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To kick off the 2025 Discovery Festival, Council hosted Cook Shire’s Got Talent on Tuesday 17 June. The show lit up the Cooktown Events Centre with an incredible display of local talent. It was fantastic to see so many young performers take to the stage with...
You read that right. Since the launch of our new bin labelling program, we’ve seen a rise in wheelie bin theft across Cooktown. And while we’ve all had a laugh at the “Bin Grinch” caught on camera, this is a serious issue with serious criminal consequences....
Attention is directed to an application for Permanent Road Closure of an area of about 68.3m2 being part of Slim Close, Lakeland, adjacent Lot 1 on Registered Plan 741362 as shown on Drawing LAGIS-1396 . Comments or objections to the application must be submitted no...
Cook Shire Council is pleased to announce that the John Street Oval lighting upgrade project is set to commence in the coming days, delivering long-term improvements to safety, maintenance, and community amenity. Originally installed in 2010, the...