Month: October 2020

When the ancient Greeks started to ask their questions, they encountered an underlying problem with the answers. “But, how can we know that”?

2020 is proving to be a critical year for the significance of DAB in the Douglas Shire community. While the gallery and studio space closed in early March for over three months, many homebound creatives carried on, relishing their newfound space and the additional time to create. When DAB re-opened, it provided a newfound base for an enriched creative life for many new members, with increased membership, and enrolment in popular classes such as pottery, painting, and glass work.

When Joe Biden gets a clear majority of the vote and Electoral College on Tuesday, a side question will be whether Donald Trump goes willingly or has to be militarily crowbarred out of the White House before inauguration day. Either way he will go.
The real issue is whether Biden and his Vice President, Kamala Harris, can reverse not only the excesses of Trump but replace the whole rotten dysfunction of the American polity that set in with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.

The race for the #QLDElection2020 finish line is on, with tomorrow being Election Day. If you’re a late starter, and are heading to the polls tomorrow, here’s a few key tips to bear in mind.

We chat with Brett “Beaver” Neal today, who has been busy covering every nook and cranny of the Gulf on her “listening tour” in the lead up to election day tomorrow. Brett has worked on North Queensland cattle stations, with Indigenous youth and has been a prominent sportswoman with Fred Brophy’s Boxing Tent traveling around the North-West.

We chat with Cynthia Lui of the ALP today, incumbent Member for the Cook electorate. Cynthia was inspired to join the political world because grown up in the northernmost region of Australia, she was acutely aware of the tyranny of distance for people in remote and regional communities. Cynthia has devoted her life and career to help closing the gap between the regions. She describes one of the most rewarding things about being the Member for Cook is that she has played a role in achieving greater outcomes in health and educational services to all communities in Cook, including those in the more remote areas.

Taking action today to save the world’s corals for tomorrow.
An exceptional group of individuals and organisations have joined forces with a single purpose: to collect living specimens of the world’s coral species and preserve them in a ‘coral ark’, creating a true legacy for future generations.

A COMMUNITY group will be formed to monitor recreational all-terrain vehicle use at Wonga Beach and report issues to Douglas Shire Council under a new interim foreshore management plan. Council has adopted an Interim Wonga Beach Foreshore Management Plan which allows Wonga Beach residents to use quad bikes in an environmentally-sensitive manner on sections of the 10.5km stretch of coastline.

LOCAL golfers can continue to swing their clubs around the Mossman Golf Course with a crop of keen players hitting the sweet spot under a new lease arrangement. Douglas Shire Council resolved to buy the golf course land and facilities from Douglas Shire Community and Sports Club Inc, with the new lease giving local golfers a firm grip on the future of the site.

Registrations are now open for an amazing opportunity to clean-up some of those hard to get to islands and bays of Far North Queensland. This trip will include a small group of volunteers travelling with Wavelength Reef Cruises to clean-up several locations between Port Douglas and Cooktown over three days. Depending on the weather, we plan to go to the Hope Islands, Cedar Bay and a couple more islands in between.