A VACANT parcel of land located in the heart of the Wet Tropics will become a fully-restored World Heritage Rainforest and nursery, creating jobs for Traditional Owners and boosting biodiversity...
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A MOSSMAN judo club is fighting for the top spot in Queensland. Coral Coast Judo Club brought home 22 medals from the recent North Queensland Judo Championships in Innisfail. Competitors...
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National Recycling Week: Monday 9 Nov – 15 Nov 2020 With National Recycling Week upon us it's a good opportunity to consider what we are putting in our yellow lid...
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DOUGLAS residents are invited to lay a wreath at cenotaphs in Mossman and Port Douglas to mark Remembrance Day next Wednesday. Douglas Shire Council and Mossman RSL will fly their...
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DECORATED cars will parade through Mossman to celebrate the 2020 NAIDOC Week. Douglas Shire Council is proud to support the Mossman NAIDOC committee’s program, which gets underway with a flag...
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A FESTIVE challenge has been set for local business owners. Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr is calling on businesses to join the local Meals On Wheels’ push to match fundraising...
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An alternative ingredient for speciality soy sauce will provide a boost for local sugar cane farmers when a food processing facility starts operating next to the Mossman Sugar Mill. CocoNutZ...
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A FORMER academic who heads up the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is the new independent chair of Douglas Shire Council’s audit committee. Councillors today endorsed the appointment...
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A COMMUNITY group will be formed to monitor recreational all-terrain vehicle use at Wonga Beach and report issues to Douglas Shire Council under a new interim foreshore management plan. Council...
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LOCAL golfers can continue to swing their clubs around the Mossman Golf Course with a crop of keen players hitting the sweet spot under a new lease arrangement. Douglas Shire...
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DOUGLAS Shire Council is calling on the community to send in their snaps of the January 2019 floods. Prizes are up for grabs with the best photos to be used...
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Douglas Shire Council will develop foreshore management plans to undertake coastal rehabilitation works at several beaches as part of the Resilient Coast Strategic Plan. Council was successful in receiving $445,000…
The question A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed…
Every third week of October, the Australian Water Association organises National Water Week and makes a splash across Australia, inspiring individuals, communities and organisations to build awareness around the value...
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A PLAN to fast track a year-round safe swimming spot in Port Douglas will leave the blocks next week. Douglas Shire Council will test the waters with a short survey…
THE Queensland Audit Office has given Douglas Shire Council’s latest Annual Financial Statements a clean bill of health. Council tabled the 2019-20 Annual Financial Statements, which detailed the $1.3 million…
The 2020 Port Shorts Film Festival will be among the first in the world to produce a simultaneous virtual and live event featuring the festival’s best ever short films, documentaries...
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PORT Douglas Daintree is one five Australian ECO destinations awarded a place in the Top 100 Sustainable Destinations 2020 list announced during the first ever online Global Green Destinations Days...
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NEW flood cameras at the Daintree River Ferry crossing are frequently streaming images to the Douglas Dashboard, giving the community a better ability to keep a close eye on river...
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THE construction industry is being urged to keep it clean in the Douglas Shire under an ongoing push to reduce sediment run-off into our healthy waterways. Heading into the wet...
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