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Vandals take free radio off the air

01/02/2017

Thoughtless vandals cost ratepayers money and temporarily cut off the popular radio station Rebel FM earlier this month after smashing the radio dish on remote Mount Tully.

Solar power to keep Ayton radio service running

10/10/2016

A successful Cook Shire Council grant application will bring about better radio services to the Bloomfield Valley following concerns raised at a community meeting in June.

Disaster support on Council website

10/10/2016

Online access to vital disaster preparation and tracking information will be much easier with a new section to be added to the Cook Shire Council website.

Council’s free rural number program rolled out

10/10/2016

Cook Shire Council’s free rural numbering program has been rolled out across the shire to improve safety for residents.

EXTREME WEATHER SEASON IS COMING - ARE YOU READY?

20/10/2021

Get Ready for disaster season with FREE dumping for all sorted domestic waste at all Cook Shire Waste Transfer Stations from Tuesday 25 October until Monday 7 November 2022.

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

11/10/2022

Express your appreciation for a worthy individual or group that has made a real contribution to the region by nominating them for an Australia Day Award!

SUNSET WITH SANTA 2022

11/10/2022

Join us at Cooktown's favourite community Christmas event, Sunset with Santa 2022!

VETS TO VISIT LAURA AND COEN AS PART OF COUNCIL'S HEALTHY DOGS PROGRAM

02/11/2021

Cook Shire's Healthy Dogs Program is heading back to Coen and Laura this October offering local residents house-to-house vet visits and complementary pet treatments, including flea, tick, worming, and desexing.

PUBLIC NOTICE | BRIDGE INSPECTIONS SHIPTON'S FLAT ROAD AND PDR

11/10/2022

We have been advised that the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will be inspecting bridges on Shiptons Flat Road and Peninsula Developmental Road (Laura – Coen) as part of maintenance works.