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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 16 September-Sunday 18 September 2022

5 months ago DouglasNews.Network

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 9 September-Sunday 11 September 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 2 September-Sunday 4 September 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 26 August-Sunday 28 August 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 19 August-Sunday 21 August 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 12 August-Sunday 14 August 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 5 August-Sunday 7 August 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 29 July-Sunday 31 July 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 22 July-Sunday 24 July 2022

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Weekend Event Guide | Friday 15 July-Sunday 17 July 2022

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Community / Nominate a Local Legend

4 months ago douglasnewscontributor

Douglas Shire Council has announced nominations are open for the 2023 Australia Day Awards.

Douglas Shire / Bloomfield Track Closed Until End of January

1 year ago douglasnewscontributor

Douglas Shire Council will be concreting a narrow section of the Bloomfield Track which will require a temporary closure between Luana Creek through to the Zig Zag Road turn-off.

Water Restrictions Introduced for Douglas Shire Tomorrow

1 year ago DouglasNews.Network

DOUGLAS Shire will go to Level 1 Water Restrictions as of Wednesday 20 October 2021 due to hot and dry weather hitting the tropics this month.

Local Events Bonanza Will Help Fuel COVID Recovery

1 year ago douglasnewscontributor

Douglas Shire Council has endorsed three-year Resource and Performance Agreements for the Reef-to-Reef and Triple-R Mountain bike event, Wonderland Spiegeltent and the Mossman Show.
Across the three events, Council’s investment totals $225,000, with a further $120,000 worth of in-kind support over three years.

CEO’s Mark Stoermer’s Resignation from Douglas Shire Council is Official

1 year ago DouglasNews.Network

After a week’s leave, Douglas Shire Council Chief Executive Officer, Mark Stoermer, has now confirmed he wishes to move onto new adventures.