Port Douglas 'ready to take tourists' after avoiding flooding

Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr says Port Douglas was the only place which was not affected by flooding. While a few regions affected by the havoc of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper are beginning their clean-up, many areas are still severely inundated from the severe storms of Far North Queensland. “We got a bit of wind blown during the cyclone itself, but these floods have been from Mossman and north of the shire,” he told Sky News contributor Steve Price. “Port Douglas is sitting there ready to take tourists as soon as we can get them here. “Unfortunately – the Captain Cook Highway is blocked and it could be quite a few weeks before that’s opened up, but there will be other accesses to get into Port Douglas, and we certainly hope in a couple of weeks time … tourists will come back to us and enjoy Port Douglas like they always do.”