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…
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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…
THURSDAY, JULY 17 UPDATE: Due to a change in circumstances with the contractor, Mowbray River Rd at Diggers Bridge will now be re-opened by 5pm tomorrow. Special arrangements will be…
Douglas Shire Council has released the tender for the next Daintree River Ferry Contract to market today. Council contacted companies that made initial submissions through the Expressions of Interest (EOI)…
Patching contractors are completing major patching of asphalt in Mossman, Port Douglas and north of the Daintree River. The slashing crew are still working on Cape Tribulation road and…
The Douglas Shire Council and Regional Development Australia Far North Queensland and Torres Strait is proud to present digital workshops for individuals and small businesses, starting from 23 July 2019…
Preliminary work will start next week [17 June 2019] on the Warner Street Upgrade. Two main activities will be occurring. The first involves removing invasive weeds on the northern side…
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING – TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Section 277 (4) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, a Special Meeting will…
As part of its commitment to involve the Daintree community in the process, Council has invited the public to an information session on Tuesday 11 June, at the Cow Bay Hotel in…
Council is aware of television reception issues for residents in the Cow Bay area. Council staff are currently investigating the outage and apologise for any inconvenience.
The State Government has announced individual grants of up to $100,000 are now available under the Government’s Community Sustainability Action – Protecting Queensland’s Threatened Species funding scheme. This funding will…
A further $10 million has been announced under the jointly funded Commonwealth-Queensland Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to help flood affected small businesses. Minister for Employment and Small Business Shannon…
