IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION
Council is working closely with local service providers to ensure the community has up-to-date, relevant local information regarding COVID-19.
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ROADWORKS | MELALEUCA STREET, COOKTOWN
Works are due to commence on the upgrade of Melaleuca Street in Cooktown. Read more.
LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Council office and venue closures. Find out more.
ROAD CLOSURE NOTIFICATION | IDA STREET / MARTON BOAT RAMP
Please be advised that Ida Street and the Marton Boat Ramp will be temporarily closed for use from 29 - 30 April 2021. Find out more.
WORKS NOTIFICATION | COOKTOWN WATERFRONT / WILLIAM DAKU PARK
Please be advised that works to the ANZAC Toilets and construction of a shade structure next to the water play park at William Daku Park are due to commence on Tuesday 27 April 2021. Read more.
ROADWORKS | FLAGGY ROAD, MUNGUMBY ROAD, ARCHER POINT ROAD
Works are due to commence on the upgrade of waterway crossings at Flaggy Road, Mungumby Road, and Archer Point Road. Find out more
REVITALISATION OF CHARLOTTE STREET TO COMMENCE
Cook Shire Council is pleased to announce that revitalisation works to Charlotte Street in Cooktown are due to commence in coming weeks. Read more.
TRACK REPAIRS GRASSY HILL TO CHERRY TREE BAY
TEARS OF JOY AS RECONCILATION ROCKS ARTWORKS ARE INSTALLED
On Tuesday 16 March 2021, a Traditional Waymburr Owner was overheard likening the torrential downpour over Cooktown to “tears of joy from Ancestral Elders” as Traditional Owners joined artist and sculptor Braham Stevens, architects, Council staff and the project management team to witness the installation of the artworks at the revitalised Reconciliation Rocks precinct. Read more.
WORKS COMMENCE ON COOKTOWN SHIRE HALL
Works have commences on the restoration of Cooktown's iconic and much-loved heritage-listed Shire Hall on Helen Street. Read more.
LARGER THAN LIFE ARTWORKS TO CELEBRATE COOKTOWN'S RECONCILIATION ROCKS STORY
Installation of two larger-than-life sculptures that celebrate and commemorate the first recorded act of Reconciliation that took place in Waymburr (the area now known as Cooktown) at Reconciliation Rocks in 1770, is due to commence in coming weeks. Read more.
ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR COOKTOWN & CAPE YORK EXPO
A free music festival, local Indigenous culture and historical re-enactments are part of 10 days and nights of entertainment, business and cultural events at Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021 – The Rising Tide on 11-20 June. Find out more.
CONTRACTS | CURRENT TENDERS AND SUBMISSIONS
Due to Cook Shire's commitment to open and effective competition, we will regularly call for tenders on projects to ensure the best contractor is sourced, locally where possible. For all all of Council's current tenders and submissions click here
PDR CLOSURE
Please be advised that the Peninsula Development Road from Laura to Coen has been closed. A 5-tonne load limit applies for local access only and there is no through traffic. For more information, it's important that you please call the Department of Transport and Main Roads on 13 19 40.
