Category: People of Douglas Shire

Budding Picassos throughout the Douglas Shire have warmly embraced Belinda William’s IsoArt Escape online art project. Jayne chats with Belinda to find out more about the project.

A local artist genuinely captured by the wonder of the sea, Stephanie Elizabeth shares a little of her mermaid tale with us today. Recently returning to Port Douglas, Stephanie is setting up home and studio in the destination that most inspires her creativity.

Newscorp announced today over 100 regional and community mastheads under its publishing businesses will either move to full digital broadcast, merge or become sections of larger publications, effectively ceasing printed rural content in small Australian communities.

As local businesses and community groups emerge from lockdown with relief, the team at Douglas News Network look at the lessons we have learned, and how we are forging a way forward. Today, Jayne Miller chats with Miss Saskia Turner, owner of the beloved Bodies In Motion Dance School…

Natalie has a socially distanced email chat with John about his and Jenny’s remarkable Coral Nurture Program on the Great Barrier Reef.

An interview with one of the Douglas Shire’s dedicated advocates for protecting the Great Barrier Reef, John Rumney of Eye to Eye Marine Encounters shares his concerns and efforts to bring awareness to some of the issues concerning the Great Barrier Reef.

Obituary for the beloved Paul Grischy of Catalina days….