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Exciting updates at the Cooktown Events Centre

Exciting updates at the Cooktown Events Centre

There’s a lot happening at the Cooktown Events Centre as we kick off 2025 with new programs, new faces, and exciting opportunities for the community!   New afterschool basketball and netball programsWe’re thrilled to announce three community sports programs:...

Forklift training: Upskilling our team

Forklift training: Upskilling our team

With a commitment to upskilling our staff, while enhancing efficiency and workplace safety, earlier this week, seven Council employees successfully undertook certified forklift training. The training included staff from across Council’s Bridge, Roads and Civil, and...

Cooktown Netball heats up!

Cooktown Netball heats up!

Exciting news for Cooktown netballers! The Cooktown Events Centre has announced it'll be trialing a brand-new Fast5 Youth Drop-In Netball Program, giving young players the chance to develop their skills in a fun and fast-paced environment. When: Wednesdays, 5:10 PM –...

Weekly Basketball at Cooktown Events Centre

Weekly Basketball at Cooktown Events Centre

Looking for a fun and active way for your kids to develop their basketball skills? Join us at the Cooktown Events Centre for our weekly basketball sessions—open to kids and teens of all ages! Whether they’re just starting out or looking to improve their game, our...

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Animals & Pets

Pets and domestic animals can be much-loved members of your household but can also…

Environment and Health

Environmental Health encompasses all aspects of the built and natural environment that can impact human health…

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From workshops and classes, to private weddings and corporate functions.

Cemeteries

For funeral planning information, please contact us. You can view a map of the Cooktown Cemetery here.

Disaster Management

Queensland’s disaster management features groups at the State, District and Local level.

Waste Management

Kerbside Refuse Calendar, Recycling tips, Waster Transfer Stations and more.

Biosecurity

Biosecurity is a targeted effort to prevent, control and recover from the impacts of invasive plants and animals.

Libraries

Cook Shire Council have libraries in Cooktown, Bloomfield, Lakeland, Laura and Coen.

Local Laws

Local Laws govern most of Council’s roles and responsibilities including parking, animal control, overgrown allotments and illegal camping.

Community Safety

Council is dedicated to creating a region that promotes community safety…

Water

Cook Shire Council owns and maintains a significant network of underground water and wastewater mains which…

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Cook Shire is the largest land area shire in Queensland. From the Bloomfield River in the south to just north of the Jardine River, it covers more than 100,000km2 and occupies 80 per cent of Cape York Peninsula.

Cook Shire is a vibrant area, from the main township of Cooktown to smaller outlying communities rich in indigenous history, agriculture, tourism and arts.