10+ hour, 31+ min ago   (464+ words) A community staple at the center of local life, Mossman Hardware has been trading for 16 years, continuing a proud legacy on the corner of 2 Mill Street that has served residents for over 120 years. Long before the current hardware store opened…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (262+ words) There are more humpback whales migrating through the Great Barrier Reef than there have been for at least 60 years, with more than 50,000 passing through Far North Queensland waters this season. Industrial whaling six decades ago reduced humpbacks numbers to less…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (132+ words) The Copperlode Falls Dam Early Warning System will be live tested on Thursday, September 3 between 10am and midday. The test will involve the simultaneous activation of nine outdoor warning sirens located across Redlynch, Redlynch Valley, Freshwater and Brinsmead. All stations will…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (342+ words) Underwater cameraman and documentary director Ross Isaacs has worked in some of the most exotic locations across the globe creating stunning images, but his latest project hits much closer to home. Isaacs, of Port Douglas, has worked with local printer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (429+ words) A Queensland gardening and stock-feed company is proposing to start a mulch-production industry in Mossman employing more than 75 workers, a Douglas Shire councillor says. Oreco Group, which was founded on the Sunshine Coast in the 1990s, has been revealing a series…...