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MEDIA RELEASE | Cook Shire locals honoured this Australia Day
26/01/2022
It was a pared back, invitation only, Australia Day event at Cooktown PCYC this morning to celebrate the nominees and winners of the Australia Day Awards, and welcome six new Australian citizens to the Shire.
MEDIA RELEASE | DIGITAL NOTICE BOARDS ANOTHER CHANNEL FOR COOK SHIRE'S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING RESILIENCE
31/01/2022
Cook Shire Council, with funding from the Australian and Queensland Governments Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018, has completed the installation of digital notice boards at central locations in Cooktown, Coen and Laura.
MEDIA RELEASE | COMPLETED CARPARK WORKS ENHANCE SAFETY AT COOKTOWN STATE SCHOOL
09/02/2022
Cook Shire Council is pleased to announce that works to improve pedestrian safety, bus access and traffic flow at the carpark and bus zone at the Cooktown P-12 State School car park are now complete
Safety the priority as Council closes Marton Swing Bridge
18/03/2022
Cook Shire Council has reluctantly closed the much-loved Swing Bridge at Marton until the deteriorating approach ramps can be replaced.
Gateway to Cape York officially opens ahead of the Cape’s tourism season
08/04/2022
Lakeland’s Gateway to Cape York and sculpture park was officially opened this morning by Cook Shire Mayor, Peter Scott at a ceremony that was attended by more than 60 stakeholders, Cook Shire Councillors, community members, artists and representatives from neighbouring Aboriginal Shire Councils and local government agencies.
MEDIA RELEASE | Council to reopen heritage-listed Shire Hall with a community open day
06/05/2022
After an extensive heritage restoration, Cook Shire Council is delighted to announce that Cooktown’s Shire Hall on Helen Street will re-open its doors to the community at a celebratory event being held at the Hall on Saturday 21 May 2022 from 3 pm.
MEDIA RELEASE | BOWLS OF GOODNESS AS COUNCIL AWARDS KIOSK LEASE TO COOKTOWN FAVOURITE
10/06/2022
Cook Shire Council has awarded the lease of the waterfront kiosk at William Daku Park in Cooktown to food van vendor and small business owner, Bek Stewart of Bektopia.
MEDIA RELEASE | CURTAIN CLOSES ON COOKTOWN'S 2022 DISCOVERY FESTIVAL
20/06/2022
The 2022 Cooktown Discovery Festival lived up to its name this weekend, as community members, special guests, visitors and stakeholders came together to celebrate, discover – and rediscover – some of what makes Cooktown and life on the Cape so great.
