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 ...

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 ...

Chillagoe SES will upgrade its kitchen and storage facilities with more than $11,000 in grant funds. Critical funding to strengthen the emergency response capability of State Emergency Services (SES) ...

Police have confirmed an abandoned red tractor just south of Wonga Beach with a bright yellow police notice on it is not the one an escaped Lotus Glen prisoner drove last week. A Queensland Police ...

Each dry season, Rex Smeal Park turns into a relaxed stage for artists and performers from around the world. Video: Jamie Jansen If you’ve been down to Rex Smeal Park around sunset lately, you’ve ...

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 ...

Artist Bianca Velder with her painting Mellifera, which features on the exhibition poster. Picture: Shaun Hollis Bianca Velder says she is excited that her artwork Mellifera has become the public face ...

Families can look forward to using the new Port Douglas Splash Park during the Term 3 school holidays, with the $4.75 million project due for completion in time for the September ...

Mosquito-borne disease malaria has been detected on a Torres Strait island. Malaria has impacted Boigu Island on the Torres Strait with one local resident on the most northern island of Australia ...

The Norship boatyard in Cairns is one of the inspirations for a new Port Douglas Waterfront South Precinct plan. Picture: Norship A multimillion-dollar development at the Port Douglas south wharf ...