Port Douglas

Few cities in Queensland have a history as closely tied to the Hodgkinson goldfields as Port Douglas. Founded in 1877 as a port for the inland mining district, it later became an important shipping point for the region’s sugar industry. The town faces the Coral Sea beside Four Mile Beach, while the Great Barrier Reef lies offshore and the Daintree Rainforest begins to the north. Macrossan Street remains its central thoroughfare, lined with cafés, galleries and long-established hotels. Browse webcams nearby to see how Port Douglas sits within wider Far North Queensland.

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