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Lessons from the 1975 correspondence…

The Daintree Coast is struggling with what is there today. We constantly hear calls from a small cohort of those residents to provide services that were always going to be beyond the scope of the nation’s taxpayers or local ratepayers. Services that are not in keeping with the very place in which they had chosen to live.

Researchers have found that the Great Barrier Reef is contaminated with multiple pesticides “We found 99.8 per cent of the samples contained pesticide mixtures with…

Native taro could be a new horticultural crop for Far North Queensland, as they can be used for ecological weed management to replace chemical herbicides.

“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?”

“It is no longer appropriate, the volume of traffic is growing rapidly, it is largely unmanaged, environmental damage is substantial and the quiet amenity is lost to speeding vehicles” Mr McDonald said.

The Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) has kept the 2020 / 2021 rate increase to a modest 1.23% while forecasting a small operating surplus compared to the Douglas Shire Council’s (DSC) rate increase of 2.2% and projected operating deficit of $3.7 million.

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.

DAMIAN MEADOWS The ever-changing environment of COVID-19 As we are all too well aware, the impacts of COVID-19 on the Shire have been far reaching….

BACK TO SCHOOL for local kids today while the Douglas Shire has enjoyed a busy school holiday period, with everybody from hotels, restaurants, retailers and…