Cape York Weekly FREE – #223 | Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Editor Lyndon Keane: 0419 891 666 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
IWD EVENT SOLD OUT IN WEIPA Page 2
MOBILE PLEDGE HAS SUPPORT Page 8
HANDS UP TO REMOVE FLUORIDE
Cook Shire councillors vote 4-3 to discontinue the addition of fluoride to Cooktown’s water supply in front of a packed public gallery on 25 February. Read what was said during the debate on Page 3.
Push for sea freight competition
Room for two? Cape York leaders are demanding a solution to skyrocketing sea freight costs and delivery delays as one MP says the answer is ending government ownership of the monopoly. Report – Page 5
INSIDE: COWBOYS 2025 DRAW POSTER
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 CIAF RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS Page 9
REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR WRF Page 19
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NIGHT
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