Calls by Mareeba farmers to remove crocodiles from the upper parts of the Mitchell and Barron Rivers have been backed by Cook MP David Kempton. Farmer George Adil earlier this mon ...

Maybe Medicare payments should cut out altogether when specialists’ gap fees rise too much – certainly if they are more than the scheduled fee itself.” Last week the independent think tank the Grattan ...

No night closures of the Captain Cook Highway between Cairns and Port Douglas are planned in June and July, the State Government Transport and Main Roads Department (TMR) has announced. TMR issued the ...

Up to 180 new apprentices will join the more than 600 already helping to keep the power on in Queensland as part of the Ergon Energy Network and Energex state-wide recruitment dri ...

A man has been arrested after two police officers were assaulted at a Mossman Gorge home yesterday evening. Police were called after a 27-year-old Mossman Gorge man allegedly disobeyed a domestic ...

Hugo, 10, has been drawing portraits of Port Douglas cafe customers. Picture: Shaun Hollis One young Port Douglas artist is chasing his dream of becoming a filmmaker, one portrait at a time. Hugo, 10, ...

Cat-curfew campaigner sets his aim higher ...

With the help of generous locals, The Hungry Pug cafe in Mareeba has made a huge difference by raising enough money to donate about 40 mobile phones to charity. The phones, to be ...

A family desperate for information about the whereabouts of their sister, Australian traveller Maisie Hurst (Maze), has turned to the Port Douglas Backpackers page, along with doz ...

On November 28, 1961, a Kuku Yalanji couple from Mossman, and three of their six children, received a letter from the Queensland Director of Native Affairs granting them an exemption from the ...