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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...

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...

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...

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...

A WOODEN slice of history will greet travellers at a spruced up green rest stop near Port Douglas. Douglas Shire Council has completed a $250,000 upgrade to Teamsters Park, located...

Below are some news bites from the Ordinary Council Meeting held on Tuesday 29 September, 2020. Due to an unexpected power outage, the meeting was adjourned briefly and the live...

TOUR buses using the Daintree River Ferry crossing will be eligible for a 50% rebate on their tickets for the rest of the calendar year. Douglas Shire Council endorsed the...

A 12-episode teen mystery drama by Brisbane-based production house The Steve Jaggi Company will start filming in Port Douglas late-October. The wholly Queensland-made series Dive Club will be released in 2021...

NATIVE seedlings have been added to three large landslips on Murphy Street, Port Douglas in a bid to re-vegetate the repaired hill slopes. Douglas Shire Council is nearing the end...

The Court House Museum in Port Douglas is open again, having been closed for months because of the coronavirus epidemic. During this time, new costumes were made by Mossman dressmaker...

Businesses in Port Douglas will be able to order high-speed fibre broadband as NBN Co rolls out new Business Fibre Zones, which will help boost economic growth and productivity. NBN…

A NATIONAL conference which champions equality in the LGBTIQ community is expected to draw hundreds of interstate visitors to the Far North in January 2022. Douglas Shire Council is supporting...

A MOVE to tap into a growing multi-billion-dollar domestic visitor market is underway in the Douglas Shire. Douglas Shire Council and Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD) are partnering to position...

DOUGLAS locals can now register to attend one of seven COVID-safe community meetings, where they will be able to speak to engineers about the future of the Daintree River crossing....

MOSSMAN residents may have noticed a splash of red in town with two new benches installed as part of the Red Bench Project. Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr said the...

LOCAL event planners can start popping the champagne with several items on their Sugar Wharf wish list set to be ticked off in coming months. Douglas Shire Council has finished...

POSTCARDS will hit every mailbox in the Douglas Shire when consultation about the future of the Daintree River crossing starts later this month. Douglas Shire Council today published a list...

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 contact tracing in south east Queensland, Council has been advised the Mini Fun Fair due to arrive in Port Douglas for the school holidays on September…

REX SMEAL PARK’s main amenities block was adorned with creatures from the forest in 2017, as part of a Council initiated Public Art Project. When the wheel-chair accessible toilet was...