The new Port Douglas Rainforest Studio and Gallery is not just a space for Erin Frizelle to display her work, but a long time dream which has now been realised. Ms Frizelle has li ...

Packed full of news, social calendar reminders, sports results and the best of Douglas Shire business happenings, the FREE Newsport Daily Print edition is now on the streets to keep readers informed.

Many councils across Australia have a three-bin system, with the green one used for organic waste. A staggering 70 per cent of garbage thrown into Douglas Shire’s household bins does not need to go in ...

Calls by Mareeba farmers to remove crocodiles from the upper parts of the Mitchell and Barron Rivers have been backed by Cook MP David Kempton. Farmer George Adil earlier this mon ...

Maybe Medicare payments should cut out altogether when specialists’ gap fees rise too much – certainly if they are more than the scheduled fee itself.” Last week the independent think tank the Grattan ...

No night closures of the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas are planned in June and July, the State Government Transport and Main Roads Department (TMR) has announced. TMR issued the ...

A man has been arrested after two police officers were assaulted at a Mossman Gorge home yesterday evening. Police were called after a 27-year-old Mossman Gorge man allegedly disobeyed a domestic ...

There are at least 5.3 million pet cats in Australia, 70 per cent of which are allowed to roam and hunt. Picture: Shaun Hollis A Douglas Shire resident has stepped up his long-term campaign to protect ...

Hugo, 10, has been drawing portraits of Port Douglas cafe customers. Picture: Shaun Hollis One young Port Douglas artist is chasing his dream of becoming a filmmaker, one portrait at a time. Hugo, 10, ...

Up to 180 new apprentices will join the more than 600 already helping to keep the power on in Queensland as part of the Ergon Energy Network and Energex state-wide recruitment dri ...

Traveller Maisie Hurst was last seen in Melbourne on June 6 in her Ford Econovan but has not been heard from since. Picture: Supplied A family desperate for information about the whereabouts of their ...