Wed 8.28am As we enter the wet season the importance of being well prepared for cyclones becomes paramount. Here's what you can do...
    

Wed 8.24am Hopes that a tender process for the new cyclone shelter would bring new opportunities for local tradies has been dampened.
 

Tue 8.13am The Cairns Sit Down Comedy Club has been selected by Triple J and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to host RAW.
    

Tue 8.09am Council yesterday voted to advance the Port Douglas Master Plan ahead of all other regional projects. Full details here.
 

Mon 8.32am Traditional Owners are encouraged to apply for Sea Country Grants of $5,000 to $50,000 to support their environmental initiatives. 

Mon 8.06am Golf may be the key to unlocking more tourism dollars with a  partnership between the Australian golf and tourism industries. 
    

Mon 7.56am It may be six months away, but organisers of Carnivale are already making plans for the festival, and they need your help.
 

BREAKING NEWS: Mon 11.07am Moments ago, Council voted to advance the Port Douglas Master Plan waterfront project and will now seek $10 million in federal funding.
 

Fri 6.59am While many would agree there is a lot of rubbish on television, we're reminded that outdated analogue TVs are not trash.       

Fri 6.15am Organisers collated the imagery from the successful event to accompany today's submission to Council for funding into the future. 

Fri 5.25am The feasibility of a $66 million rectangular stadium will enter the next phase of investigation according to Cairns Regional Council.
 

Thu 2.00pm NEWS BRIEF: There is no cruise ship coming to Port on 26 Nov.  The last cruise ship expected for 2011 is the Diamond Princess on 12 Dec.

Thu 8.55am Cairns Regional Council has adopted a new policy which aims to promote the region as "a base for business opportunity." 
 

Thu 8.06am After eight years of calling the Meridien Marina home, Radio Port Douglas has now entered a new era in its broadcasting.      

Thu 8.04am Reports out of the Gold Coast say a Port Douglas man, 20 year-old Oliver Fines-Frost, has been arrested during Schoolies.
    

Wed 1.22pm NEWS BRIEF - The switchover to digital television services for Mossman residents will occur today at 2pm. The analogue service will cease at this time and customers in the Mossman area will need either a digital-ready television set or digital set top box to access free-to-air channels. For more info go to www.digitalready.gov.au. 

Wed 8.22am Mowbray St will come alive after Council allows a block of land opposite the Neighbourhood Centre to be used for a community garden.     

Wed 8.17am Queensland has the unfortunate reputation of having the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, but times may be changing.
 

Tue 1.11pm Queenslanders doing it tough in the lead up to Christmas may be eligible for $1.67 million in Queensland Government funding.    

Tue 6.41am Port Douglas will be seen by up to half a million people in the next month thanks to a Matthew Evans photo shoot ...
 

Mon 4.12pm The next Ordinary Meeting of the Cairns Regional Council will be held at the Mossman Council Chambers this Wednesday November 23 at 10am. All members of the public are invited to attend and the meeting agenda and reports can be viewed here.

Mon 11.46am Port Village Shopping Centre will come alive this Saturday as traders in the popular shopping complex head outdoors.   

Mon 8.12am The annual Soccer Mums And Friends lunch is on again with around 50 ladies expected to indulge in an afternoon of entertainment.    

Mon 8.09am Calls are growing louder for Council to take action to ensure Port Douglas streets are safe     after two recent incidents in one night .
 

Fri 2.14pm In our last installment of our special on climate change we hear from Tony Mohr from the Australian Conservation Foundation.   

Fri 10.28am New legislation to help resolve disputes about overhanging trees and dividing fences has come into effect. Details here...

Fri 8.16am A commitment to best practice tourism in the Great Barrier Reef is stronger than ever according to the GBR Marine Park Authority.  

Fri 8.11am The Gold Coast presents a potential tourism bonanza for Far North Queensland after winning the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
 

Thu 11.27am In Part 3 of our climate change special we speak with Val Schier to find out what Cairns Regional Council are doing at a local level. 

Thu 8.12am Local charity, Blue Care, have just received a substantial donation thanks to the 420 staff of door manufacturer, DORMA.   

Thu 8.09am The Port Douglas Reservoir concept design has been completed and will be constructed next financial year, according to Council.
 

Wed 12.49pm A $1.5 million project to repair a section of road embankment near the base of the Rex Range has started. Details here...

Wed 10.35am Today we speak with president of the Chamber of Commerce, Ken Dobbs, and ask him for his thoughts on climate change.

Wed 8.16am Residents of the region can take advantage of free travel across the Daintree River, with the help of a Smart Card travel pass. 

Wed 8.14am In the early hours of last Friday morning, Damian Smith, 39, was found unconscious on the pavement of notorious Grant Street.
 

Tue 12.03pm Coral spawning has begun with divers and snorkellers witnessed a once a year event of a Boulder Coral spawning during the day at the Agincourt Ribbon Reefs on board Poseidon.

Image by Oak Beach Productions.
 

Tue 8.14am Kids In Need of Donation, a local charity providing support for families with seriously ill children, have received a big boost...

Tue 8.06am Peter Wright, Owner of Poseidon Outer Barrier Reef Cruises, shares his thoughts on the predicted demise of the Great Barrier Reef.

Tue 8.01am Queensland’s Valuer General has announced land owners in local government areas will receive new land valuations in 2012.
 

Mon 8:49am VIDEO: Steve Moneghetti visited Port Douglas to speak to students in his role as ambassador for the Great Barrier Reef Marathon Festival.

Mon 8:32am VIDEO: Nearly 700 runners from near and far converged on Port Douglas on Saturday morning for the Marathon Festival.

Fri 7.58am  Special four part series - Can Port Douglas survive the effects of climate change and the predicted demise of the Great Barrier Reef?

Fri 7.59am Cairns’ creative industry will benefit from $79,163 worth of funding made possible through Council's partnership with Arts Qld.

Fri 7.57am  A local resident has urged people to take care near the Daintree River after witnessing a crocodile swimming near a busy pontoon.
             

Thur 12.17pm In preparation for the upcoming cyclone season, residents are encouraged to take advantage of free green waste disposal.                  

Thu 8.23am Planet Ark's National Recycling Week is a timely reminder that Australians could be doing more to reduce their waste.                 ..........dfdf

Thu 8.20am  People considering a career in a trade are being urged to apply for QBuild’s 2012 intake of apprentices and trainees. 

        

Wed 11.19am It was a case of the quick and the dead in The Newsport's Best Photo Competition for October. See who took top honours.                 

Wed 7.50am The campaign to reduce water usage in the Douglas region is working, according to Council's water manager Bruce Gardiner.
        

Wed 7.53am Daintree Discovery Centre has been recognised at the Queensland Tourism Awards, taking out the gong for sustainability.               

Tue 8.07am It might be 12 months away, but next year's solar eclipse is already being touted as the biggest attraction in Port's history.
        

Tue 9.05am Nearly 200 people converged on Wonga Beach park on Friday in an effort to establish a skate park for the community's kids.                

Tue 11.42am GBRMPA were part of a forum of national experts discussing the plight of turtles and dugongs at Sea World last week.              

Mon 1.24am Following its launch on Friday in Port Douglas at Sheraton Mirage, Daintree Estates Australian Cocoa is officially on the market.   

Mon 8.33am There is just five days left before the Great Barrier Reef Marathon Festival and registrations have accelerated to nearly 500.
               

Mon 8.16am Queensland’s title as Australia’s most disaster-prone state has prompted the Government to launch a $3.8m campaign.               

Mon 8.12am Ecotourism Australia's CEO has hit out at Federal Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson for undermining the ecotourism industry. 
        

Fri 11.10am Marriage celebrant, Natasha Kollosche, has been awarded the region’s most popular celebrant following the Port Douglas Mag Awards.  

Fri 8.19am The owners of the popular Daintree Discovery Centre are in Brisbane this weekend to attend the Queensland Tourism Awards.             

Fri 8.16am Australia's Strategic Airlines have grasped an opportunity to make an impact in the airline industry in the wake of the Qantas crisis.
        

Thu 11.51am The Reef may escape the extreme weather of last summer, but climate models are still leaning toward above average cyclone activity.              

Thu 7.00am Local aspiring actors are being asked to feature in the new Network Ten series 'Reef Doctors' starring Lisa McCune.            

Thu 6.57am A 3 metre croc seen in a Wonga Beach residential creek recently has residents concerned for young children living in the vicinity.
        

Wed 11.53am VIDEO: Locals celebrated the running of the 2011 Melbourne Cup in style as the town buzzed with parties on every corner.
        

Wed 8.21am Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business Minister Jan Jarratt has announced two new members to the TQ board.            

Wed 8.18am The $454.6 million redevelopment of Cairns Base Hospital is progressing well with a new CT scanner fit-out expected by December.
        

Tue 10.28am It was chaos at the Meridien Marina yesterday as filming of the new series of My Kitchen Rules came and went in the blink of an eye.             

Tue 10.21am Approximately $12,000 has been raised for Australia’s disadvantaged youth as a result of Saturday’s third Whitelion Jungle Ride. 

Tue 9.39am Just like this tasty image by Glenda Gordon, we at The Newsport like to mix things up a bit and keep you on your toes. 
 

Tue 8.22am Tropical North Queensland’s tourism industry is breathing a sigh of relief with the cancellation of Saturday’s grounding of Qantas’ fleet.           

Tue 8.19am Minister Simon Finn said that local tradespeople will have the chance to work on the construction of the cyclone shelter.