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MEDIA RELEASE | ONE-WAY AND A SHARED PATHWAY AS SHERRIN ESPLANADE SETS TO REOPEN
12/08/2022
Stage 6 of the Revitalisation of Charlotte Street, the upgrade works to Cooktown’s Sherrin Esplanade, are due for completion in the coming weeks, with the road anticipated to be open in September.
MEDIA RELEASE | COOK SHIRE'S NEW CEO JUMPS RIGHT INTO HIS NEW ROLE
25/08/2022
This week Cook Shire Council’s new Chief Executive Officer, Brian Joiner, jumped straight into the hot seat of managing the day-to-day operations of Queensland’s largest local government area.
MEDIA RELEASE | Coen to shine a light on safety and accessibility with solar power
20/01/2021
Cook Shire Council, with funding from the federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, will commence installation of 12 solar-powered street lights at key locations on Mungkan, Shepard and Regents streets in Coen over the coming weeks.
MEDIA RELEASE | Cooktown festivities showcase reconciliation
26/02/2021
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.
MEDIA RELEASE | Larger than life artworks to celebrate Cooktown's Reconciliation Rocks
01/03/2021
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.
MEDIA RELEASE | 'Piece by piece' the restoration of Cooktown's Shire Hall commences
17/03/2021
Works have commenced on the restoration of Cooktown’s iconic and much-loved, heritage-listed Shire Hall on Helen Street.
MEDIA RELEASE | Revitalisation of Charlotte Street to commence
29/03/2021
Cook Shire Council is pleased to announce that revitalisation works to Charlotte Street in Cooktown are due to commence in coming weeks.
History is only the beginning for Cooktown & Cape York Expo
21/06/2021
Attracting government officials, international dignitaries, visitors and community members from across Cape York and Australia, the Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021 came to a spectacular close last night with the final performance of the Warrma and a fireworks display over the Endeavour River.
Continued levels of service and laying foundations for the future of Cook, as Council adopts 2021-22 Annual Budget
23/06/2021
Cook Shire Council adopted its 2021-22 budget at a special Council meeting held yesterday, 22 June 2021.