1+ week, 5+ day ago   (109+ words) newsport daily Events, tours and many balmy days featured in August in Far North Queensland, with festivals and charity luncheons taking place across the region. Some unseasonal rain also spoilt the party at times, with cars still having to be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) Mossman State High School’s Indoor Sports Centre was bustling on Tuesday evening, 25 August, as a large crowd of students and parents turned out for the annual Subject and Careers’ Expo. The event provided families a comprehensive look at the subject…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (143+ words) A new logo capturing the natural beauty of the Douglas Shire has been unveiled ahead of the council’s 150-year commemoration. Created by Bamboo designer Lisa Previte, the winning entry was selected from a strong field in the Douglas Shire Council…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (440+ words) You don’t want to be asking Premier Crisafulli for any money for major projects until after the Olympics, is the whisper going around the Shire seats of power. Which is troublesome when you might be needing some quick cash to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) From kayaking across Lake Tinaroo to stepping up to the mic at Cluster Band Camp, Wonga Beach State School students have had an action-packed term of outdoor adventure, musical teamwork, and personal milestones. The outdoor season kicked off with the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (101+ words) We waited until the king tides were at their lowest at 2.30pm last Wednesday afternoon and strode out confidently across the vast region of low-tide sand and reef out the front of near where the Palmer golf course is. Spreading out…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (252+ words) Nearly 200,000 wanding scans across Queensland have resulted in the seizure of 1,439 knives and edged weapons since July last year, marking a significant milestone under Jack’s Law. Jack’s Law provides police the authority to lawfully use handheld metal detectors (wanding) to…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (260+ words) Yes looks absolutely fantastic but not really set up for the public unfortunately. I assumed it was going to be a bar come restaurant and it doesn’t have toilets. It’s solely a very very nice clubhouse only for Ellis Beach…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (205+ words) The new $5m Ellis Beach Surf Life Saving Club has opened after a more than 10-year fight to build the new centre. The club has relocated across the busy Captain Cook Highway following a grassroots campaign to protect members from the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (272+ words) The headline in the Melbourne Argus on Friday, September 14, 1945, reads “More names of Australian POWs at Singapore”. “This list, which concerns Changi Camp, does not necessarily exhaust the names in each alphabetical group,” the Argus story states. Among the soldiers…...