Police have arrested two women after separate incidents where they drove up from Cairns and allegedly committed crimes in Douglas Shire. In the first incident, a 30-year-old Westcourt woman was ...

A car has rolled over at the Craiglie roundabout on the corner of Captain Cook Highway and Port Douglas Road. Picture: Byron Filmer A car has rolled over at the roundabout on Captain Cook Highway at ...

Get ready for some fun and creativity across the Douglas Shire - the Scarecrow Competition is back! You’ve got until 3 June to build and enter your scarecrow, with great prizes up for grabs. After the ...

Labor candidate Matt Smith was all smiles after his "light-hearted" win. Agro the crocodile has predicted Labor candidate Matt Smith to become the new Leichhardt federal MP at tomorrow’s Federal ...

Leichhardt candidates and their parties have been receiving national publicity on several controversial fronts, but the Douglas Shire has otherwise been largely ignored by federal ...

The full Port Douglas Carnivale program is out today, with more than 20 events planned and several new additions to the schedule. Highlights announced today at the program launch ...

You do realise they are NOT recyclable? It's a very bad idea in my opinion. I don’t see why not. We need to transition from fossil fuel generated power ASAP and solar panels on farms work really well ...

Salsa Bar & Grill marks 30 years of serving Port Douglas with great food, vibrant atmosphere, and strong community spirit.

Behind the show is a group of passionate locals, united by their love for the arts and the natural beauty of our region. Formed in early 2024, Sea Circus has quickly become known ...

The Mossman Show Ball is being revived after decades in hiatus. Show Society president Matty Hatfield said the Mossman hall would be fully decorated for the show cabaret to be hel ...

It is shaping up to be the first election at which minors out-poll each of the major parties. In this environment, how-to-vote cards are important, even decisive – despite a high percentage of voters ...

Douglas Shire Council has received offers to design, construct, deliver and operate the new Daintree ferry while more than $9 million has been committed to upgrading surrounding r ...