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Conditions 'perfect' for coral spawning season
Scientists say warm water and calm conditions have provided perfect conditions for the start of the coral spawning season along the Great Barrier Reef this week.[MORE]
Port Douglas reservoirs refilled after E.Coli scare
Two water reservoirs have been drained and refilled after a contamination outbreak in Port Douglas.[MORE]
Palm trees to go at Port Douglas lodge
A Port Douglas tourism operator says Ergon Energy staff will chainsaw seven of his mature palm trees later this morning.[MORE]
Authorities examine tree that killed boy
Investigations are continuing into an accident in which a four-year-old boy was killed by a falling palm tree at Port Douglas.[MORE]
Boy's death prompts palm tree inspections
Far north Queensland council officers will inspect palm trees in Port Douglas today after one fell and killed a boy yesterday.[MORE]
Boy's tree death devastates Port Douglas
Police say Port Douglas is devastated by the death of a boy, who was killed by a falling palm tree.[MORE]
Woman dies in Qld snorkelling accident
A woman in her 60s has died in a snorkelling accident in far-north Queensland.[MORE]
Union warns of more health system industrial unrest
The Qld Public Sector Union says industrial action will escalate amid a pay dispute with the State Govt.[MORE]
Strike action won't hurt patients: Qld Health
Qld Health says it is working with unions to ensure strike action won't hurt patients.[MORE]
Hospital staff strike over pay
Hospital administrative staff will stop work in far north Qld over a pay dispute with the State Govt.[MORE]
Chlorine used to fight E. coli outbreak
The Cairns Regional Council has added chlorine to water reservoirs at Rocky Point, Daintree Village and Dagmar as part of efforts to eliminate E. coli bacteria.[MORE]
Tourism zone restructure worries operator
A north Queensland tourism operator says a restructure of tourism zones will have a disastrous impact on Townsville.[MORE]
Councillor maintains push for chemical-free water
The councillor for the former Douglas Shire has renewed calls to keep the area's water system chemical-free.[MORE]
Port Douglas water now safe to drink
The Cairns Regional Council says residents in Port Douglas and Mowbray, in far north Queensland, can now safely drink tap water after tests showed a drop in bacterial contamination.[MORE]
Bottled water runs low during E. coli scare
Supermarkets in Port Douglas in far north Queensland have almost sold out of bottled water after residents were warned bacteria had been found in local water supplies.[MORE]
Chlorine fails to kill far north E. coli
Council water authorities say chlorine treatment on a contaminated reservoir in the Port Douglas and Mossman region of far north Queensland has failed to kill the bacteria E. coli.[MORE]
E Coli found in north Qld reservoirs
The bacteria E Coli has been found in seven out of 13 reservoirs in the Queensland's far north. [MORE]
Motorcyclist dies in far north crash
A man has been killed after a collision involving a motorcycle and a car west of Port Douglas this morning.[MORE]
LNP offers council merger reversal
The Liberal-National Party (LNP) has reiterated its offer to reverse council amalgamations to residents of the former Douglas shire in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Researcher fears for reef sharks' future
A north Queensland marine researcher says sharks are on the verge of being wiped out on the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
MP rejects calls to reverse council merger
Mulgrave MP Warren Pitt has slammed suggestions by councillor Julia Leu that the former douglas shire should de-merger with Cairns Regional Council.[MORE]
Business visitors driving Port Douglas tourism
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Business visitors are driving tourism in Port Douglas in far north Qld.[MORE]
Business tourism worth millions to far north economy
Business tourism is proving to be a boon for the Port Douglas area in far north Queensland, with the Port Douglas and Daintree Tourism Authority estimating the sector is worth about $30 million each year.[MORE]
Coral reef tourism under threat: academic
A Townsville researcher says coral reef tourism in north Queensland is under threat from rising oil prices, economic volatility and climate change.[MORE]
Cooktown publican questions alcohol restrictions
A Cooktown publican believes alcohol restrictions introduced a month ago have changed but not stopped the drinking habits of alcoholics.[MORE]
