Category: Featured Story
Police Beat / Operation Quebec Clarify: Man Extradited from India
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) in partnership with the Australian Federal Police, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and Indian Government have successfully extradited a man to face prosecution for the murder of a Queensland woman in October, 2018.
COUNCIL NEWS IN 5 / Thursday 19 January 2023
IN BRIEF / The latest news from Douglas Shire Council
COUNCIL NEWS IN 5 / Tuesday 13 December 2022
IN BRIEF / The latest news from Douglas Shire Council
New Rules for Scooter and Skateboard Riders Around the Douglas Shire
New rules and increased penalties apply to people riding personal mobility devices (such as e-scooters and e-skateboards) in Queensland.
New $2 million home for Far Northern firefighters providing good jobs and better services
The new $2 million Mossman Fire and Rescue Station was officially opened today.
Citizen Scientists Bolster Waterway Health Report Card with newly Released Mangrove Assessment
The Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card 2022 has been released by Wet Tropics Waterways.
It grades the condition of the freshwater basins, estuaries and marine environments across the Wet Tropics as an action of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan. For the first time it includes data on mangrove condition.
Local Traffic Update/ Changed Conditions for Port Douglas Gran Fondo September 10 and 11
The Port Douglas Gran Fondo is coming to the region, delivering up to $5 million into the local economy with a variety of cycling courses and Festival events.
Scientists Call for a National Approach to Marine and Coastal Restoration
A new study led by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and James Cook University calls for a new coordinated and scaled-up approach to restoring Australia’s coastal and marine ecosystems.
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL / A Decision on the Future of the Daintree Ferry
A special Council meeting was held this morning Tuesday 9 August 2022, at 10am. Business conducted at the Special Council meeting was the Daintree Ferry crossing solution.
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL / Decides on the Daintree Ferry, Tourism Strategies, Water and Waste
Douglas Shire Council met this morning and made some important decisions regarding the future of the Daintree ferry, and numerous other issues related to tourism strategies, waste management and water.