With her wildlife photography, Josephine Warnet hopes to help people become more aware of endangered wildlife.

Let's make sure our government and NGOs come together and do their very best to research a way forward for our wonderful ...

The two main roads into Douglas Shire are both open, but the Queensland Transport and Main Roads Department are advising drivers to continue to proceed with care. The Captain Cook Highway is “open ...

A new 3m-wide shared bike and walking path planned for a 2km stretch of Port Douglas Road is “shovel-ready” - as long as the Federal Government comes up with three quarters of ...

Douglas heptathlete Unity Beitzel’s Olympic dream is one step closer after she recently qualified for the national championships taking place in April. At just 22, Unity finished second in the Women's ...

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The Cairns Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) has issued a Minor Flood Warning for the Mulgrave River and Flood Warning for the Russell River. Over the last week, high rainfall totals have ...

Small businesses and the council are reassuring Douglas Shire residents and businesses there is plenty of food to go around ...

The Douglas Heat basketball stadium was packed to the rafters for the club’s come-and-try day on Sunday. This was one of the biggest turnouts in recent memory, as junior players from 4-year-old ...

Douglas Shire can spare a thought for those in Townsville and Ingham hit hardest by flooding which continues to cause issues for supermarket transport throughout Far North Queensland. In scenes ...

The Captain Cook Highway has been impacted by a landslide near Ellis Beach. Picture: Bryan Littlely A landslide just south of Ellis Beach has partially closed the Cook Highway with reports filtering ...

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 ...