An alert has been issued for flooding on the Captain Cook Highway, but the road is still open at this stage. Road alerts have been issued by the State Government Transport Department for several roads ...

With the trail fully accessible again, visitors are reminded to tread lightly, respect the landscape, and ensure the protection of this significant site fo ...

The WindSwell crew won the Low Isle Launch Rally prize for best dressed. Picture: Shaun Hollis Hundreds of glistening blue scad mackerel leap out of the water in front of our catamaran as we cut ...

Two people were yesterday rescued from rising floodwaters in Gordonvale, which has been hit by a deluge of rain from a tropical low hovering off the coast near Innisfail. Officers from Edmonton and ...

Residents of the Douglas Shire under 65 now have access to a free Community Transport service, launched by the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre to address a decades-long need. Operated by volunteers ...

Cafe Fresq social media superstars Rosie Jones and Logan Buzza Image Credit: Byron Filmer Port Douglas’s Cafe Fresq is not just all about great food and quality “get your day started” beverages… they ...

The newly formed Port Douglas and District Probus Club celebrated its launch with a successful Lady Douglas riverboat cruise.

The Daintree microgrid project has had a long and troubled history since it first received a funding pledge in 2022. Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of lying ...

The announcement earlier this month that Douglas Shire Council would stage its Australia Day awards ceremony on the Friday night, January 24, was met with widespread objection from Newsport readers.