on again this Sunday, 22 August as part of Festival Cairns 2010.      The Expo has become an annual event and provides  . . . .       

World famous French Canadian Master artist Marcel Desbiens came to Port Douglas last week and hosted a four day oil painting workshop. . . . .   

In a positive sign for the tourism industry, survey results from Tourism Port Douglas and Daintree show an overall increase in tourist numbers . . . . .     

Domestic air travel has become more affordable to Australians over the past few years, but overall prices have now hit their highest levels in more .    . . . . . .     

With only four days to go until the population goes to the polls, the pressure is on both candidates to persuade the 'swing' voters which way  . . . . .      

Australian Geographic's 'Outdoor' magazine has featured the Port Douglas hinterland and other stunning Far North locations in its latest .  . . . .       

Local five piece band 'Fashion Tips For Tractors' played their debut gig at Plantation Resort on Sunday and received a fantastic response from fans.     .   .   . . . .    

The iconic Heritage listed Sugar Wharf provided a fitting place to celebrate a wonderful historic milestone for the Douglas Netball Association . . . . .     

Jeff Bleich, US Ambassador to Australia recently visited the far north for a weekend retreat from the worlds political pressures.  He stayed at the .    . . . . . .     

The Cairns Underwater Film Festival was a major success. The Saturday evening session had over 500 attendees and the Sunday evening over” .  . . . .       

Expected to be one of the most colourful of the events under the banner of the Cairns Festival 2010, The Cairns Tropical Pride (CTP) Festival.    .   .   . . . .    

Cairns Regional Council has endorsed the Tropical North Queensland Events Strategy, a plan for the future of events planning throughout . . . . . . .     

The winners of the Court House Hotel's Best Photo Competition for July have been announced with Robyn Shelley taking out the honours. .    . . . . . .     

Jessica Carr-Walker and husband Greg have never felt more satisfied after tucking into a meal at Under Wraps in Macrossan Street.  . . . .       

You could almost be forgiven for switching off to the bombardment of bad environmental news quicker than you could switch off a light.    .   .   . . . .    

This week our two main party candidates have left most of the vitriolic behaviour to their leaders.  Both PM Julia "The Real" Gillard and .    . . . . . .     

If you've taken a stroll along Four Mile Beach chances are you've seen a kite surfer skimming across the water. And if you've seen a kite surfer then . . . . . . .   

Since the publication of the latest Port Douglas Magazine back at the beginning of July, the entries for the Magazine Awards have been   .    . . . . . .     

Mossman Gorge's spectacular elevated boardwalk is a step nearer to completion with the start of stage two of the project. Member for     .    . . . . . .     

There will be no referendum on a north Queensland State according to Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh. As reported in The Newsport . . . . . . .     

People are trusting the internet more than ever when making online purchases, and the travel industry is leading the way when in comes to  . . . .       

Esplanart 2010 is shaping up to be a spectacular Cairns Festival exhibition of art installations along the Cairns Esplanade waterfront .   .   .   . . . .    

Cathay Pacific has announced that they will introducing daily flights from Hong Kong to Cairns, a boost that will see an additional .    . . . . . .     

98 of 100 North Queensland Mayors believe North Queensland should become its own State, but Cairns Mayor Val Schier isn't one of them    . . . . . . .     

Australia's tourism campaigns are harming business opportunities overseas, according to a group of chief executives of small and  . . . .       

As part of a massive August at the Tanks Arts Centre, the attention now turns to the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair which is just days away  .   .   .   . . . .    

Council and the Wet Tropics Management Authority will host a Flying Fox Summit and Expo on Friday 13 August at the Novotel Oasis Resort . . . . . . .   

International tourism leader Taleb Rifai has a confronting message for Australian tourism: step out of the comfort zone or bow out.    . . . . . .     

According to a media release received from the Warren Entsch campaign office, our LNP candidate for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has secured $40    . . . . . . .     

Cairns Regional Council Mayor Val Schier has issued a statement saying she is “flabbergasted” at Mr Entsch’s unsubstantiated claims and . . . . . .     

The Variety Club Bashers arrived in Port Douglas on Friday 9th August at around 1pm after a nine day expedition from the Gold Coasts this   . . . . . . .     

Here at Newsport Daily we always knew that the Sky safari team were a talented handsome crowd and of course, a great asset to the region with . . . .       

Whether we like it or not the election is with us and on August 21st we all have to make a choice on who we should vote for. Most of the election  . . . . . .     

Tanks Arts Centre has confirmed that Tim Finn is going to be playing there for one night only on Friday 8th October. His illustrious career to    . . . . . .     

The leader of the Coalition and aspiring Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has vowed to stop Labor's expansion of marine conservation parks claiming   . . . . . . .     

6.8 million short-term trips were taken by Australians in the 2009/10 financial year, a record number according to the Australian Bureau of   . . . .       

Anyone who's old enough to vote is likely to have witnessed, or experienced first hand the dedicated work of an emergency services crew.   .   .   . . . .    

The Julatten Community Centre Amateur Photography Competition is closing on the 13th August so don't miss out, get your entries in   . . . . . . .   

The Douglas Junior Netball competition played it's last games before their annual Junior Netball Carnival takes place this coming Sunday so it was       . . . . . . .     

On Tuesday this week, Mr Abbott came up to the Cairns region on the campaign trail to announce his $92 million tourism campaign plans . . . . . .     

The country’s highest tourism officials will be visiting the region to engage first hand with member operators TPDD Executive Officer Doug Ryan   .     .   .     . . . .     

Cairns Regional Council have been holding a series of invited workshops around the region to help them plan forward for tomorrow.       . . . . .       

Did the aborigines have stickers on their canoes that said "F@$k off, we're full" when the First Fleet arrived? I was forced to write this      . . . . . . .   

Within four years the internet will surpass newspapers and free to air TV as the biggest advertising medium in Australia. The ability to empower .   .   .   . . . .    

Imagine a future where any sense of a global village has vanished - a place without telecommunications, fossil fuels, an electricity grid or . . . . .      

The Croc pit fired up once again on Saturday with both senior teams chomping at the bit for what was set up to be a hotly contested day for both . . . .       

Ever wondered how the other half live, and what it's like inside the properties with a multi-million dollar price tag?   .   . . . . . . . . . .     

In recent days both pollies vying for the job of PM have budgeted millions of dollars to Australia's struggling tourism industry.   .     . . . .     

The Variety Club are heading to Port Douglas as part of their Variety Club Bash, a nine day journey that takes participants from the Gold Coast     . . . . .       

According to a media release from Tourism Queensland, a World Heritage centre, adventure cycle trail and a culinary tourism precinct are   .   .   . . . .    

The slump in tourist numbers to Far North Queensland has forced the area to review its dependance on leisure traffic, according to Bill   . . . . . . .   

The Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators (AMPTO) has hit back at claims the Great Barrier Reef is under threat from the tourism industry.   . . . .    

Port Douglas has long been know for its restaurants and fine cuisine, and wine will soon be added to the list thanks to a partnership between    .     . . . .     

The Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce will take a lead role in pursuing a review of the town's security. After a recent poll     conducted via . . . . . . . . . .       

Online Travel Agents (OTA's) such as Wotif and Expedia are growing at a rapid rate. In research undertaken by The Newsport it appears at .   .   . . . .    

This year at the Port Douglas Sports Ground, 41 teams, 9 more than last year, from as far afield as Gordonvale and Atherton have nominated  . . . . . . .   

Meridien Marinas are hosting a free seminar on the subject of corrosion and electrolysis protection. It doesn't sound like the most exciting. . . . .     

According to a report on ABC news, a Victorian-based company says Tourism Tasmania is failing to help businesses. Advance Tourism has   .     . . . .     

LNP Candidate for Leichhardt Warren Entsch brought tourism into the election arena at his first major press conference last week.   .   . . . .    

Douglas locals have been going snap happy and pulling out all stops to win the coveted prizes on offer for the Court House Hotel 'Best Photo'. . . . .