Tag: douglas shire council
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL / Draft Economic Development Strategy Released For Public Consultation
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE A DRAFT Economic Development Strategy designed to leverage sensible economic drivers and diversify the economy has been released for public…
DOUGLAS SHIRE / Rising Community Concern Over Proposed Development
DOUGLASNEWS.NETWORK A passionate community group launched in the Douglas Shire this week, with the intention of bringing greater awareness to their concerns over a proposed…
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL / Information Session On Doing Business With Council
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL RELEASE Are you a local business that currently does business with Douglas Shire Council, or is interested in opportunities to do so? …
CONSULTATION / Opens For Active Douglas Strategy
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL RELEASE SPORTS vouchers are up for grabs as Douglas Shire Council seeks feedback about parks, trails, and public sporting facilities in Douglas…
DAINTREE FERRY / Council Confuses Community
DOUGLASNEWS.NETWORK After making a decision that seemed to confuse most, Council has issued a media release seeking to clarify its intentions about the future of…
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL / Wine, Crisis Housing, Tenders & Complaints
An Ordinary Douglas Shire Council meeting was held this morning Wednesday 27 January 2020, at 10am. All Councillors were in attendance at this morning’s meeting…
ON THE AGENDA / Douglas Shire Council
An Ordinary Douglas Shire Council meeting will be held tomorrow Wednesday 27 January 2020, at 10am.
AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS / Announcing the Douglas Shire Nominees
DOUGLASNEWS.NETWORK Local legends will be celebrated at tomorrow’s Australia Day Awards across seven categories recognising exemplary service and achievement. 28 new Australian citizens will also…
NEWSROOM / Daintree Ferry Proposal to Proceed
Last week Douglas Shire Councillors considered the results of its recent survey about options for crossing the Daintree. The survey results confirm the views of DSSG members that a bridge is neither required nor desired and that this community prefers conservation over development. Two thirds of those surveyed said they preferred a two ferry system.
DOUGLAS SHIRE COUNCIL / Mayor criticised by Councillors as Council resolution disobeyed
In unison, all four Councillors criticised aspects of the Daintree ferry debacle that Mayor Kerr has brought about. At Douglas Shire Council’s Ordinary Meeting held on December 15, 2020, the two-ferry or bridge question should have been finalised. It appears, however, that the Mayor is still trying to avoid having the contract signed, by instigating a questionable last minute change to the meeting recommendation, and further, not advising all fellow Councillors of his intention to do so.