MOUNTAIN bike riders and hikers are pumped up after the State Government’s $36 million announcement to fund the whole Wangetti Trail project. Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu welcomed the announcement, saying it made her Council’s lobbying for the 94km trail a satisfying ride. The...

DOUGLAS Shire Council will become the country’s newest carbon neutral region, further pushing the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest in front of a growing ecotourism market. Councillors today resolved to work with Qantas, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD...

USING a public toilet in Douglas Shire just got a whole lot better. Douglas Shire Council has rolled out eight new toilet blocks in Port Douglas, Craiglie, Mossman, Cooya Beach and Diwan. The $670,000 project supported 28 local jobs through construction.     Douglas...

A RECIPE of creativity and imagination has been cooked up at the Mossman Library. The library has a new engaging play space featuring equipment including a kitchen, BBQ, workbench and dolls house.   Douglas Shire Mayor Julia Leu, who sits on the QLD State Library Board, said...

A TRAFFIC modelling report that assessed four different options for the Daintree River crossing and the ability to reduce wait times for the next 17 years is now publicly available. Douglas Shire Council CEO Mark Stoermer today presented the results from the Daintree Ferry...

Parks and Gardens  Mossman – Continue to beautify gardens for Douglas Garden Awards. – Beaches crew continue to beautify Daintree Ferry area. – Pest weed crew to conduct Siam weed survey with the assistance of QPWS and Jabalbina rangers. – Pest animal...

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 the Bistro, 10:00am to 11:30am. CEO Mark Stoermer will run through a summary of the traffic modelling...

The world’s first ride share submarine, scUber, has arrived in Tropical North Queensland where it will focus the eyes of the globe on the Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas. The scUber campaign will operate at Agincourt Reef for the next fortnight, where competition winners from...

THE Regional Arts Development Fund committee sifted through one of the largest ever pool of applications to fund 15 art projects that are tipped to tell important local stories and enrich culture in the Douglas Shire. Douglas Shire Council awarded $52,177 through RADF, which is a...