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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Port Douglas, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 6 stories have been published about Port Douglas which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Giving Day campaign for Cairns community
Port Douglas · Port Douglas

Giving Day campaign for Cairns community

Chabad of North Queensland hopes to raise $180,000 for its community centre in Cairns, which acts as a hub for the whole region. It produced a booklet in its August newsletter based on the format used in the famous Humans of New York series, to showcase some of the great Jewish characters who call North Queensland home.See the Story
This ferry links the Daintree to the rest of the state — but locals are in a race against time to replace it
Port Douglas · Port Douglas

This ferry links the Daintree to the rest of the state — but locals are in a race against time to replace it

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Douglas Shire Council is in a race against time to replace the only ferry across the Daintree River into World Heritage rainforest. The $6.5 million project has blown out by almost two years. The council is working to a hard deadline of March 2028, when the existing ferry will need to be taken to Cairns for a major inspection.See the Story
Work finally begins on delayed 94km trail through World Heritage rainforest in Far North Queensland
Work · Port Douglas

Work finally begins on delayed 94km trail through World Heritage rainforest in Far North Queensland

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Construction has begun on a $47 million ecotourism trail through Far North Queensland's coastal rainforest. The 94-kilometre Wangetti Trail will allow visitors to hike or mountain bike through the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, between Cairns and Port Douglas. The project stalled during the pandemic,amid disagreements between the state government and a local council about long-term maintenance responsibilities.See the Story

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Fish · Port Douglas

Barramundi goes mainstream at Port Douglas

A Barramundi farm in Port Douglas just delivered its first shipment to southern fish markets.See the Story
Port Douglas · Port Douglas

School holiday boost amid bumper summer prediction

Hotels in Cairns and Port Douglas are sitting above 90 per cent capacity as families from down south escape a winter cold snap for the school holidays.See the Story
Port Douglas · Port Douglas

Waterpark project and pitch to sell Daintree Ferry fires up councillors

A Far North council has sidestepped what could have been an embarrassing backflip to sell the Daintree Ferry in a fiery council meeting also punctuated by heated debate over the fraught Port Douglas waterpark.See the Story
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