Council would like to remind residents that cutting down coconut palms or planting on council-controlled land is an offence under the Local Laws. Both practices are strictly prohibited and council…
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds today announced the activation of Category C recovery grants for primary producers left devastated by…
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OUTSTANDING citizens of the Douglas Shire will be celebrated at a re-booted Australia Day Awards ceremony later this month. Douglas Shire Council is encouraging locals to come down to the…
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DOUGLAS Shire Council engineers have moved quickly to organise urgent repairs to a damaged section of road on the Alexandra Range. Council could start the emergency repairs on Cape Tribulation…
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EXCESS grant funding will be tipped into successful event and industry development projects in Douglas Shire. Council allocated more than $38,000 to a wide range of community projects earlier this…
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DOUGLAS Shire Council is working hard to repair damage sustained to public infrastructure caused by recent monsoonal downpours. The road approaches at Diggers Bridge and Alexandra Range are just some…
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THE DOUGLAS Local Disaster Management Group has urged residents to re-supply and be prepared for the possibility of further heavy rainfall. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast monsoonal rain to…
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The ferry contractors have cleared debris from the Daintree Ferry cables and are now replacing a damaged cable. A full crew is working hard to get the ferry operating again.…
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MOTORIST safety is revving up after several guard rails were repaired by Douglas Shire Council. Damaged guard rails were fixed at key spots, such as St Crispins Avenue in Port…
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CRYSTALBROOK Collection unveiled their architectural concept design for the landmark marina re-development to Douglas Shire Council this week. Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu said the new designs were exciting and…
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The Federal Government recently announced Douglas Shire would receive $1.097 million in Roads to Recovery funding for the 2019/20 – 2023/24 period for which Council is grateful. That is $1.097…
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DOUGLAS Shire Mayor Julia Leu has questioned why a feasibility study into sealing the Bloomfield Track was completed without input from the local government that owns the road. A key…
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A CASH kick-start through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) was just what local author Pam Willis Burden needed to finish her book. The Mossman scribe, who recently published her…
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DOUGLAS Shire Council has extended the development lease for the Mossman Aged Care Centre by two years to ensure the vital project can be built. Construction is expected to start…
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Council makes submission for missing link in cycle network DOUGLAS Shire Council will lodge a submission to the Cycle Network Local Government Grants Program to complete a cycling path from…
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The Daintree Ferry will start running on the cables an hour earlier than usual under a six-month trial to start next year. Douglas Shire Council today resolved to trial a…
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AN EDUCATION program that teaches Kuku Yalanji language to school students in Douglas Shire will continue to thrive. The Douglas Shire Community Services Association’s Kuku Yalanji First Readers iBook Project…
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Australia’s favourite indie rock band Eskimo Joe will lead the charge at party central when Port Douglas celebrates Carnivale’s 25th anniversary next May. The multi-award winning trio was delighted to…
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ECONOMIC task forces designed to create jobs and pump more dollars into Douglas Shire will investigate ways to tap into the Mossman Mill Transition Project. Douglas Shire Council will push…
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DOUGLAS Shire will band together over two days to condemn violence against women this weekend. The region will stand up to violence against women when hundres of people line the…
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