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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

Work has started to repair Captain Cook Highway, but it is a slow start. Picture: Bryan Littlely A lone excavator sitting north of Ellis Beach shows the State Government Transport and Main Roads ...

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 ...

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