Category: Featured Story
International Women’s Day Celebrated in Style in the Douglas Shire
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
Queenslanders Offered $200 Travel Vouchers to Visit Tropical Cairns and Great Barrier Reef
In a joint initiative of the Queensland State Government and Tourism Tropical North Queensland, a campaign offering $200 travel vouchers to Queenslanders was announced today.
Australia’s First Fairmont Hotel in Port Douglas Reveals Design Concept
INNOVATIVE luxury property developer Chiodo has announced the appointment of Studio Carter to direct the interior design of its new $300 million luxury resort, Fairmont Port Douglas.
Identifying the Diversity of Native Coconuts in Australia
THERE is a widespread belief that coconuts are not native to Australia and that they were introduced by mariners and the Queensland Acclimatisation Society.
Clean Up Australia Events Around The Douglas Shire
CLEAN UP Australia inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. This weekend, the Douglas Shire community will Step Up to Clean Up across three different locations.
Opinion / Daintree’s Iconic Ecosystem Is Under Threat
THE World Heritage Listed Wet Tropics of Queensland are one of 19 Australian iconic ecosystems under threat. Dangers to the ecosystem include “habitat fragmentation, fringe livestock grazing, increased urbanisation, more frequent and severe fires and invasive plants and animals. Climate change poses perhaps the greatest threat overall…”
Cyclone Niran Forms in Coral Sea This Morning
THE Bureau of Meteorology has released the latest tropical cyclone advice as tropical cyclone Niran has developed off the north Queensland coast. The cyclone is currently moving slowly northeast, but may drift a little to the west, closer to the coast, on Wednesday.
Tropical Low Brings Chaos to Cairns as Douglas Prepares
There are no significant changes to the forecast track nor intensity of the current tropical low with the 2.00pm BOM update but gales are now extending beyond the coastal fringe, with significant impact experienced in Cairns and southern areas today.
The Evidence for Native Coconuts Growing in Australia
A closer look at the long-standing history of coconuts in Australia. Historical sightings, Indigenous knowledge, linguistics and oral history about coconuts is evidence that they grew in Australia prior to European colonisation in 1788. A fossil coconut and fossils of Cocos pollen are evidence that they may have been in Australia for millions of years.
Experience an Extraordinary View From Mars
Experience the extraordinary view from Mars as NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover gets its first high-definition look around its new home.