Local tourism operators and a delegation of TTNQ staff are in Europe on a tourism sales and marketing roadshow. The team has arranged...
 

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, who is in Washington attending BIO 2011, has revealed that Queensland researchers are preparing to  . ...
  

The Mossman Port Douglas branch of the Cancer Council Queensland are praising the efforts of fundraisers who have worked tirelessly in. ...
  

The winners of The Newsport's Kuranda Roots competition have been decided and two lucky entrants will be packing their bags for a two day  .    .   . . 

The Peninsula Boutique Hotel has taken out Gold Honours at the National Accommodation Industry Awards for Excellence 2011 in Sydn....

Tomorrow marks the deadline for the Far North’s innovators to take their big step into the spotlight. Entries in the Tropical Innovation Awards. ...
  

MasterChef season one Runner-Up, Poh Ling Yeow, was in Port Douglas yesterday filming an episode of her cooking show 'Poh's Kitchen.' . ...
  

The governing body of the Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks has placed the future of the rugby league club in the hands of its own players, as ....

A three metre amethyst python gave two local men and their kids a fright on Saturday night after they nearly ran over it as it lay. . ...
  

The Meridian Marina was without water for nearly seven hours on Monday after a leak was discovered in the centre’s carpark.     Water was .    .   . . 

Tiger Airways has again been taken the dubious honour of the least punctual domestic airline in Australia with more than one in four   . ...
  

Community interest and support for the proposed Port Douglas lagoon project has hit a high following Port Douglas architect Gary Hunt’s ....

Both the Honey Estates, Clare Valley, Port Douglas Heritage wines were exhibited at the Cairns Wine Show on Saturday 25 June, competing . . ...
  

The largest butterfly sanctuary in Australia has hosted its first “Virtual Field Trip”, giving remote Cape York students the opportunity to explore. . ...
  

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has called on the Federal Government to be more actively involved in conservation and . . ...
  

Video interview: Mano Nera, a local production led by Director Jack Haywood and the Douglas Theatre Arts Group, has been receiving ....

The 2011 Sustainable Living Expo to be held at the new location on the Cairns Esplanade is kicking off at 11am this Sunday, June 26. This .    .   . . 

Images of Port Douglas and Cairns will be televised nationally tomorrow (Saturday) when the Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns triath. . ...
  

Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch MP, and his Senior Media Adviser, Danae Jones, met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Parlia. . ...
  

Watch exclusive video taken in Council Chambers by The Newsport as Gary Hunt meets face to face with councilors on the controversial lagoon project.

Julatten parents will continue to make use of after-hours community care after the announcement of further funding from the State Governme. . ...
  

Young people at risk in Far North Queensland will get more support to keep out of trouble and redirect their lives under a two-year, $2.6 m....

Tourism Australia has launched a bid to rally support for the country’s two finalists in the remaining five months of the global 'New7Wonders. . ...
  

Resort concept slammed.  Recent suggestions to use existing accommodation as evacuation centres in the event of a cyclone or similar eme. .

In the lead up to its milestone 50th season, Cairns Festival has revealed a handful of highlights from its line up that will celebrate '50 Years  . ...
  

Max and Margy have gone all out to put together an impressive line up of performers for this, their second Glengarry Music Muster.  2011 is certainly...

Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, says he has orchestrated an event for local businesses which will see Shadow Treasurer Joe  . ...
  

The Douglas region’s budding theatre directors have the opportunity to take a leap into professional theatre in Cairns and beyond with the.    .   . . 

Being a party animal is expensive business. And while the prospect of seeing an Archie Roach led Kuranda Roots Festival gets you amped .    .   . . 

Mayor Val Schier is defending her position that the Cairns Regional Council's State Budget wish list can be "ticked off" even though the Dougl  . . .

The line up of movies at the new Moonlight Cinema at Rydges Sabaya has been announced with the first flicks hitting the giant screen from.    .   . . 

Member for Cook Jason O'Brien MP yesterday confirmed that the Port Douglas Waterfront development is to receive the proceeds of the  . ...
  

A survey conducted by the Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce has revealed that there was a high level of dissatisfaction among responden . . .

Only a couple of weeks remain for the community to have its say on a proposed evacuation centre for the Douglas region.       And the debate. ...
  

The Newsport has responded to feedback received from its readers and has this week launched its online Trade Directory. Now that The New . . .

Allie Duval was holidaying in Port recently and couldn’t find any specialised Bra shops.  How do locals find a bra to suit them?  She says she has the answer....  

The Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre in Mowbray Sreet hosted their yet another successful fund raising family fun day. The weather  .   . . 

Queensland's critical tourism industry will receive a boost from yesterday's State Budget with $83 million being invested in events funding . . .

As the dust settles on another Port Douglas Carnivale, questions are being asked as to how more sponsorship dollars can be raised and how . . ...
  

The Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort is one of the “Top 5 Resorts for World’s Best Service for 2011” according to a global vote conduct .... 

Holiday makers are being urged to not leave their brains at home when they pack their bags to head to Port Douglas for a well-earned break. .   . . 

Every now and then you speak to someone who makes you realise that the trivialities which can often cause so much stress in your own. . ...

  

Families will be in their element tomorrow as Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre hosts their annual family fun day in Port Douglas. Mowbray.   . . 

Fossickers, greenies and environment lovers are being called upon to help with clean-up efforts on Cooya Beach tomorrow. Bottles, plastic . . . 

It seems that 2011 is an auspicious year for the 19th Laura Dance Festival with more communities, dancers, stall holders, supporters and. . . 

Cairns is hosting the inaugural Australia-China Tourism Summit as part of a $30 million spend by the Australian Government to target the . . ...
  

Johnny Cash will be appearing at Mossman Memorial Bowls Club tomorrow night. Well maybe not the REAL Johnny Cash, but they are .... 

The Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Tourism, Bob Baldwin and Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch, have challenged Ju. . . 

Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, has thrown his support behind the Port Douglas lagoon project by highlighting the issue in Fede. . ...
  

Premier Anna Bligh has commemorated Queensland Day with the launch of the 2012 Queensland Week sponsorship program. "Last year . . . 

Up to 3000 athletes may compete when Challenge Cairns returns to the Douglas region next June, resulting in huge international exposur. . ...
  

Tributes flowed on Friday at Port Douglas Combined Clubs for well-known identity, Bob "Parrothead" Harper, who passed away recently in.... 

Investigations are continuing into last week's helicopter crash at Whyanbeel, north of Mossman. The GBR Bell Ranger 206 helicopter we  . . . 

While Tourism Tropical North Queensland makes plans to double visitor numbers from Japan to the Cairns region by 2015 (as reported on. . ...

  

The Upsteppers are sure to bring the party to their performance when they join the already mega-impressive line-up at this year’s Kuran . ..

A piece of history will sale into Cairns this month, with the arrival of the HMB Endeavour replica. The Australian-built, full-scale replica. ...

The launch of Moonlight Cinema’s first regional open-air cinema experience from the lawns of Rydges Sabaya Resort in Port Douglas is ap. . . 

The road closures for this Sunday's Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns is causing confusion for Macrossan Street business owners who are. ...

  

If the comments we've been receiving at The Newsport are any indication we're sure you're all aware by now about this Sunday's road clo...

Tourism operators in the Daintree National Park and Cape York will be able to obtain 15-year permits instead of the current three-year term. . . 

May is the month when we have the first sightings of migrating humpback whales off Queensland's east coast. The Great Barrier Reef Mar ...
  

Local photographers have certainly risen to the challenge with some of the most spectacular regional images we've ever received appeari. ...

In a massive coup for Kuranda Roots Festival, this year will see the awe-inspiring, multi-award winning musician, Archie Roach take to the...

LIVE NOW! Read the full and comprehensive report on the Hunt Design and Hortulus Landscape Design alternative lagoon pool proposal.
 

A helicopter with four people on board crashed yesterday at around 12.30pm after hitting power line. All four were taken to hospital...

The push for a multi-purpose evacuation centre for Port Douglas is gathering momentum with members of the community lobbying sup. . . 

Cairns Regional Council has committed to closing the 17-year difference in life expectancy between Indigenous and other Australian chi...