TRANSITIONING MOSSMAN’S ECONOMY: COMMUNITY MEETING 1 - 4pm Wednesday 4th September 2024 Port Douglas Community Hall, 13–29 Mowbray Street Port Douglas Background On 20 November 2023, the Mossman Mill entered...
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Splash Park spend A giant jelly fish, crabs, fish blasters and water wheel are amongst the items on a Splash Park shopping list. The Jalunbu Park project in Port Douglas...
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Helicopter Weed Surveys being conducted in the Mossman Gorge, Mossman township areas on the 29th and 30th of August. Flights will be low altitude surveying Mossman Gorge, Mossman and South...
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The Douglas Shire Council team responsible for the continuing recovery and restoration of infrastructure damaged by TC Jasper has been bolstered by new specialised staff. The expanded team, consisting of...
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More than $7 million will be spent fixing dozens of unsealed roads damaged in last year’s flooding events across the Douglas Shire. Council is pleased to announce it has awarded...
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You won’t see test tubes, Bunsen burners and lab coats at Council but you will see many of our staff using science at work. Acting CEO Paul Hoye, who holds...
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The weekend of 7-8 September 2024 will see thousands of cyclists travelling to Tropical North Queensland for the 3rd running of the Port Douglas Gran Fondo Festival. This event will...
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A number of vital post- Tropical Cyclone Jasper recovery projects have been put to market. These are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements...
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It’s pleasing to see so many cars and buses driving along Cape Tribulation Road but at the moment we are encouraging cyclists and pedestrians to steer clear of Alex Range....
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Contractors will be completing an upgrade to Lookout Track at Port Douglas (August 6-7, 2024). The track, which comes off the Flagstaff Hill Walking Trail, will remain open but walkers...
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Douglas Shire Council is pleased to confirm the relaxing of water restriction measures across the shire from Level 2 to Level 1 from 5 August, 2024. Level 1 water restrictions...
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A Mossman club – that trains young athletes in a popular Olympic sport – is getting back on the pommel horse and making a post-Jasper comeback. The Mossman and District...
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Safer school walk for Douglas students Port Douglas parents will have another reason to leave the car at home and walk/ride with their children to school. $345,000 will be spent...
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12pm, Sunday, July 21 Delays expected due to low tides. The ferry will be operating at reduced loads from 1pm until after 5pm. +++++ 4pm, Saturday, July 20 Delays expected...
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Douglas Shire Council is offering seven full days of FREE mulch at Killaloe Transfer Station. Free mulch will be available to domestic customers from Friday the 26th of July through...
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Marking a historic and bittersweet moment, the first truckloads of this season’s Mossman sugarcane crop set off down the Captain Cook Highway to Cairns for crushing and processing earlier this...
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A Young Rural Ambassador Quest has been introduced by the Mossman and District Show Society. Show president Matty Hatfield said the quest would help entrants learn new life skills in…
4.30pm At around 10pm last night (July 10) the Daintree Ferry experienced a breakdown. The part that failed was the ferry’s drive wheel chain. The drive wheel chain is similar...
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Increased heavy vehicle movements Trucks hauling sugar cane from Mossman to the Mulgrave Mill in Gordonvale will be travelling on the Captain Cook Highway, Cairns Western Arterial Road, Mulgrave Road,...
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Douglas Shire Council is pleased to confirm the relaxing of water restriction measures across the shire from Level 3 to Level 2 from 2 July 2024. The replacement of filters...
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