School Holiday Boredom Busters
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School Holiday Boredom Busters

Get ready for an action-packed school holidays across the Shire this September!

From sports session to creative arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone in our diverse range of events. Whether your child loves to play sports, engage in imaginative activities, or explore new skills, our holiday program offers the perfect opportunity to get involved, make new friends, and have fun.

Throughout the week, children can dive into the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef through our Virtual Reef Tours at Cooktown Library, or they can get crafty with activities like decorating terracotta pots, fridge magnets, and creating paper dreamcatchers.

If sports are more their thing, there are plenty of opportunities to get active, with touch football, beach volleyball, and basketball games scheduled across various locations.

This holiday season, Cook Shire’s program is packed with free events that cater to all ages and interests. With activities designed to entertain and inspire, there’s no better way to spend the school break.

Don’t miss out on the fun – mark your calendars and join us for a holiday to remember!

Week 1

Monday 16 SeptemberTuesday 17 SeptemberWednesday 18 SeptemberThursday 19 SeptemberFriday 20 September

Coen

Ping Pong

2 pm

SEWB

Beach Volleybal

10 am 

The Bend

Basketball

3:30 pm

Coen Courts

Craft and BBQ

10 am 

SEWB

No program 

Cooktown 

Virtual Reef Tour:
Adaptations for Survival &
Reef Crafts

10:30 am

Cooktown Library

Virtual Reef Tour:
All about turtles
& Reef Crafts

10:30 am

Cooktown Library

Virtual Reef Tour:
Growing up on the Reef
& Sand Ar
t

10:30 am

Cooktown Library

No program

Inflatable Fun

10:30 am

Cooktown Pool

Lego Club

2pm 

Cooktown Library

Inflatable Fun

10:30 am

Cooktown Pool

No program

Lego Club

2 pm

Cooktown Library

Lego Club

2 pm 

Cooktown Library

No program

Rossville

Make. Play. Nurture.
For Kuku Bakal Kaykayanda

10 am 

Rossville Hall

Make. Play. Nurture.
For Kuku Bakal Kaykayanda

10 am 

Rossville Hall

No program

Week 2

Monday 23 SeptemberTuesday 24 SeptemberWednesday 25 SeptemberThursday 26
September
Friday 26
September

Coen

No program

Touch Footy

4:30 pm

Coen Oval

Basketball

3:30 pm

Coen Courts

Kite Making

10 am

Coen Oval

Slip-n-Slide and community BBQ

10 am

Coen Oval

Teen Girls Disco

5:30 pm

SEWB

Teen Boys Disco

5:30 pm

SEWB

Cooktown 

ALL WEEK IS LEARN TO SWIM  WEEK AT THE COOKTOWN POOL

Gymnastics 

3 pm KinderGym*
4 pm GymFun

Cooktown Events Centre

Gymastics 

9:30 am KinderGym*
11 am - GymFun
12 pm - GymSkills

3 pm - GymFun
4 pm - GymSkills
5 pm - Teens/Adults

Cooktown Events Centre

 

Get Crafty

10:30 am

Cootkown Library

Kuku Bakal Kaykayanda 

Singing and songwriting workshop

10 am

Gungarde Hall

Kuku Bakal Kaykayanda 

Singing and songwriting workshop

10 am

Gungarde Hall

Basketball with
Junior Viranatuleo

9 am - 7-11 yrs
1 pm - 12-16 yrs

Cooktown Events Centre

Basketball with
Junior Viranatuleo


1 pm - 2-6 yrs
3pm - 12-16 yrs

Cooktown Events Centre

Basketball with
Junior Viranatuleo

9 am Game Day and BBQ 

Cooktown Events Centre

Inflatable Fun

10:30 am

Cooktown Pool

Lego Club

2pm 

Cooktown Library

Infaltable Fun

10:30 am

Cooktown Pool

Get Crafty

10:30 am

Cootkown Library

Get Crafty

10:30 am

Cooktown Library

Lego Club

2 pm

Cooktown Library

Lego Club

2 pm 

Cooktown Library

Lakeland

Gymnastics

11:30 am GymFun

Lakeland State School

ABN: 45 425 085 688

10 Furneaux Street Cooktown, Qld 4895

Mail: PO Box 3 Cooktown, Qld 4895

Email: mail@cook.qld.gov.au

Phone: (07) 4082 0500

Fax: (07) 4082 0588

Hours: 8.45am-4.45pm Monday to Friday