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Waterfront site works start
21/11/2016
Security fencing and a permanent site office are being installed at the Cooktown waterfront development in preparation for further works in coming months.
Events Centre cyclone shelter upgrade starts
18/11/2016
The first step in a series of cyclone shelter upgrades for the Cooktown PCYC Events Centre has started.
More members needed for arts committee
16/11/2016
Cook Shire Council is calling for more members for an important arts advisory committee, which guides where annual arts funding is spent.
Council testing for Singapore ants
16/11/2016
Cook Shire Council’s Biosecurity team will collect samples for identification after a Cooktown resident raised concerns about a suspected Singapore ant outbreak.
Third annual Business Conference a success
08/11/2016
The need for businesses to constantly change and adapt was the clear message from last week’s third annual Cooktown and Cape York Business Conference.
Cairns-Cooktown flights to double
08/11/2016
Flights between Cairns and Cooktown will almost double with Hinterland Aviation announcing new flights starting in 2017.
Brainstorm generating ideas for PowerHouse
08/11/2016
Great suggestions for improvements and revitalisation have come out of the first of two community workshops brainstorming the future direction of the Botanic Gardens and Nature’s PowerHouse precinct.
Second, bigger solar farm for Lakeland
03/11/2016
A second solar farm will be built next year at Lakeland, four times the size of the Conergy project currently under construction in the small town, Lyon Solar announced at the Cooktown and Cape York Business Conference today.
Real emergency delays Coen airport exercise
01/02/2017
Local emergency services gathered to train at a mock plane crash exercise at the Coen Airport almost got to test their skills with a real emergency earlier this month.
Work to start on waterfront rockwall
26/10/2016
Remediation works on the rock seawall at Cooktown’s waterfront development will begin before Christmas.
