Stay tuned to Council's disaster dashboard for road conditions and cyclone advice

To stay up to date with the Bureau of Meteorology's cyclone updates, latest road conditions, river heights and other emergency information, visit Council's Disaster Dashboard. The Disaster Dashboard contains an interactive map with road and river crossing conditions throughout Cook Shire as well as other important information, such as the location of evacuation centres or places of refuge if they are opened during a disaster, power outages and fire updates. 

Marine pest survey

Completing a simple survey could play an important part in strengthening Queensland’s marine pest biosecurity. Biosecurity Queensland is asking anyone who works or enjoys time in Queensland’s magnificent marine environment to complete the online survey which is open until March 29. For more information, head to the Biosecurity Queensland Facebook page or read their media release.

New hours for Cooktown Library

Cooktown Library's lunch time hours will be changing. The library will now be open from 10am to 5pm during the week, with a closure from 12.30pm to 1.30pm for lunch. The library hours on Saturday remain unchanged, with the doors open from 10am to 12.30pm. For more information on our library services, head to the library page on our website.

Council's grants open for applications

Councils Community Grants and Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) programs are open for applications, closing on Thursday, April 18. Council's Community Sponsorship and In-kind Support program is also open for applications year round. For more information on all Council's funding programs, visit the Grants, Sponsorship and Donations page on our website.