A COMPETITIVE seed has been planted with entries for the 2019 Douglas Garden Awards officially OPEN. Douglas Shire Council will start taking entries from gardeners vying for green thumb glory…
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A program between Elders and teachers that embeds Aboriginal language into a state school community has won the major honour at tonight’s 2019 Queensland Reconciliation Awards. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said…
THE Douglas Shire is now better equipped to manage the impact of coastal hazards. Douglas Shire Council formally adopted the Resilient Coast Strategic Plan at yesterday’s Council Meeting, committing the…
COUNCIL has frozen and slashed some annual commercial fees for Douglas Shire business owners under a new fee structure aimed at helping small businesses recover from the recent wet season….
DOUGLAS Shire Council has lowered the cost of registering a de-sexed dog to encourage responsible pet ownership. Council hopes a reduced fee of $25 per animal – down from $47…
Port Douglas Carnivale has drawn a record crowd of over 20,000 people across the three days as it drew to a close Sunday, May 26. Douglas Shire Council Mayor Julia…
Port Douglas crew Regular maintenance and street cleaning activities. Continue Esplanade/Macrossan Street garden upgrades. Mulching of Captain Cook Highway gardens to start soon. Continue preparations for Ironman Steam weeding at…
Great Barrier Reef Legacy will be turning the famous Sugar Wharf into a marine biology wonderland for three days at Port Douglas Carnivale. Stop in and explore the incredible visual…
Silver and Sunshine Street Parade — Friday 24th May The corner of Wharf and Macrossan Street will be completely closed to all vehicles from 11 am until 11pm this Friday (May…
COUNCIL crews have almost finished priming street scapes and gardens as the region prepares for the razzle dazzle of the 25th Anniversary of Port Douglas Carnivale. The Open Spaces team…
Port Douglas Carnivale is a party for all ages with a great range of dedicated kids and family events and festivities. Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu said a lot of…
CONSTRUCTION on a crocodile-shaped pump track has snapped into action. Contractors started works at the George Davis Park site, north of town, this week after World Trail Designers and local…
MOSSMAN Library will be a hive of activity when a ‘Bee keeping for Beginners’ talk flies into town this weekend. Douglas Shire Council is hosting the Cairns and District Beekeepers…
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has announced a new tourism campaign to encourage Aussies to visit Far North Queensland. Ms Jones said the campaign, funded through a $1 million…
Memories from the backbreaking days of swinging a cane knife to harvest sugarcane in Douglas Shire will be evoked at the Mossman Library next week. Library staff are hosting a…
A WHOPPING 60-metre-high landslip near Daintree Village is among a swag of severe weather-related repairs that have tested Council crews in recent weeks. New drone photos and footage has revealed…
An exuberant, inflatable reef will be swaying away at Port Douglas Carnivale. The giant multi-coloured pop art installation Microcosm is inspired by coral and other reef life. It was created…
DOUGLAS Shire Council will offer another trustee permit to the Public Safety Business Agency to ensure a marine rescue service continues to operate out of Port Douglas. Council resolved to…
A JUDO club that has been grappling to find a new location can now breathe a sigh of relief. Douglas Shire Council has thrown Coral Coast Judo Club a lifeline,…
