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.
- For the latest news and updates, click here.
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WORKS NOTIFICATION | OAKY CREEK ROAD
Please be advised that works to upgrade three waterway crossings on Oaky Creek Road are due to commence on Monday 14 June. Read more.
LEVEL 1 WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR COEN EFFECTIVE 10 JUNE
Residents of Coen are advised that due to electrical issues at the Coen Water Treatment Plant, Cook Shire Council is enforcing water restrictions on all residents and businesses in the Coen water area from today, Thursday 10 June 2021. Read more.
CAPE ARTISTS INVITED TO CELEBRATE THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH ART
Artists and communities from across the Cape are being invited to submit design concepts that represent their community for a chance to have their work featured at the Gateway to Cape York Sculptural Park in Lakeland. Read more.
TEARS OF JOY AS RECONCILIATION 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.
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
