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NEW RELEASE: An epic short film by National Geographic film makers, Story in Progress shot on expedition to the remote Swain Reefs during the Great Reef Census in late 2020 with Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef

THE world’s first dedicated coral conservation facility will be located at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia. The Living Coral Biobank aims to secure the long-term future and biodiversity of corals worldwide which are under severe threat due to climate change.

The protection of women was again at the forefront of the legislative agenda of the Palaszczuk Labor Government as it delivered significant consent law reforms in Parliament yesterday.

Queensland will be set to receive an added $203M in annual gross value with the imminent construction of Australia’s first Fairmont Hotel, scheduled for construction in Port Douglas this year, according to a new report. 

Decalobanthus peltatus is a classical example of a misunderstood plant. It is listed internationally as an invasive species because of the way it rapidly grows and colonises disturbed rainforests. It is believed that it smothers and strangles the rainforest trees eventually killing them. Despite being a native species, several countries spend huge amounts of money on herbicides and wages to eliminate it with no evidence of success.

The search is on for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and groups to showcase Indigenous culture at the Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021.

Australia has a diversity of unique native coconut phenotypes. These need to be preserved in their preferred habitat, the littoral edge of tropical forests. Currently thousands of coconuts are being actively poisoned or cut down based on the poorly researched belief that they are an invasive species. This has already resulted in irreplaceable loss of unique Australian biodiversity and will result in the extinction of more phenotypes.

Entries have now closed for the Palaszczuk Government’s $3 million ‘Cairns Holiday Dollars’ program.

Call of the Running Tide (CRT) is a biennial environmental sculpture and multimedia festival imagined for the Douglas Shire. The festival is held at various locations around the Douglas Shire.

Tourism Port Douglas Daintree is embarking on the development of a Destination Tourism Plan and the Douglas Shire community is invited to contribute their valuable feedback.