Wylie Clarke, 17, was bitten by a death adder on Sunday night on a station north of Coen, Cape York. Picture: Wylie Clarke. Wylie Clarke has quite the tale to tell… about treading on the tail of one ...

Local SES crew are just one of the many volunteer groups that help our community. Image: Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre Get ready for a day of community fun at the Douglas Shire Volunteer ...

Over the past twelve months, you would have to be a rare individual if you had not questioned living in this region. Biblical deluges with mountains literally dissolving before our eyes, roads in ...

Mossman CWA Members Maree Rutherford, Debbie McPaul and Valerie Geary did a great job as part of their monthly market on Election Day. Picture: Bryan Littlely President Laurie Taylor and Vice ...

Amanda Haines and Barbara Wolveridge have joined forces as Team Wolveridge to elevate the luxury real estate experience in the Douglas Shire.

The council’s Coconut Management Action Plan was introduced to reduce its exposure to public liability claims and to protect people from being injured by falling coconuts, fronds and trees. Help us to ...

The Killaloe Mainstream Aquaculture fish farm at the centre of an odour incident impacting neighbours over the past two weeks. Picture: Mainstream Aquaculture The directors of the Killaloe fish farm ...

Up to 100 people are expected to gather in front of the Douglas Shire administration building from 10.30am today to commemorate Remembrance Day. Marking the 106th anniversary of the end of World War I ...

Pam Lewis says it might be confusing to have two different speed zones in Macrossan Street, and 40km the whole way would be sufficient. Picture: Bryan Littlely News that the speed limit is soon to be ...

Fabulous guests dressed to impress in the “Fabulous Flamingos” theme. Picture: Giada Pestillo Palm Cove’s beloved Nu Nu Restaurant celebrated the 21st anniversary of its Melbourne Cup fundraiser with ...

Local conservationist Dr Dean Miller has won Australian Geographic Society’s inaugural $50,000 Awards for Nature prize for the Forever Reef Project which safeguards the biodiversity of the Great ...