The Electoral Commission of Queensland has given notice for the Mareeba Shire Council postal by-election for Saturday, 5 April 2025. This election will be for a Councillor position, following the ...

There were 220 men who went to World War I with strong connections to Douglas Shire, a new study has revealed. These included remarkable Diggers such as Jack Crees, who signed the ...

Through Port Cosmetic Clinic, Tik and Joyce have created a community where beauty, confidence, and empowerment thrive.

English teacher Jane Collison - who uses Newsport Print and other newspapers to enhance literacy - alongside student Jean Barlow and STEPS Executive Manager Cassie Stanley. Photo: Jamie Jansen. In ...

A pair of legends of the Australian rock music scene and a top-line Indie-pop trio will be the headline acts for the Savannah Sounds music festival coming to Port Douglas in May. Indie-pop band ...

Tiler Evan McCrea told the court he contacted police partly in response to a warning from his ex-wife that he could become a suspect in the murder of the former Paws and Claws pet shelter volunteer, ...

The Savannah Sounds first band line-up announcement will be made at 9am today. Savannah Sounds is a new weekend-long music festival coming to Port Douglas Carnivale from May 23-25 ...

Douglas Shire Council’s Disaster Management Unit team members Shane Brumby and Natascha Schwarzer. Picture: Douglas Shire Council Douglas Shire Council has responded to an urgent call for assistance ...

Sadly the retaining sea wall will be so high that it will obscure half of palm cove so we as residents spend millions to build a wall to obscure a view that millions pay to visitor. There was a public ...

A Mowbray father and son have been convicted for a series of drug-trafficking-related offences. Paul Micheal Heidke, 45, was sentenced in Cairns Supreme Court to nine years and three months in jail, ...

Baby crocodile hatchlings have been inundating the Daintree River region, to the delight of tourists and locals alike. Picture: David Cook Daintree River tour operators are overjoyed about a recent ...

The names of the first bands for music festival Savannah Sounds are about to drop. Picture: Savannah in the Round Are you as keen as us to find out who the headline acts are for Savannah Sounds? Well, ...