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Ben Eggleton The Bard From The Scrub 22Aug19

Ben Eggleton The Bard From The Scub writes a poem for FAB FM listeners that deals with the current controversy over the Douglas Shire Council voting to go carbon neutral using trees from 1500 k's away. The poetry of A. B. 'Ben Eggleton' is based entirely on the experiences of his, his family’s, and their associated friends’ lives and on the ups and downs and the ins and outs of the walk all people take. 

 

Sgt Damian Meadows chats with Paul 21Aug19

Sgt Damian Meadows the officer in charge at Port Douglas issues a warning for motorists who are thinking of breaking the law between the 26th and 31st of August. You will be caught! He also issues a safety message about NOT wearing a seatbelt.

Pic: Newsport

Mayor Julia Leu chats with Paul 19Aug19

Mayor Julia Leu chats with Paul about all things Douglas Shire including trying to get a time line on these meetings promised by Council to explain their carbon neutral decision in June.

Bruce_Clarke_Interview_with_Paul_Tue20Aug19

The next Council election to be held in March next year is going to be a hard fought event.Tin Shed boss Kym Rowley has put his hand up to run for Council and now another DS Ratepayer wants to be a councilor.Bruce Clarke a man who's already been served in Council.A building designer Bruce Clarke has been living here since 1980 and says the Douglas Shire is in his blood. He wants to make a difference so Bruce made his important announcement on FAB FM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Beckwith Interview with Paul 19Aug19

Former marketing guru and current promoter of Miracle Fruit Chris Beckwith continues his investigation into The Douglas Shire Councils controversial vote to go carbon neutral. He first brought the information to the station that Qantas wasn't going to give tens of millions of dollars in publicity to the Shire as promised. He now digs deeper and discovers that the June vote was a long time in the making.

Brad Cooper Crocs AFL President Interview with Paul 19Aug19

The Crocs AFL Seniors team created a club record at the weekend when they defeated North Cairns 63 24 402 to 0 0 0 

But coach Brad Cooper, while happy his boys won is not gloating. Coops wants to see North Cairns be successful in their rebuild and give the Crocs and other teams healthy competition.

Pic: Cairns Post

Dr Alex Bernhardi FAB FM Medicine Lady Sun Screen interview with Gazza 14Aug19

FAB FM Medicine Lady and Douglas Shire GP Dr. Alex Bernhardi talks to Gazza and discusses the different types of sunscreens including the amount needed for safe protection, potential issues for the Coral Reef and possible health problems from sun screen for people of the Douglas Shire.

Chris Douglas Shire Snake Removals 15Aug19.

Paul chats with Chris O'Dowd from Douglas Shire Snake Removals about snakes in a Shire.

The snakes are slithering amongst us we we find out what to look for and what to avoid and what's with Hollywood's interpretation?

Kym Rowley Interview 15Aug19

Paul chats with Tin Shed boss Kym Rowley about the Councils decision to postpone the meetings they promised to hold so that Shire residents could get more more information about their controversial decision to go carbon neutral.  The partnership with Qantas, Green Collar and TPDD was voted on in June with only Michael Kerr saying it was a bad idea.  It involves investing around $600,000 dollars of rate payer monies in a tree farm 1500 k's away.  Kym was the man who wrote to the Mayor Julia Leu asking for the meetings in the first place.

 

 

 

 

Ben Eggleton The Bard From The Scrub 15Aug19

Paul chats with 'The Bard From The Scub' Ben Eggleton who will be writing a poem each week about the place we live or visit.  In other words the Douglas Shire.  This week he come up with a ditty about our tourist destination and Makin And Eggs.