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NOTICE GIVEN UNDER THE PLANNING ACT 2016 Far North Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (FNQROC) has recently undertaken a review of the REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANUAL. This provides a comprehensive set of guidelines for carrying out various civil engineering works and is a...

The legendary CREB Track is OPEN. The 71km CREB Track, which starts just north of Daintree Village, is regarded as one of Australia’s most spectacular and challenging four-wheel-drive trails. In dry conditions, the CREB Track is a very steep and very rough track linking Daintree...

Road Closure: Thursday 10th August, 2017 Garrick Street, Port Douglas will be closed from 6am to 2pm for crane works. Detours and traffic controllers will be in place.

Click Image to Enlarge Advanced Notice: Pavement rehabilitation works on Davidson Street (Port Douglas Road) The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will be carrying our pavement rehabilitation works on Davidson Street (Port Douglas Road) between Port Street and Mowbray...

A 16 Tonne GVM ( Gross Vehicle Mass ) limit will be applied to all vehicles north of Cow Bay today, following an Engineers Report and load testing of Noah’s Bridge on Cape Tribulation Road . The load limit message will be displayed on the new message board at the Ferry and also...

Water is off for approximately one hour in Helmet, Baler and Cowie Streets in Port Douglas due to a burst water main. Council apologises for the inconvenience.

Motorists are urged to take notice of roadworks affecting the Daintree area this week. The roadworks include: Noah Creek Bridge Roadworks Cape Tribulation Road Approximately 26 kilometres north of ferry Tuesday 20 June 2017 From 10.30am until 4:30pm Expect 15 minute delays both...

The Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas will be closed from 5.30am-5.30pm on Sunday 11 June along with several other changed traffic conditions for the Cairns Ironman. See information below or contact Cairns Ironman for more details on 1300 761 384.

Thousands of people flocked to Carnivale 2017 events over the weekend. Major sponsor Douglas Shire Council wants your feedback on Carnivale 2017 to help make it even better in future years. To complete the anonymous survey online simply click HERE or visit the Have Your Say page...

The community is invited to Have Your Say on a proposed Land Management Plan for 13-29 Mowbray St. The location, home to the Port Douglas Community Hall, is the proposed site for a booster pump station which will assist with water reticulation from the new reservoir to b...