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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Douglas Shire, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 15 stories have been published about Douglas Shire which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Swimming · Killaloe

Heartbreaking tribute to boy with 'kind heart' who died in swimming pool party tragedy

Coverage: 2 sources

Shay Lynch, 7, died after drowning in a hotel swimming pool while attending a birthday party at the Lakeside Hotel & Leisure Centre on SaturdaySee the Story

Swimming · Killaloe

First picture of boy, 7, who died after hotel swimming pool incident

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Shay Lynch was described as a ‘bright’ and ‘bubbly’ boy who loved helping out his family Tributes have poured in for a seven-year-old Irish boy who died after getting into difficulty at a hotel swimming pool. Shay Lynch, from Clonlara, Co Clare, was celebrating his friend’s confirmation at a hotel in Killaloe on Saturday afternoon when he was seen to be in trouble in the pool. An ambulance was called and took him to hospital but he was pronounc…See the Story

Kimberley, Queensland · Kimberley

EXPEDITION: Kimberley - an exclusive documentary

This article is brought to you by Coral Expeditions. A piece of time-weathered art. A mask carved out of timber. A dance performed over generations, telling a story of ancient times from a proud culture. All of these are so closely intertwined with the people and places where they are found, admired and witnessed, educating us about a culture that we do not know enough about – if anything at all. Knowledge is the key to understanding different c…See the Story

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Daintree · Daintree

‘A lot of question marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid project divides Daintree

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The financial viability of the government-subsided scheme in the world heritage-listed area is just one of its many unknownsThere are some mixed feelings in the Daintree community in far north Queensland about building a renewable-energy microgrid.The 8MW solar farm with a 20MW battery and a 1MW clean hydrogen plant was pushed through parliament weeks before the 2022 election by the Morrison government with the promise of it providing renewable …See the Story

Education · Kimberley

Registrations open for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is back and people living in the Kimberley are encouraged to gather friends and loved ones for a cup of tea while raising funds for cancer research, treatment and education.See the Story

Mossman · Mossman

Mystery investor makes last-minute offer to save sugar town's major employer

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A 127-year-old mill in a cyclone-affected community is under administration and was facing permanent closure when a last-minute bid arrived.See the Story

Mossman · Mossman

Government offers flood-affected small sugar town $12m lifeline as mill faces liquidation

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

With creditors voting on liquidation at a meeting today, Queensland's premier and cabinet offers canegrowers and concerned Mossman community members an unexpected funding package as they protest on the doorstep of a town hall meeting.See the Story

Swimming · Kimberley

Kimberley, Australia: A brutal landscape blessed with an oversupply of pristine natural swimming pools

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

El Questro Station is a 700,000-hectare cattle station and backbackback. It is 110 kilometres west of Kununurra, on the Pentecost River. Prices start at almost $2000 a night and head to $3500 a night for a third night.See the Story

Infrastructure · Daintree

Farmers still toiling to fix infrastructure months after Cyclone Jasper flooded the Far North

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Far north Queensland farmers are facing a raft of challenges in the clean-up from Tropical Cyclone Jasper, more than two months after the weather event hit. Bloomfield cattle grazier Ben Morley has spent the past two months clearing his paddocks of mud, fallen trees, rocks, and debris that washed in from flooding in December. Tea farmer Greg Nicholas has been without a landline phone for the two months following the cyclone.See the Story

Mossman · Mossman

Time may be up for Australia’s northernmost sugar mill

Time may be up for the ailing Mossman Mill, with nobody coming forward to offer a financial lifeline.See the Story

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