Weekend Edition

Tilly and co come through Tropical Cyclone Narelle with flying colours

Portland Roads residents Tilly Rehn and Katie and Jayson Watkin have come through Tropical Cyclone Narelle relatively unscathed with a big clean-up ahead and little chance of roads opening up to the remote location for weeks.

Icehouse and Don McLean to headline Savannah in the Round

Aussie rock band Icehouse and US singer-songwriter Don McLean have been revealed as headline acts for Mareeba’s Savannah in the Round festival this October following the first band announcement this week.

WATCH THE VIDEO: Surfers brave crocs, stingers and a cyclone to catch an FNQ wave

Surfers braved the threat of crocodiles and stingers south of Port Douglas last Friday as a category four tropical cyclone hit the Far North Queensland coast, producing rare waves inside the Great Barrier Reef.

AFL great Dusty Martin set to pull on the blue and white guernsey for one game

Former AFL footy great Dustin Martin will play a one-off game for the Port Douglas Crocs on May 2 against South Cairns Cutters.

Croc Express crew staying strong in the face of flood damage

Their boat worth about $400,000 was swept out to sea, and they’ve faced three floods this month, but the blokes from Crocodile Express are determined to keep smiling.

Port Douglas curlews clock in for duty on Phillip Island

Two female Bush Stone-curlews, Josh and Wednesday, from Port Douglas have been sent on a rather important assignment to Phillip Island, Victoria, helping return their species to a place they vanished from decades ago.

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