Port Douglas

PORT DOUGLAS

This is place on earth that visitors whisper that it truly belongs in heaven.

LOCATION: 69 km north of Cairns

POPULATION: Approx. 2600 -3000

Port Douglas is one of Far North Queeensland's tourism capitals, aptly reknown for its easy access to the Great

Barrier Reef, sandy golden beaches and its beatiful scenic rainforest. It contains superb vantage points offering

magnificent postcard views of the coastline and sparkling sea. It was once just an old goldfields port and fishing

village and at one stage dreamed of becoming the queen city of the north after 8000 people horded there during

the Hodgkinson gold rush. Unfortunately when Cairns was awarded the vital railways from the diggings, Port

Douglas began to decline, hastened by damage from a 1911 cyclone. Today Port Douglas is becoming a

popular town again with the explosion of tourism creating it into a holiday extravaganza. Although Port Douglas

has become a popular tourist attraction the town has still managed to keep its laid-back lifestyle.

The Rainforest Habitat

Four Mile Beach (One of Port Douglas's most popular attractions)

Flag Staff Hill Lookout

Shipwreck Museum

Historical Walk

Clink Theatre

Marina Mirage

Macrossan St. Shopping

Old Port Douglas Court House

St. Mary's By The Sea

Low Isles

Mirage Country Club

Sunday Markets

Paddle Wheeler Cruise

Bally Hooley Steam Train

AREA POST CODE: 4871

AREA PHONE CODE: 07

International 61 7....

BANKING & EXCHANGE

Westpac, ANZ, Commonwelth, National Australia

EMERGENCY SERVICES

Ambulance 000 or 07 4099 5699

Hospital (Mossman) 07 4098 2444

Police 000 or 07 4099 5220