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I was the superintendent of Mossman Hospital in 1983 as the Daintree blockade, led by Mike Berwick, was unfolding. While the Blockade was ultimately unsuccessful and a new road was carved from Cape Tribulation to Bloomfield, the Blockade led to the World Heritage listing of the Daintree Rainforest, limiting its development and totally preventing logging..Fast forward to 2020 – the year of COVID-19….The Bloomfield Track remains a windy unsealed road with steep sections. For an undisclosed reason, the new Council has re-opened the issue of building a bridge.  I don’t understand how this became a priority….

The Daintree River Crossing Options Report prepared by the Douglas Shire Council is not an economic analysis that governments would use to determine if an option is worth funding. Cost Benefit Analysis reports are used to show if a project generates a net public benefit or cost. The Cost Benefit Analysis shows: Two Ferry Option yields a $6.817 million net benefit while the Bridge Option yields a $40.644 million net cost.

When NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro threatened to move all his members, including ministers, to the crossbench unless the NSW Government backed down on koala protection, Liberal Premier Gladys Berejiklian immediately called his bluff: do that and all National Ministers would be sacked and the Liberals would govern alone. There would be no change to koala protection.

In a year of unprecedented uncertainty, Cairns Regional Council (CRC) have stepped up to the plate and committed to a five-year, multi-million-dollar funding agreement with Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ).

Bees are succumbing to the sweeping changes that have come in the wake of our own species’ rise.
One of the biggest threats to bee populations is the chemical and genetic technology that our modern agricultural systems now rely upon.
Insecticides kill insects. Bees are insects. Therefore insecticides kill bees.One group of men in Mossman are taking a proactive stance in addressing this problem…

COVID-19 UPDATE /
Dr Doug Quarry provides us with today’s update focussing on immunity and vaccine development. Today he examines:
▶︎ Will we need a booster shot after vaccination?
▶︎ The concept of prime-boosting

The Junior U13-14s enjoyed a rare team home game at Cassowary on Sunday September 13, 2020 against TAS.

Douglas Shire school students have been super busy competing in district and regional sports-catch up with all the action here!

This morning, local AFL fans were treated to a Sydney Swans training session at the Port Douglas Sports Complex, with all the big team names on the field, including Lance (Buddy) Franklin and Tom Papley.

Allegations have been made in several websites and media platforms that DouglasNews.Network was formed because the management does not accept the outcome of the recent Council election.
This is absolutely untrue.