Month: July 2021

Enjoy our definitive guide to ‘What’s On’ in, and around, the Douglas Shire this weekend.

An Ordinary Meeting of the Douglas Shire Council will be held tomorrow Tuesday, 27 July 2021 at 10:00a.m. at the Council Chambers, 64-66 Front Street, Mossman.

Mr McDonald says that the conservation sector and local residents are so alarmed by the prospect of this grid power proposal, which would, if implemented, drive further development and its associated environmental impacts. This will necessitate a strong response by the environmental and scientific communities in the form of a renewed campaign to preserve the Daintree’s unique environment in the face of this renewed threat. “Daintree is well known and precious to all Australians, one of its icons, like the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru, and it is our view Australians, indeed the world, will want it conserved, not developed”, said McDonald. 

If Prime Minister Scott Morrison had a buck-related sign it would say: “Send the buck lower down the food chain to anyone but me.”

Enjoy our definitive guide to ‘What’s On’ in, and around, the Douglas Shire this weekend.

“We know there are pressures on our local health system and that can sometimes deter people from seeking medical advice, or dismissing a niggling issue.  On top of this many women don’t feel comfortable to discuss health issues with friends and family, and with some taboo around women’s health issues there can come a lack of awareness and willingness to take action.”

Dr Doug Quarry shares his perspective on the COVID crisis and its impact on the Federal government’s popularity…

Queensland Health Adds Cairns Exposure Sites for the Delta strain of COVID-19

Amongst a great deal of excitement about the reimagined Silky Oaks Lodge comes an announcement of an amended opening date, and a further bid for a full suite of local staff to join the luxury lodge.

In this edition, Dr Doug Quarry shares vital observations on the precarious position Australia is now facing…