Council is considering ways to reduce the speed of vehicles in the area and we’d like your feedback to determine if installing raised platforms is welcomed by the community. This...
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Council wishes to advise that its offices are closing at 3pm on Friday 13th December. For urgent enquiries, please contact the after-hours line at 07 4099 9444
A large water main break was detected by Council crew at the Corner of Front Street & Johnston Street in Mossman around 11pm on Sunday, 1 December, 2019. As a…
Telstra will be back in Cow Bay next week. When: Tuesday 3rd December || 11am to 5pm Wednesday 4th December || 8am to 2pm Where: At the Daintree Rainforest Retreat, 1473…
Council will be installing new stormwater pipes across Bonnie Doon Road at the Melaleuca street intersection in Cooya Beach next week. A two-day road closure will be in place at...
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A number of Council Fleet will be auctioned off before the end of the year via Pickles Auctioneers. The auction commences Friday, 22 November at 12pm and closes Wednesday 27…
Douglas Shire Council crews will be installing two new culvert crossings in Warner St as part of the stormwater upgrades from Monday, November 4. The road will be closed until…
Douglas Shire Council will be commencing drainage works near the corner of Grant and Mowbray Sreets in Port Douglas from Monday, 21 October, 2019. Crews will be clearing vegetation and…
Biosecurity teams have discovered Gamba Grass in the Douglas Shire for the first time in more than 10 years. The infestation was small and hopefully has not spread to any…
An exciting opportunity to run a beachfront café and bar on the Daintree Coast is brewing. Douglas Shire Council will today release a tender for a 10-year lease of the…
Another round of Council Fleet will be sold on-line via Pickles Auctioneers. The sale starts 12.00 pm Friday 20 September through to next Wednesday 25 September at 7.00 pm. Please…
Council is currently upgrading its website to make it more user-friendly and compatible with mobile devices. We are also looking to provide a more regular and transparent flow of council…
Dredging works will start tomorrow (Tuesday, September 10) at the Daintree Village Boat Ramp. The works are expected to be completed by COB Wednesday. Council has received approval from the Department of …
Bore drilling contractors will conduct works on Macrossan Street, Port Douglas from Monday (September 9) next week. Macrossan Street Improvements Project The works will allow for irrigation installation to various…
Douglas Shire Council’s Biosecurity team has reported a Limnocharis incursion north of the Daintree River. This is a first in the Daintree and the most northern incursion so far. Council…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 Section 239 Summary of Notice of Intention to Acquire Land at Craiglie, Queensland To: John Thygesen the owner of the land listed in the schedule below…
Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Section 258 (3) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, a Special Meeting of Council will be held on Wednesday 28th August 2019…
Council crews have commenced the upgrade of Warner Street, a project likely to take three to four months, with completion well before Christmas this year. Work will start on the…
Council has nearly finished the Cape Tribulation Road landslip repairs. Once work crews finish the gabions, it’s just pavement, drainage and guard rail works to complete. This will take about…
