Cooktown is one step closer to a new IGA supermarket, with Cook Shire Council recently approving Development Application DA/4944 – Material Change of Use – Shopping Centre. In this short Moment with the Mayor video, Mayor Robyn Holmes discusses what this milestone...
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Local businesses invited to connect, collaborate and capitalise on key Cooktown developments
Cook Shire Council, in partnership with the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS), is hosting a Business Networking Function on Tuesday 28 October from 5.00pm to 6.30pm at Shipwreck. The evening will feature updates on two of Cooktown’s most significant...
Council taking action on Community Safety
Cook Shire Council has secured $400,000 in funding under the Queensland Government’s Secure Communities Partnership Program to deliver the Cooktown Waterfront CCTV Safety Network Initiative. This major investment will expand and upgrade CCTV coverage along the...
Public Notice: Scheduled maintenance works – Sherrin Esplanade mangrove area
Cook Shire Council will shortly undertake approved maintenance works along a section of mangroves on Sherrin Esplanade, Cooktown, between the Bowls Club and the Coast Guard lease area. These works are scheduled to commence frm 16 October 2025 (pending favourable...
Remembering the fallen, honouring the brave
The community gathered this morning at the Cooktown Anzac Park to honour and remember the service and sacrifice of Australia’s servicemen and women. The Remembrance Day service brought together residents, school students, local organisations, and veterans to observe...
New fences strengthen Coen’s community spaces
The Coen community is benefiting from two important upgrades, with new fencing works now complete at both the local cemetery and the town oval. Funded through the Queensland Government’s Works for Queensland (W4Q) program, the projects have improved safety, access,...
Cook Shire’s LDMG puts preparedness to the test with live disaster exercise
With the 2025–26 wet season fast approaching, Cook Shire Council’s Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) recently came together for a Live Disaster Exercise to practise disaster coordination, communication and response ahead of the forthcoming extreme weather season....
Cooktown businesses connect for growth of the region
Cooktown’s business community showed strong interest in the town’s growth and development at last week’s Business Networking Function, hosted by Cook Shire Council in partnership. The event drew around 70 attendees, representing a wide range of local businesses and...



