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Coen looks like copping a cyclonic "one-two"

Coen family the Jacksons are preparing for another direct cyclone hit just weeks after Tropical Cyclone Narelle tore apart sheds and brought down trees across their station. Ups N Downs, as forecasts indicate Tropical Cyclone Maila is on the same path.

YOU SAID IT! Gone Troppo… What’s next for the Shire?

Leith Keegan - No known commercial crops? Fibre hemp would grow there. Probably a dozen other crops if managed properly. Is it closer to the truth to say that there's a bigger problem finding a market for some crops domestically than no known crop will grow there? If it grows grass and trees, there will be a suitable crop... look harder. It doesn't have to include the entire former farming sector to be viable.

WATCH VIDEO: Truck crash on Captain Cook Highway causes delays

There have been some extra delays on Captain Cook Highway this morning after a crash near Wangetti.

PHOTO GALLERY: Season launch for Port Douglas Crocs AFL club

The Port Douglas Crocs AFL club season launch took place on Saturday, March 28, at Cosmos cocktail bar.

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