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Cook Shire Council wishes to inform residents and visitors of the operating hours for Council offices and facilities during the upcoming Easter long weekend. A number of Council offices, depots, and facilities will be closed from Friday, 18 April 2025 (Good Friday)...
Cook Shire Council is once again offering Free Dumping Days this April-May to help residents prepare for extreme weather. Our weather can be unpredictable, but your preparation doesn’t have to be. Take advantage of these free clean-up days (from 26 April until 11 May...
Cook Shire Council advises residents and road users of upcoming construction works on Furneaux Street, between Helen Street and Hope Street, as part of ongoing infrastructure upgrades in the area. Scheduled Works: Start Date: Approximately Tuesday, 26 March 2025...
Cooktown State School students are helping shape the future of our community, with more than 60 students aged 14 and over completing Cook Shire Council’s 2025 Community Scorecard following a recent visit from Mayor Robyn Holmes this week. During her visit, the Mayor...
We’re not rubbish at this! Cook Shire Council’s new bin labelling program is well and truly rolling—and the results so far are wheely impressive. In a stellar effort to get our waste services fairer, safer and more sustainable, Council crews have already carried...
Cooktown’s beloved Splash Park is getting some exciting new enhancements thanks to upgrade works that commenced on Monday 26 May 2025. Council has installed a concrete strip around the park, which will soon be fitted with sandstone blocks. These new sandstone blocks...
Please be advised that as part of the events, installations, and festivities for Discovery Festival 2025, temporary road closures will be in place at the below listed times and locations: Please be advised that as part of the events, installations, and festivities for...
Cook Shire Council advises that due to favourable weather conditions, residual green waste is being burned at the Mt Tully Waste Facility today. This burn involves green waste that could not be mulched—such as oversized branches or material contaminated with items...