Disaster assistance is now available for Douglas Shire Council following Severe Tropical Cyclone Trevor. Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-Queensland Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).     Minister for Emergency Management...

Repairs to the popular Flagstaff Hill Walking Trail have been completed and the track is now fully open – just in time for Easter. The walking trail was damaged in March 2018, after a one in 100-year deluge caused several washouts, landslips and fallen trees. Council contractors...

ANZAC Day Thursday April 25th 2019 Mossman 5:30am  Dawn Service, Memorial at Douglas Shire Council   Port Douglas 10:15am  Assemble outside Coles on Macrossan St 10:20am  March, to ANZAC Park 10:30am  Service, Anzac Park   Cow Bay  4:00am  Daintree Ferry will open...

DOUGLAS Shire Council staff are working to finalise tender specifications for the next Daintree River Ferry contract after receiving significant interest from some big players. Reputable companies with a proven track record and a global reach were among the firms who responded to...

After wet weather delays, the third and final concrete wall was sprayed on the Alexandra Range yesterday to stabilise the existing road lane. This concluded the first stage of repairs, which saw large soil nails drilled into the hard rock underneath. Stage two will start later...

The slashing crew are working on both sides of the Daintree River. They should finish north of the river today and will start spraying weeds at the southern end of the shire and head north. The patching team will continue to fill the hundreds of potholes that formed after recent...

[ QLD Government Media Release ] The proposed Wangetti Trail could be 15km longer than first expected following detailed planning and engineering work on the proposed world-class ecotourism experience in Tropical North Queensland. Member for Cook Cynthia Lui ...

A PROPOSED pump track at the Mossman skate park looks to have a bit of bite. Douglas Shire Council will be putting two reptilian-themed designs in front of local school students and skate park users for feedback this week. High profile recreational trail designers, World Trail...

SAND removed from the Daintree River Ferry channel will be spread across Newell Beach over the next few days to replenish the coast and help fight erosion. Douglas Shire Council yesterday sent the first trucks to move sand from the ferry site, where almost 9000 cubic metres of...