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Countdown begins: New Cooktown Discovery Festival website launches as excitement builds for 2026
The countdown is officially on. The seven-week countdown to the Cooktown Discovery Festival kicks off tomorrow, Friday 1 May, with the launch of a refreshed festival website—setting the stage for one of Cape York’s most iconic events. Designed to be more vibrant,...
Exhibition set to bloom at Nature’s Powerhouse ahead of Botanic Gardens Week 2026
A stunning new photography exhibition celebrating the beauty, detail, and diversity of the natural world has opened at Nature’s Powerhouse on Thursday 30 April 2026, offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience the Cooktown Botanic Gardens through the lens of...
Invitation for Tenders T07227 Design and construct concrete pavement (Davie’s Hill)
Cook Shire Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and licensed tenderers to upgrade approximately 200m of concrete road pavement on Bloomfield Road, which lies approximately 3.5km north of Wujal Wujal, as described in more detail in Part 5 – Scope. Tender...
Public notice: Temporary closure to Cooktown Splash Park
The Splash Park will be temporarily closed on Monday 11 May 2026 to allow for scheduled maintenance works. This closure is required to facilitate the installation of a new filtration system—an important upgrade to ensure ongoing water quality and the safe operation of...
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30 Apr @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSweat Sessions – Group Fitness
1 May @ 8:30 am - 10:30 amCoen Community Working Bee
1 May @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmCooktown Junior Rugby League Game Night
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Biosecurity is a targeted effort to prevent, control and recover from the impacts of invasive plants and animals.
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Cook Shire Council have libraries in Cooktown, Bloomfield, Lakeland, and Coen.
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Local Laws govern most of Council’s roles and responsibilities including parking, animal control, overgrown allotments and illegal camping.
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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.