Category: People of Douglas Shire

John Rumney, a true hero and champion of the Great Barrier Reef has passed away peacefully.

Enjoy a creative meander with Tina Gonsalves, of Artist Houses who, when not travelling most of the year with her family, calls the Esplanade in Wonga Beach home. 2020 has been an exceptional year for this travelling family….

Everything Flows to the Sea’, was written by Caitlin O’Neil and illustrated by fellow Mossman High student, Alyssa Jackson. Together, the students have created an engaging and beautiful little book that traces the journey of a plastic straw to the ocean…

Mossman Support Services recently welcomed a new manager Heather Taylor on board. Enjoy today’s chat with Heather, and catch up with the latest happenings at your local community centre.
Heather joined the team in March, and little more than a week later, COVID-19 forced the closure of the Centre at a time when community needs remained high, and grew even more.

One local woman’s life story inspires us to make a difference towards waste-free living. Carmel Hatfield speaks with DouglasNews.Network about her journey towards a sustainable life.

Teacher, poet, social epidemiologist, cultural connector and public health sciences researcher …the life adventures and extraordinary achievements of Dr Vanessa Lee, along the road to fulfilling her grandmother’s request to ‘help our people’.

Today, DouglasNews.Network chats with Mossman born and raised Camilla Noli, an author with a knack for writing books that reflect current events. Her latest published novel (her third), The Plague Journal, is no exception. Described as a cross between World War Z and The Da Vinci Code, The Plague Journal is a pre-dystopian novel exploring human reactions to a devastating plague and its aftermath.

Conversations with local up-and-coming artist Hazuki Kirby

“What is the point of a Shire intent of providing good rental yields to its remote owners, when every single tourism business here, is on its knees?”

“We now have a more right wing team at the helm, and as former property development manager, with a few billion bucks of crazy projects behind me, as well as being a loony green, I offer a view on both sides of the fence here.’