The amount of rain that fell at a coastal weather station south of Port Douglas last month was about three times less than what was recorded for the same time the year before. The ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is making a fleeting visit to Far North Queensland this week to coincide with the first major ...

Adrian and Angela Whittaker, well-known fixtures in the Port Douglas community, have earned a strong reputation with Angel Construction. But their ambition and entrepreneurial drive extends to Port ...

News doesn’t stop, not even for the ringing in of a New Year, and the Newsport team has been busy over the festive season to ...

The stunning Port Douglas New Years Eve fireworks display was captured by attendee Salgira Rema Marong. Port Douglas ...

Well done slinky! Take a rest darling it’s been hot out there. It is impossible for oceans to rise in isolation. The world's interconnected oceans cover three hundred and sixty-five million square ...

Bryan Littlely Newsport’s Bryan Littlely has been busy bringing to life stories from across the Douglas Shire in recent months, and getting to know the region in more ways than one… including getting ...

Hugh Spencer's letter regarding the Daintree Microgrid is little more than a bad joke. One of the most sickening things for me this Christmas was his gloating letter, celebrating ...

The price of passports has risen as new 2025 fees and charges kick in. Douglas Shire residents and visitors will be affected by a raft of changes to Federal Government laws, fees and charges. The ...

After years of absence, the beloved Low Isles Launch Rally is set to make a triumphant return on Australia Day, Sunday, 26 January 2025, celebrating its 50th edition in grand styl ...

Newsport readers have reacted to Mayor Lisa Scomazzon’s “New Year’s Resolutions” for the Douglas Shire with a range of suggestions and additions to add to the list of what ...