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

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 rainfal ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Beth Treloar Gomez discovered the Australian scrub python on her fence, and had the length independently verified by an expert. “Due to the fruit bats on Lou Price Drive, and the rain, this one has ...

With the trail fully accessible again, visitors are reminded to tread lightly, respect the landscape, and ensure the protection of this significant site fo ...

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 ...

Road closures south of Cairns due to flooding were anticipated to cause transport issues for the Douglas Shire. Picture: Weather IQ Supermarket shelves are so far the hardest thing hit in the Douglas ...

I like to think I have reasonable smarts to take on board relevant and useful advice from experts, and discard that which is irrelevant to me. I also think I know a bit about the weather, even in a ...