Month: August 2021

“We are seizing the opportunity to establish Queensland as a national leader in a low-carbon economy and create 185,000 jobs, the most out of any state in the country.”

LOCAL employers may now be able to start claiming up to $20,000 under the Palaszczuk Government’s $140 million revitalised Back to Work program.

Police are continuing their search for missing Victorian man Bruce Atkinson, on a 4WD adventure in remote far north Queensland, after he failed to arrive at a campsite on Monday night.

Locations in Cairns, Cairns North, Trinity Beach and Yorkeys Knob have been added to local exposure sites after a COVID-19 case was confirmed in Cairns earlier today.

Police are coordinating a search for missing Victorian man Bruce Atkinson, on a 4WD adventure in remote far north Queensland, after he failed to arrive at a campsite last night (Monday, August 2, 2021).

Craiglie residents are reporting experiencing significant traffic issues with traffic from both sides of Beor Street not being able to safely turn onto the highway…

A new Queensland Government survey shows that crocodile populations throughout Queensland continue to recover after the reptiles were almost hunted to extinction before being protected…

IN BRIEF / The latest news affecting the Douglas Shire

“We understand two lockdowns within a month presents a new challenge, which is why I am announcing this package today.”

2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants of $5,000 will be available to eligible small and medium businesses across all industries across Queensland.

A morally bankrupt, supine, irrational sell-out was committed by the Australian Labor Party last week when it said it would acquiesce with the third, and…