Cape Yorrk Weekly
FREE – #250 | Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Editor Lyndon Keane: 0419 891 666 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
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INSIDE TODAY
Celebrating our
TH GONG FOR CAPE NURSE Page 5
EDITION
STUDENT ARTIST RECOGNISED AUSTRALIA Page 8 DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9
As we celebrate 250 editions of the Cape York Weekly, turn to Pages 10-11 to find out what the team’s five favourite stories to report have been over the past year.
30 items, ‘50 per cent savings’
The cost of a trip to the supermarket is a constant point of contention for Cape York and Torres Strait residents, but the Federal Government says it expects a new scheme to make a big difference to the hip pockets of shoppers. Read the story on Page 6.
MARATHONER TRUMPS MAJORS Page 19
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