LANDSLIDES IN MURPHY STREET, PORT DOUGLAS Council officers have conducted an initial post-event assessment of multiple landslips and mudslides on Murphy Street, Port Douglas. A geotechnical engineer will be flown…
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DOUGLAS Shire children have an opportunity to hit the ground running. A FREE Come & Try Day at Mossman High Oval will be held on Friday afternoon to encourage youngsters…
A MODERN gymnastics trend that embraces techniques born out of military obstacle training has made its way into Douglas Shire. Mossman & District Gymnastics Club has added a new accredited…
A NEW website has been launched to share information about a Douglas Shire Council strategy to guard the region’s coastline from the impacts of climate change. The Resilient Coast website…
A MAJOR step towards finishing the new Port Douglas Reservoir Project was completed last night. Vital works that connect the $13.5 million reservoir, located on Crees Rd, to the current…
A FREE try-out day at Port Douglas Life Saving Club will teach participants how to enjoy Four Mile Beach in a safe manner. Aspiring nippers and patrol members are encouraged…
Mobile boost for Kimberley and Wonga Beach TOURISTS and residents north of the Daintree River could have better mobile reception soon. A development application for a mobile phone tower at…
DOUGLAS Shire Council will flick the switch off all non-essential council building lights for the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment. It will be lights out across the shire when…
DOUGLAS Shire Council has firmly locked in the future of commercial fishermen at the Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina in Port Douglas. Council approved a development application for a mooring facility, amenities…
DAY ONE (February 28, 2018) An initial external inspection of the Daintree Ferry has indicated no major damage. The dry-docking was exceptionally successful (see photos below) and crews are working…
THE historic slipping of the Daintree Ferry for a mandatory Australian Maritime Safety Authority inspection will get underway tomorrow morning. Dry-dock airbags will be placed on concrete ramps on the…
INCREASED broadcasting of women’s cricket has helped spark a local push to get more females involved in the sport in Douglas Shire. Douglas Muddies will host Come and Try days…
DOUGLAS Shire residents young and old will get rolling at the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club for the next two months. The historic sports club is hosting Come and Try days…
DOUGLAS Shire Council Mayor Julia Leu is confident she has ear of the new Member for Cook after a meeting in Mossman yesterday. Securing a purpose-built health clinic north of the…
IMPROVED bike lanes and renewable energy trials on Douglas Shire Council land will be targeted under newly adopted Cities Power Partnership (CPP) pledges. Douglas Shire Council, who is a founding…
AN investment task force will discuss the feasibility of opening a cassowary research and breeding facility north of the Daintree River. Douglas Shire Council has committed to six key actions…
Council has awarded a design and documentation contract for the much needed upgrade of Warner Street between Grant and Owen Streets, to infrastructure consultants Cardno. The design will cover the…
A MILLION-dollar rock wall project has been built to strengthen flood resilience and protect the Mossman Wastewater Treatment Plant from future erosion.The $1.4 million Mossman riverbank stabilisation works will fight…
DOUGLAS Shire Council Mayor Julia Leu has welcomed councils that signed up to a coalition committed to tackling climate change today. Cairns Regional Council was one of four Queensland councils…
A MOSSMAN author who published a dramatic historical account of the region’s biggest environmental protests is Douglas Shire Council’s 2018 Citizen of the year. More than 200 people packed into…
