Cape York Weekly FREE – #222 | Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Editor Lyndon Keane: 0419 891 666 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
FEDS’ FREIGHT PLAN QUERIED Page 2
NEW LEADERS CELEBRATED Page 5
SCHOOL’S SKY-HIGH CELEBRATION
Past and present students, teaching staff, families and community members took to the oval and looked skyward to create a special memento of 150 years of education at Cooktown State School on Saturday. See who we spotted on Pages 10-11. Photo: Luke Higgins
Outrage at plan to scrap memorials
Doggone strife A plan to remove memorials at Weipa’s Dead Dog Beach has been met with shock and anger by those with animals buried at the township’s unofficial pet cemetery. Full story – Page 3
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 INNOVATIVE ART IN SPOTLIGHT Page 7
BIG YEAR AHEAD FOR ARCHER Page 18
There’s something brewing... The Sports Bar is closed for a bit of a touch-up until further notice... in the meantime, the Deck Bar is open for meals & drinks at Sports Bar prices! • Trivia & Musical Bingo are on hold until further notice • The gaming room remains open