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SEASHELLS SEAFOOD
THE MERRY GO-ROUND

OF THE BIG BREAKFAST

SCOMAZZONS MARKET
EAT SHOOTS AND LEAVES
EAT SHOOTS AND LEAVES
WORDS by Thomas Volling

THERE’S not much better than tucking into a big and our butter from Brian at Dickinson Milk who Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr said the
breakfast while holidaying in Port Douglas. delivers to us daily from just up the road at council was working with the Douglas Chamber
Locally made bread straight from the local bakery, Craiglie.” of Commerce to continue to breathe new life into
fresh micro greens from the Mowbray Valley and “We buy our pea shoot and our micro greens from the Buy Douglas Build Douglas campaign.
sausages carved up from meat at the butcher in Ange at Eat Shoots and Leaves who grows her “As we welcome interstate visitors back to
Mossman combine for the trademark feast. shoots and sprouts organically around the corner our region, the Buy Douglas: Build Douglas
The story of the big breakfast was served up in Mowbray and source our bread fresh daily from campaign will provide a timely celebration of our

during the latest Buy Douglas: Build Douglas Nigel at Mocka’s Pies just up the road in Grant St. local business community, their positivity and
series of online videos – a buy local campaign If you order salmon in your big breakfast it comes unwavering community spirit,” he said.
driven by the community - to encourage people from Lisa and Warren at Seashells, again just “It’s also a time to encourage everyone – from
to ‘Do It In Douglas’. down the road on Grant Street.” locals to interstate visitors – to come together
When dining out on your next holiday in Port and help our community recover, thrive
Douglas, remember your spending is making a and #DoItInDouglas.”

huge difference to the small business community “The Buy Douglas: Build Douglas Douglas Chamber of Commerce Secretary Karen
of Douglas Shire. campaign will provide a timely Smith-Marron agreed now was the time to shop
Café Fresq co-owners Joanie and Aoife proudly celebration of our local business locally.
talk about the ‘Merry Go Round’ of the big community, their positivity and “We encourage everyone to support our local
breakfast. businesses who have done it tough,” she said.

“That’s how we need to think when we are unwavering community spirit” “By buying local, it means you are supporting
supporting all the local cafes and restaurants in a local family, growing our local businesses,
the Douglas Shire,” said Aofie. Local business identified Café Fresq owner Aoife creating employment and enabling our

“When you buy a big breakfast here, you support Conway and Mossman Butcher Shane Townsend community to prosper.
many local small businesses, as well as ours. In among a crop of locals showcasing the unique
that one famous big breakfast we use many local and authentic community spirit of Douglas Shire. THE MERRY GO ROUND BREAKFAST
suppliers, producers and growers.” From producers, to artists, to distributors, to
“Our sausages come from Shane at Mossman entrepreneurs, to tourist operators, to retail
Butchers, our herbs for our potato rosti come owners, cafes and restaurants, the latest videos buydouglasbuilddouglas.com.au
from Scomazzon Farming, we source our dairy celebrate the “merry-go-round” of community
support and collaborations.
BUY DOUGLAS, BUILD DOUGLAS

DICKINSON MILK
MOSSMAN BUTCHERY
MOSSMAN BUTCHERY

MOCKAS PIES

#DoItInDouglas

PHOTO CREDIT: Port Studios