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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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].

Mitch Worth has joined Raine & Horne Port Douglas | Mossman, bringing his people-first mindset and diverse experience to a new career in real estate.

Douglas Shire’s peak tourism body will closely examine this Sunday’s Ironman Cairns event to see how improvements can be made for locals and tourists, but the council will not ...

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 ...