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NAIDOC Week / Bigger, Brighter and Better for 2021
Mossman is firing up for NAIDOC Week 2021 with a calendar of events celebrating the rich and diverse cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Letter to the Editor / Duty of Care to Future Generations
I had noted, but not grasped the significance of, the recent decision brought down in the case of Sharma v the Minister for the Environment, where eight school children challenged the minister (Sussan Ley) to uphold her duty of care for the future generations, and not approve a specific coal mine expansion in Northern NSW.
Letter to the Editor / Marina Carpark-A Slight on all of Port Douglas
As I was walking around our beautiful Port this morning, I was struck by the decrepit state of the Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina carpark.
Letter to Editor / Douglas Shire Council Funding for Developers
$1 million in rate payer money to assist developers? Are they crazy in Douglas Shire Council? Who are the Councillors that voted for this?
Council Defeats Motion For More Open Meetings
❝It is essential that the public be given the opportunity to hear the machinations of Council and how it works, how Councillors can ask questions, bring up suggestions, and how it is possible to contribute.❞ Cr Noli
What’s On Around the Douglas Shire This Weekend?
Enjoy our definitive guide to ‘What’s On’ in, and around, the Douglas Shire this weekend.
Incompetent Council’s $4.5 Million Daintree Ferry Fiasco
Why are there still long queues with no date for a solution? Instead this incompetent Council spent $4.5 million to buy the old ferry. This fiasco has wasted 18 months of time and resources when the previous and very competent Council would have had two ferries operating, and have solved the problem of the long wait times.
Open Letter / The Reef Is In Danger. Pretending That It Is Not, Helps Nobody.
❝I write to you as a person with a long history in water quality and its impact on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in support of the recommendation to list the site as “In Danger”.
Having been involved with farming, water quality and the reef for 30 years, I have some insight into the impact of water pollution and solutions to it.❞
Douglas Shire Businesses To Lead The Way As Plastic Free Champions
“I can present examples of plastic-free alternatives and help in a meaningful way to guide the process and help business make a start in their plastic-free journey.”
DSSG Response to Council’s Foreshore Management Plans
Douglas Shire Sustainability Group (DSSG) responds to Douglas Shire Council Draft Foreshore Management Plans