VIP Email February 2026

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Zhailen Fabellon & Newsport Publishing
February 11, 2026

Dear Port Douglas VIP Member,

As the sky ignites over palm-fringed Rex Smeal Park and the sun sinks behind the Daintree ranges, Port Douglas pauses. Conversations soften, colours deepen, and nature delivers its nightly encore.

This month, we invite you to share your VIP experience.

Heatwave Festival
13 – 15 FEBRUARY 2026

Port Douglas is set to welcome Far North Queensland’s newest LGBTQIA+ festival — Heatwave Festival Port Douglas — a vibrant three-day event celebrating pride, community, and culture in paradise.

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THE PRIZE

2 nights at one of Port Douglas' most beautiful resorts,
Bay Villas Resort


2 passes to spend the day at the Mackay Coral Cay onboard a luxury catamaran with Sailaway

New Port Douglas App Launched

Download the new Port Douglas App on the App Store or Google Play for all your visitor information and direct bookings in one place. Plan your perfect trip with our new AI assistant, Jess-Ai, locally trained and ready to help you create and budget a full itinerary. Ask Jess-Ai anything; she knows the region better than anyone!

TROPICAL NITES HOLIDAY TOWNHOUSES
Tropical Nites provides spacious 1, 2, or 3-bedroom holiday townhouses that are ideal for your Port Douglas getaway.

With accommodation options to fit various budgets, we are a great choice for families, friends, and groups seeking to stay and explore our beautiful destination.

EXCELLENCE COACHES | GENERAL TRANSFERS

The Excellence Coaches local shuttle is great for tourists who want to save extra money on transport.
We also run from Cairns Airport through to Port Douglas, making us the perfect shuttle for tourists or others flying over. What’s more, you can travel between these regions, so you can pick and choose between the attractions you’ll love.

RATTLE & HUM BAR & GRILL

Rattle n' Hum is one of Port Douglas’s favourite bars and restaurants.  Open from 11.30am to late daily. Located in the heart of Port Douglas it offers a wide range of pizzas cooked in their wood-fired pizza oven.

Based in Port Douglas, with over 30 years of local waters experience, the team from AKULA have developed a reputation as the premier fishing charter professionals

WEAVING THE TIDES: THE ART AND PURPOSE OF ROSEY CUMMINGS

Just south of Port Douglas, where the rainforest leans towards the sea tide, sits Oak Beach, a quiet stretch of coastline that shapes the life and creative pulse of artist Rosey Cummings.

She collects sun-bleached rope, discarded fishing line, fragments of plastic and other washed-up debris, giving them a second life while telling the urgent story of our threatened coastline.

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