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Our local Douglas Shire schools are celebrating big achievements, with students excelling at a Cairns science conference and securing spots at state competi ...

Want to pimp up your pool game this summer? One lucky Newsport reader will take home two fun new floaties from Acquaboss ...

The Nature’s Wonders: Cairns' Flora and Fauna exhibition by french artist Ludwine Probst is set to open on November 1 at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, showcasing the region's diverse and stunning ...

Under the restrictions, banned will be the topping up of private pools, cleaning windows, watering plants by council and private gardens, turning on water features, even the use of water pistols and ...

Port Douglas residents concerned about a spate of tree felling which has cleared significant trees across the township to make way for development or deemed to be unhealthy and unable to save now have ...

All set for the spooks, scares and trick or treating tonight are Rattle 'N' Hum's Cel Vergara, Lani Dickson and Alannah Micallef. Picture: Bryan Littlely Get set for all kinds of spooky tonight across ...

Getting into the Christmas spirit are, from left, Councillor Damian Meadows , Councillor Abigail Noli, Lee Yeatman (Goobidi Bamaga), Councillor Roy Zammataro, Anita Everett (DSC), Emma Travers (Port ...

Mountain biker and hiker Brigitta Robinson says to treat the Wangetti Trail as a great hiking trail and a trail you can take a bike on, not a mountain biking trail. Picture: Bryan Littlely THE newly ...

As of Sunday night with 66.3 per cent of the vote counted, Mr Kempton enjoyed a 9.8 per cent swing on the primary vote to lead Labor’s Cynthia Lui 7875 votes to 7665, but by 2101 votes in the ...