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Cooktown’s history will come alive this October as audiences are invited to experience The Spirits of Cooktown – a captivating community theatre performance set in the heart of Cooktown Pioneer Cemetery. Presented by Box Jelly Theatre Company and supported by...
To support the Wallaby Creek Festival, Council will temporarily relocate the Rossville public place recycling skip bin. What’s changing: The recycling skip bin currently located at the Rossville Marketplace will be moved to the area in front of the Wallaby Creek...
Looking for exciting school holiday activities in Cooktown? Cook Shire Council, in partnership with Queensland Police, is proud to host the Queensland Blue Light, Blue Lures School Holiday Fishing Competition in Cooktown. Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025Location: Blue...
Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is about to commence maintenance works on sections of road on the Mulligan Highway at Cooktown from the Trevethan Creek bridge to past the Mt Amos Road intersection. The works will involve road rehabilitation and sealing to...
Cook Shire businesses and community groups are invited to take part in free Business Disaster Resilience Training sessions this October. The customised workshops, running across Cooktown, Ayton, Lakeland, Coen, and Portland Roads from 13–16 October, are designed to...
Coen residents are invited to come together for a morning of connection, wellbeing, and disaster readiness at the Coen Community Day on Wednesday 8 October 2025. The event will run from 10 AM to 12 PM at the Apunipima Wellbeing Centre and is part of statewide...
Mayor Robyn Holmes and Chief Executive Officer Brian Joiner recently welcomed Matt Smith MP, Member for Leichhardt, and Bree James MP, Member for Barron River, to Cooktown for discussions on key issues affecting the Shire. As part of the visit, Mayor Holmes and Brian...
Stage 1 of the Ayton Footpath Project is now complete, delivering safer and more accessible pedestrian connections in the heart of Ayton. The project forms part of Council’s 2024–25 Operational Plan and was identified as a key community infrastructure priority. This...