Category: Reader’s Favourites
Gallery | Kindness Day At Wonga Beach State School
This afternoon, Wonga Beach State School hosted an afternoon of family entertainment to raise money for beloved local charity KIND Inc and to celebrate World Kindness Day.
GALLERY / Shitbox Rally Departs Port Douglas
More than 250 dodgy Shitbox Rally cars departed from Port Douglas yesterday, inland bound for Adelaide in what promises to be seven days of adventure and laughter in the spirit of raising funds for cancer research.
GALLERY | NicNak Shed Fashion Parade 2023
Browse our gallery of Saturday’s NicNak Fashion parade, a joyful afternoon of fun, fashion, great laughs and wonderful community spirit!
BEST of the Best | Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm Scoops Royal Fine Food Awards
Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm has scooped up multiple awards for their sustainably farmed fish at the Royal Fine Food Awards on Saturday night.
Presented by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW at Sydney Olympic Park, the awards are the pinnacle of recognition amongst Australian producers, examining and celebrating truly inspirational, innovative agricultural food and beverage achievers.
Great Things Happen when our Kids ‘Dare to Dream’
JUTE Theatre Company’s award-winning First Nations residency program, Dare to Dream, hits the road this month, touring the Far North and Cape with I Gut this Feeling, an engaging new theatre work aimed at empowering young people with knowledge for building safer communities.
Crocodile Roundtable to Convene in Cairns on Thursday
The roundtable will discuss DES’ enhanced Crocwise Strategy, Crocodile Management Plan consultation, research and monitoring of estuarine crocodile numbers and behaviour, and future initiatives.
Fascinating Low Isles Preservation Society meeting unveils life on the Great Barrier Reef in the 1890s and a revitalised interest in a maritime history precinct for the Douglas Shire
LOW ISLES Preservation Society held a meeting last week attended by a broad sector of the local community extending from Hopevale to Gordonvale, interested in the latest news, achievements, and future plans for the growing community group.
Conversations / Reuben Dwyer of Quarterhorse.
Today Jayne chats with Reuben Dwyer, a singer and songwriter originally from Melbourne, Australia. He now lives in the Douglas Shire, performing with his band Quarterhorse.
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Conversations / The Platinum Kidd
“I am absolutely excited and full of energy to perform alongside icons of the Aussie music industry, let alone live in front of thousands of fans!”
Research / Identifying the diversity of self-sown native coconuts in Queensland, Australia
The claims that all coconuts (Coco Nucifera L.) were introduced into Australia by Europeans were researched by studying the journals of maritime expeditions, records of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society, historical data and published papers.