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 ...

New Fair Work laws are bringing big changes for businesses, including rules around mental health, work hours, and employee contracts.

You have the whole road on the closure day. I note bikers already practising riding with car trucks etc all on this road this week. Safety is for all road users not just the cyclists to add further ...

At first, seeing my cafe full of cycling types, I assumed that while the road was closed for a day, it would be offset by increased trade around the event. That lasted for about two years. Perhaps ...

Plenty of local characters feature in Newsport’s gallery of the best May photos. If you have a great photo taken in June which you want included, send it through to [email protected].

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 ...

A Cooktown man has been charged with multiple offences after a white MG was rented in North Cairns and then disappeared. The MG3 was due to be returned to the car-hire business on Wednesday, May 28, ...

New Port Estate Stage 2, comprising up to 39 blocks, stalled in 2022. They may not be enough to save Douglas Shire from a chronic housing shortage, but there are currently more than 50 blocks of land ...

Eco-tourism is often mentioned, but not always well understood. For Port Douglas reef operator Sailaway it’s a guiding principle.

If you’re hopelessly hooked on Netflix’s Selling Sunset, and the jaw-dropping luxury homes it parades across your screen, here’s a surprise plot twist: You don’t need to cross the Pacific to find ...