Year: 2020

The definitive guide to Whats’ On in the Douglas Shire this weekend.

In unison, all four Councillors criticised aspects of the Daintree ferry debacle that Mayor Kerr has brought about. At Douglas Shire Council’s Ordinary Meeting held on December 15, 2020, the two-ferry or bridge question should have been finalised.   It appears, however, that the Mayor is still trying to avoid having the contract signed, by instigating a questionable last minute change to the meeting recommendation, and further, not advising all fellow Councillors of his intention to do so.

Local stargazers will finish the year on a high with a galactic week of shooting stars and planetary alignment lighting up the night sky through the week.

Douglas Shire Council will consider a proposal to approve a high rise hotel on Warner St at Tuesday’s ordinary meeting. Warner Street Hotel’s proposal does not comply with our local planning scheme.
DouglasNews.Network considers it vital that residents, ratepayers and local businesses understand why compliance with the local planning scheme is critical to the integrity and future of our Shire.

Crispin Hull looks back on the year of living precariously, reflecting on why life in Australia is so much less precarious than in most other places on earth and what we should do to make it remain so….

Douglas Shire Council will hold the last Ordinary Council meeting for the year on Tuesday, 15 December 2020, at 10am, and there are quite a few items of community interest on the agenda….

The definitive guide to Whats’ On in the Douglas Shire this weekend.

A multi-million road improvement package will fix problem wet weather spots and build more resilient roads in northern parts of the Douglas Shire. Douglas Shire Council was successful in securing $10.3 million under the 2019 Betterment program for improvement works on the Cape Tribulation Bloomfield Road and Zig Zag Road.

In this edition, Dr Doug from International SOS shares the very latest insights on the development of COVID immunity and vaccine development:

We must not underestimate the power of the Chinese Communist Party.
In today’s OPINION piece, Crispin Hull breaks down the coercive, schoolyard-style and crime-gang inspired bullying strategy of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
He shares his view of how we need to collectively respond to China’s weapon of coercive diplomacy-and how ultimately this strategy is a self-destructive path…