Category: Tourism and Travel
Wangetti Trail / Have Your Say
Now is your time to provide feedback on the Wangetti Trail proposal. Public comment is due in by September 11, 2020.
The Reef / The fascinating complexity of coral colonies
Like landscapes, organisms are the sum of complex networks of interacting elements from many different groups of smaller organisms. Coral colonies are a dramatic example of this idea, with animal, plant, bacterial and other actors contributing to the whole that we call a “coral”.
Community / Revised Wangetti Trail released
The latest round of community consultation and engagement on the Wangetti Trail will begin today. View the new trail alignment, eco accommodation and public camping area locations and inclusions, construction methodology, campsite construction methodology, waterway crossings, approvals process and get a sneak peak of the fantastic views that will be visible from spots along the trail….see link in article.
Mossman Gorge / Business of the Week
The Mossman Gorge has always held a special place in the hearts of Douglas residents and those who choose to visit this special place. Today, Natalie chats with Assistant General Manager, Rachael Hodges, about what visitors can expect to see when visiting, the incredible achievements in Indigenous tourism and her favourite Mossman Gorge experience.
Budget Analysis / Tourism Port Douglas Daintree funding slashed, Douglas Chamber of Commerce funding approved
⟼Tourism Port Douglas Daintree funding slashed by close to 50%
⟼Douglas Chamber of Commerce (DCC) funding approved for $50 000
⟼Tourism and Economic Development Officer appointed
Back Country Bliss / Business of the Week
As the Douglas Shire awakens from the COVID-19 lockdown, each week, DouglasNews.Network shines a light on a local business operating within the stunning backyard we call home.Today, Jason from tour operator Back Country Bliss gives Natalie the lowdown on everything blissful, and chats about taking the path less travelled on Back Country Bliss’s Devil’s Thumb hiking tour.
Perspectives / If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you?
The debate continues over bridges and amendments to the town plan, purchasing of lap pools and grooming of beaches…
Perspectives / Is Tourism Port Douglas Daintree’s funding under threat?
Natalie Johnson, a twenty-five-year veteran of the tourism industry and current tourism business owner, explores her growing concern in a three-part series, for the future of independent local tourism organisation, Tourism Port Douglas Daintree (TPDD).
Perspectives / What role does tourism play in the new TEDO role?
What does the “tourism” in the recently advertised Tourism and Economic Development Officer role at Douglas Shire Council represent?
Lifestyle / Out of isolation and into nature
With the easing of coronavirus restrictions this long weekend, it was time to de-screen and get back to the reason so many of us live in the Douglas Shire – nature. Wanting to take advantage of as many eased restrictions as possible, plans were devised for a picnic and friendly game of bocce on Oak Beach and a hike to Mowbray Falls.