Wed 12.22pm Another beautiful dry season day in the Douglas region and here’s a classic north Queensland image to complement it. Sugar cane...     

Wed 7.47am Port Douglas Police were called to a disturbing animal cruelty case last Sunday night involving four dogs being kept in a cage on...      

Wed 7.44am Port Douglas Police are seeking an identification on three males and one female captured on security footage after allegedly comm...

   

Tue 11.41am Port Village Shopping Centre’s recent extensions have been recognised by the Master Builders Association. The 2011...     

Tue 8.04am The Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal proved to be a successful venue for this year’s Cairns Indigenous Arts Fair, with a record 13,000...    

Tue 7.59 am The famous Poppy Dan street sweeper is missing in action. That, combined with the middle of the dry season, has resulted in...  

Mon 1.55am Flames of the Forest has been awarded a place in Spice magazine's Best Regional Venue category awards for 2011, as voted by...    

Mon 8.06am Tiger Airways is slowly resuming flights to its network of domestic destinations after being grounded by CASA for safety breaches.    

Mon 8.05am 20 finalists from 11 countries and regions will be in Port Douglas this week to battle it out for $1 million in Queensland incentive travel... 

Fri 1.48pm Moonlight’s new season began last night with the what has been described by one movie fan as "the best sequel ever made" .   

Fri 10.23am Men in the Douglas region will soon have a place to surround themselves with power tools, have a cuppa, and generally hang...  

Fri 8.21am Our very own Omid Matster will be performing at Tanks Arts Centre tonight, supporting Australian music legend, Richard Clapton.   

Fri 8.18am A plaque will be placed in a Machans Beach park and a tree planted on Cairns Esplanade in memory of late teenager Declan Crouch. 

Thu 12.34pm Ever dreamed of being a contestant on a reality travel show like The Amazing Race? Well, you can take part in the slightly smaller... 

Thu 8.19am The Great Barrier Reef has long been an inspiration for artists from all over the world. But we can't recall an artist being this sub...

Wed 6.10pm Wyndham Vacation Resorts and Wyndham Hotel Group today announced the addition of the Mercure Port Douglas Treetops...  

Wed 10.55am The recent installation of new kitchen equipment at the Mossman Meals on Wheels depot has made life easier for the army of... 

Wed 8.23am The health and wellbeing of locals and tourists alike was the theme of Tuesday’s Health and Wellbeing Expo at Mossman Community...

Wed 8.20am Queensland’s residential property market has regained some of the ground it lost following the natural disasters earlier this year... 

Tue 1.34pm Port Fusion will be holding its next networking event on Thursday 1 September from 5pm at the Paddy’s Irish Bar Port Douglas.

Tue 8.12am It has been an eventful, and busy weekend for Port Douglas Police. Check out what's been happening with the weekly Police Bites...

Tue 8.10am Residents of the Douglas region may be given the opportunity to de-amalgamate from Cairns Regional Council should the...

Mon 10.51am In April this year we heard about a young girl's fight to help to help her chronically ill little sister. Teegan Wilkie took her battle to...

Mon 8.16am 14 community groups and charitable organisations were recipients of over $5,000 at the Mossman Bowls Club on Thursday night...

 Fri 10.33am The 2011 Cairns Indigenous Arts Festival was officially opened at a Gala party last night at the Cairns Cruise Liner terminal with a trad...
    

Fri 8.21am The call has gone out to Queensland's most innovative businesses to pitch their concepts to the 'What's your big idea Queensland?'...

Fri 8.12am The news that the Port Douglas Waterfront Plan was approved by Council at Wednesday's infrastructure services meeting has...

Thu 11.53am Efforts to build a new fire station in Mount Molloy will see a unique fundraising experience take place at the Mount Molloy Comm...

Thu 10.09am Is your workplace, group or school considered a healthy environment? Or could it use some cold, hard cash to improve its healthiness...   

Thu 9.01am Sisters Jan and Vicki Ward are well known around Port Douglas, whether they’re representing Port Douglas in outrigger canoe racing, jogging...
      

The Daintree Gateway Master Plan was approved by Cairns Regional Council today. The project is aimed to better inform visitors to the region, but has had its critics from within the community.

Wed 3:24pm The Council voted unanimously today to endorse the next phase of the Port Douglas Waterfront Master Plan including the positioning of the Lagoon Pool near St Mary's Church.

Wed 12.26pm Port Douglas’ restaurants and caterers scooped the pool at Monday night’s Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence at Cairns....

Wed 9:21am Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks president, Keith Pitt, says the club will soldier on into the 2012 Cairns District Rugby League season.....

Tue 1:02pm Cairns Regional Council could endorse a 2000 square metre lagoon pool next to St. Mary’s by the Sea church this week, despite many....

Tue 10:13am A collaboration of local tourism operators, scientists and marine conservationists who have pioneered guidelines for the.... 

Tue 8:40am Passengers and crew aboard the catamaran, Sailaway, were treated to special sightings of humpback whales last week.  A full moon and ....

Tue 8:32am Do you think your Dad is the best? Perhaps he is a budding Master Chef? Spoil your dad this Father's Day by entering into our Fathers Day comp...

Mon 9:30am Far North Queensland’s tilt at becoming a major sporting event destination has received a boost with the upcoming inaug.....

Mon 10:01am Have you voted for Port Douglas’ best businesses, attractions and service industry individuals? If not, there’s not much time to vote, with more  ......

Fri 9:16am A Port Douglas company is looking to tap into the 'i' revolution with a new product aimed at the millions of iPhones and iPads users......     

Fri 1:35pm While today’s return to the air by Tiger Airways does not yet include the resumption of services into Cairns, it is expected the .....

Fri 9:39am The winners of The Newsport's Best Photo competition for July have been announced, in what was the biggest month of entries......  

Thu 8.20am The French tourist involved in an accident at the Port Douglas Road/Captain Cook Highway intersection on Tuesday 19...   

 Thu 11.29am Member for Cook Jason O'Brien has urged local state high schools to consider lodging an expression of interest to pilot Year 7...
    

Thu 8.23am The Daintree Gateway Master Plan was endorsed by Cairns Regional Council yesterday. A statement released by Council said the... 

Wed 11.10am Cancer Council Queensland has launched Daffodil Day with afternoon tea at Mossman Hospital, to announce the local recipient...

 Wed 8.21am Far North Queensland tourism may benefit from a proposed alliance between Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia should it get...
    

Wed 8.19am German born Douglas musician, Frank Frikker, likes to tell stories. His songs are about real life experiences, stories of interesting...  

Tue 10.45am For the first time in five years, Australians will curl up with their Census forms tonight to give the Australian Bureau of Statistics... 

Tue 8.01am Tiger Airways remains grounded more than five weeks after the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) suspended its domestic...

Tue 7.54am "Another day, another accident on the Captain Cook Highway." That's how one local described the dire situation after learning of...
    

Mon 1.53pm Cairns Regional Council will now be able to access a new $45 million pool of state funding to provide a range of essential infra...         

Mon 9.01am Disability Services Minister Curtis Pitt has announced nominations for this year's Disability Action Week Awards are now open. Mr...        

 Mon 8.11am Massive falls in stock markets and climbing US debt dominated headlines last week.     So what we learnt from GFC 1?
    

Fri 1.16pm Port Douglas residents have again shown their generosity by uniting to support UNICEF at a function at the Sheraton Mirage last...       

Fri 8.14am The Captain Cook Highway has claimed two more victims after an accident South of Oak Beach yesterday morning. Two cars...

    

Thu 8.15am Cairns and Douglas region voters look to be ahead of the rest of the state in electing women to local government positions...

     

Thu 8.08am The design of the newly approved cyclone shelter in Port Douglas has all but been finalised, with some internal structure details...

   

Wed 12.05pm You may get the chance to win one when attending the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre’s 'Make Me Over' fundraiser on Saturd...  

Wed 8.13am A record number of entries have been received in The Newsport's Best Photo Competition for July. With over 50 brilliant and diverse...      

Wed 8.09am Outspoken Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, has again taken aim at individuals within Cairns Regional Council. Mr Entsch, a...   

Tue 12.03pm The generosity of the community has continued with more donations flooding in for a Port Douglas woman battling terminal cancer... 

Tue 9.43am The inaugural Cairns Airport Adventure Festival – including Challenge Cairns in which Port Douglas was featured - has provided an...    

 Tue 8.04am Cairns Regional Council have dispatched rates notices to more than 79,000 properties across the region this week. But the...  

Mon 11.49am A Port Douglas man has pleaded guilty to hacking into the files of a local business. Steven Bradford, 38, appeared at Mossman...   

Mon 8.19am A meeting has been called by Port Douglas State School to discuss future plans for the town's soon to be built evacuation centre.... 

Fri 1.54pm The Australian Conservation Foundation’s executive director Don Henry has called on the Federal Government to take a more...

Fri 9.53am The Daintree Discovery Centre is one of 117 organisations across Australia to receive funding from the Australian Government...  

Fri 8.21am Two local residents have begun a crusade to reduce the level of traffic using Old Port Road as a short cut to and from town. Tim... 

Thu 8.04am If you’ve been traveling to Cairns and noticed something different about the Captain Cook Highway roundabouts, you would have... 

Thu 12.44pm Information into a break and enter on a new Mossman restaurant by cheeky thieves is being sought by Police and the restaurant’s...

Thu 8.06am Ever thought Port Douglas needed more Christmas decorations during the festive period to liven up the streets? In conjunction with... 

Wed 12.55pm Feral animals and noxious weeds within Queensland’s parks and forests are to hopefully become threatened species with...

Wed 10.31am The launch of an $11 million water management plan for Port Douglas and Mossman has been peppered with questions on whether...
 

Wed 8.19am Illegal camping took on a new dimension last week with international backpackers found using a vacant multi-million dollar...
 

Tue 2.55am More than $13,000 has been raised from a fundraising event to help a local woman travel around Australia while suffering from a life...
  

Tue 11.58am Luxury holidays throughout Asia and Australia will be up for grabs this Saturday night when Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas hosts the. . . .
  

Tue 9.12am Member for Cook Jason O'Brien has called on locals in the Cook Electorate to be part of a health care revolution in their community .....
 

Mon 6:32am David Marriner outlined his vision for his newly-acquired Sheraton Mirage Resort to members of the Port Douglas, Mossman and Daintree  .....

 

Mon 6.45am Following initial assessments undertaken by Cairns Regional Council officers, the CREB track was re-opened again on Friday, 22 July.  . . . . .   . . . . .
  

Fri 8:01am Cairns Regional Council (CRC) have invited CRC Councillors, Port Douglas and Mossman residents and stakeholders to join them to celebrate ..... 

Fri 11:16am Described as having a distinctive sound and indisputably Australian voice which makes them instantly identifiable and utterly unique,. . .  

Fri 8:31am Schools and businesses are being urged to don their denim on Jeans for Genes day on 5 August 2011 in the name of children’s health. . . . 

Thur 8:18am Recent record fatalities of dugong and green turtles has resulted in an information campaign to be stepped up around the ..... 

Thur 8:26am The lovely Clare Bowditch returns to Tanks tonight on what has become an annual pilgrimage north, and this year she brings Lanie Lane . . . . . 
  

Wed 12:47pm Another major accident occurred on Tuesday evening at just before 6pm where a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in a . . . . 

Wed 7:16am Opinions are divided on what to do with illegal campers following The Newsport’s readers’ poll run last week. The poll asked the . . .

Wed 7:12am Port Douglas Police are seeking information from witnesses on a number of incidents in and around the town over the past few days. Can .  .... 
  

Tue 10.41am Dive operators and recreational boating enthusiasts were buzzing with excitement at the Meridien Marina on Monday morning.  .... 
  

Tue 7.14am The local building industry looks far from improving with local tradies continuing to search for work away from the region to attain. .  . ...

Mon 8.12am Up and coming artist Jade Angela will be coming to Port Douglas to perform at the Iron Bar next month as part of a tour of Far .  . ...

Mon 11.18am The winner of The Newsport's Best Photo Competition for June has been decided after much deliberation from the judging panel  .... 
  

Mon 9.13am The function at Sheraton Mirage last Thursday night has generated immense discussion over the weekend, and thank you to those...

Fri 7.49am David Marriner's vision for the iconic Sheraton Mirage was finally made public last night as local business people packed the Ballroom. . . ...

Fri 7.52am David Marriner has described his proposal to Government to help pay for the refurbishment of the Sheraton Mirage as a no risk way to... 

Fri 11.47am Love them or hate them, as a resident of the region it pays to stay informed with what's happening within Cairns Regional Council .... 
  

Thu 8.12am Tourism bodies have reacted negatively to the Government's announcement of a Carbon Tax, claiming that the already.  . ...

Thu 1.19pm I need to do something I almost never do...I want to stop for a moment and blow the TQ trumpet. I am pleased to announce that.... 
  

Thu 10.42am A plan to maximise the long-term economic growth and "liveability: of Queensland's regions has been released by the State Govern...

Thu 8.14am Rupert Murdoch's News International has been making news rather than reporting it in recent times, with Associated Press journalist. . ...

Wed 7.59am Illegal camping within the Douglas region is still far from being rectified with record numbers of campers being caught at the weekend. ...

Wed 10.49am Strong public support for Division 10 councillor, Julia Leu, is still evident following a Cairns Regional Council-funded survey..... 

Wed 9.12am NAIDOC Week is being celebrated in Mossman this week, with a number of activities planned with the theme of Change: The Next. . ...

Tue 8.15am Port Douglas’ newly-announced evacuation centre looks likely to be completed in time for the 2012/2013 wet season...

Tue 2.08pm A holiday maker found more than Nemo as she was diving on the Great Barrier Reef with her fiance during a day out with Poseidon...... 

Tue 8.54am Port Douglas Police have warned that a major accident at the Mowbray River bridge is only a matter of time if crocodile sightseers don’t  .... 
  

Mon 11.25am The standard of Best Photo Competition entries continues to astound, and creating a shortlist for the Most Popular Photo category. ...

Mon 8.10am A quick resolution to Tiger Airways' problems has not eventuated with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) forced the carrier to  . .... 
  

Sat 12.01am Port Douglas has secured an evacuation centre which will be capable of sheltering around 500 people, Member for Cook Jason....

Fri 8.27am Word on whether Port Douglas has been successful in being granted an evacuation centre has been delayed with an announce....

Fri 12.20pm Finalist in Tourism Queensland’s Million Dollar Memo competition will converge on the Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef region in Aug .... 
  

Thu 8.27am A freak skydiving accident 15 years ago should have been the end of Port Douglas woman, Lesley Stephens. Ms Stephens’ para. ....

Thu 11.30am Efforts to provide homeless dogs and cats with a new refuge in Port Douglas may come a step closer next weekend when a charity.  . .... 
  

Wed 2.08pm: The Newsport can advise that Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has delayed his Port Douglas visit due to the Governm...

Wed 8.35am Federal Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Queensland Main Roads. ....

Wed 12.42pm After studying and swimming with dwarf minke whales off the Port Douglas coast last year, Channel Seven reporter, Rahni Sadler...

Wed 10.24pm Committees are the backbone of every club or association. Not only are they responsible for decision-making but, they are responsible . .... 
  

Tue 8:11am The tourism industry may have dodged a bullet with announcements of disruptions to two domestic airlines in the lead up to. ....

Tue 11.24am The Douglas Arts Base held its spectacular mid-year exhibition recently at the DAB premises on Mill Street in Mossman. Nearly 150. ...
  

Mon 8.25am: A 23 megalitre reservoir looks set to be constructed on the outskirts of Port Douglas next year to ensure the future of water usage....

One of the youngest owner chefs in the Port Douglas and Mossman area, 21 yr old Danielle Robinson, is justifiably celebrating her first 6 mon .    .   . . 

Mon 11.43am Barrier Reef Park at the southern end of Four Mile Beach will become a hive of healthy activity should funding be made available for a speci . ...
  

Mon 8.43am Do you wonder where your hard-earned dollars go to every time you pay your rates? After a large proportion of Douglas ratepayers.... 
  

The Cairns Entertainment Precinct has secured almost a third of all capital works spending in the region with $46 million out of a total of $151.7. ...
  

The Council will go into defecit by $4.7 million in the coming 12 months in an effort to minimise rate increases. Mayor Val Schier said the   release.    .   . . 

Fri 1:52pm: It is hoped the Douglas region’s tourism industry won’t be affected yet again next week with the expected strike action by Qant ....