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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Pools of water on Warner Street after rainfall earlier this year. Council has awarded a design and documentation contract for the much needed upgrade of Warner Street between Grant and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A CIGARETTE butt audit has uncovered littering hot spots on the main street of Port Douglas. More than 2,200 cigarette butts were found at high profile areas on Macrossan St,…
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DOUGLAS Shire Council has taken a vital step towards future-proofing the region by adopting a climate change policy. The policy will direct Council to acknowledge the impact of climate change…
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LOCALS and tourists now have a new reason to visit Port Douglas with the spectacular Flagstaff Hill Walking Trail opened today. The world class track is set to become a…
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