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What’s On Around the Douglas Shire This Weekend 6-8 August 2021

Enjoy our definitive guide to ‘What’s On’ in, and around, the Douglas Shire this weekend.

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Queensland Launches Jobs Plan Under New Climate Action Blueprint

“We are seizing the opportunity to establish Queensland as a national leader in a low-carbon economy and create 185,000 jobs, the most out of any state in the country.”

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Payments Now Available for Local ‘Back To Work’ Employers

LOCAL employers may now be able to start claiming up to $20,000 under the Palaszczuk Government’s $140 million revitalised Back to Work program.

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Police Beat / Search Continues for Man Missing in Remote Cape York, FNQ

Police are continuing their search for missing Victorian man Bruce Atkinson, on a 4WD adventure in remote far north Queensland, after he failed to arrive at a campsite on Monday night.

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COVID-19 Case in Cairns Today with Local Exposure Sites Just Announced

Locations in Cairns, Cairns North, Trinity Beach and Yorkeys Knob have been added to local exposure sites after a COVID-19 case was confirmed in Cairns earlier today.

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Police Beat / Search Underway for Man Missing in Remote Cape York, FNQ

Police are coordinating a search for missing Victorian man Bruce Atkinson, on a 4WD adventure in remote far north Queensland, after he failed to arrive at a campsite last night (Monday, August 2, 2021).

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HAVE YOUR SAY / Traffic Issues in Craiglie Expected to Worsen

Craiglie residents are reporting experiencing significant traffic issues with traffic from both sides of Beor Street not being able to safely turn onto the highway…

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Crocodile Numbers in Queensland Reveal their Recovery from Near Extinction

A new Queensland Government survey shows that crocodile populations throughout Queensland continue to recover after the reptiles were almost hunted to extinction before being protected…

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NEWS IN 5 / Tuesday August 3 2021

IN BRIEF / The latest news affecting the Douglas Shire

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