An artist's impression of the new Daintree "training village". Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Josh Paterson says a community consultation session held last week about a ...

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Meteorology this morning downgraded the cyclone warning for the low-pressure system from “moderate” to “low”, saying there was now only a 15 per cent chance of it turning into ...

Residents of the Douglas Shire under 65 now have access to a free Community Transport service, launched by the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre to address a decades-long need. Operated by volunteers ...

The newly formed Port Douglas and District Probus Club celebrated its launch with a successful Lady Douglas riverboat cruise.

First responders are warning people to take extra care around Queensland’s waterfalls and swimming holes after the deaths of six people while visiting the popular tourist attractions since the start ...

Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of lying about a $19m funding commitment for the Daintree microgrid project. Mr Entsch, who will retire at ...

Discover why St Stephen’s Catholic College could be the perfect fit for your child at their Open Evening on February 11 ...

The announcement earlier this month that Douglas Shire Council would stage its Australia Day awards ceremony on the Friday night, January 24, was met with widespread objection from Newsport readers.

Forty years later, childcare is still not tax deductible. Some good changes have been made since then, but in the past quarter century the whole of the Australian tax system has become riddled with ...

The "Daintree Futures Study" commissioned by the Wet Tropics Ministerial Council underscores the necessity for comprehensive planning in the region. I am writing to express my support for Lawrence ...

Ladies Thursday 16th January - Margaret Cooper & Anne Geddes +1; Anita McCoist & Carole Maxted +6. Men's Saturday 18th January - Warren McCoist & Troy Churchill +5; Derek Franklin, Dave Blain & Steve ...

Excitement filled Port Douglas State School as students, including many first-timers, began their new school year ...