In a break from tradition, this year’s Australia Day Awards ceremony at Port Douglas will be held on Friday, January 24. Mayor Lisa Scomazzon said she welcomed the decision to stage the popular annual ...

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Meet Annie Schoenberger, the local legend who has turned her property into a sanctuary for flying foxes and a restored rainforest.

Sharks have been eating fish from commercial fishing lines in much greater numbers since control nets were removed from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in 2019, Port Douglas fi ...

Now Cane is on the way out, the same charities eyeing off the last usable resources Douglas has, its fertile rural land. Again, I expect Council will fiddle rather than actually do anything. Make no ...

How much is your home worth now? Find out how local property prices are faring in the face of a national slowdown.

As drones topped Christmas wish lists this past holiday season, Ergon Energy Network is urging people to ensure they never fly them near the power network. With more people having given drones as ...

There has been a lot more sunshine over Port Douglas’s Four Mile Beach so far this summer compared to last season. Picture: Shaun Hollis The amount of rain that fell at a coastal weather station south ...

For any young basketball hopefuls in our region, playing in the State Championships is a massive achievement in their young basketball careers. For four young Port Douglas Heat kids, that dream has ...

Abby, Jordy, Felipe and Dan relaxing at Dougies after a day of work. Picture: Byron Filmer Backpackers have become a heartbeat of the Palm Cove and Port Douglas communities, offering not just an extra ...