TRANSITIONING MOSSMANโS ECONOMY: COMMUNITY MEETING 1 - 4pm Wednesday 4th September 2024 Port Douglas Community Hall, 13โ29 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 yearโs flooding events across the Douglas Shire. Council is pleased to announce it has awarded...
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You wonโt 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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A number of vital post- Tropical Cyclone Jasper recoveryย 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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Itโs 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 โ that trains young athletes in a popular Olympic sport โ 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 seasonโs 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.ย ย 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 ferryโs 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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This week's wet weather is a reminder to drive to the conditions on Cape Tribulation Bloomfield Road. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ. If you intend...
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