Cape York Weekly FREE – #279 | Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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JUNGLE GIANTS
INSIDE TODAY
WEIPA IDENTITY REMEMBERED Page 6
CAPE PREPARES FOR ANZAC DAY Page 11
Community working bee for much-loved Rossville resident
MEMBERS of a tight-knit Cook Shire community have banded together to support a volunteering icon. Sandy Lloyd’s “jungle” property was looking a bit wild, so Rossville gave her an 80th birthday present to remember. Ms Lloyd was chuffed: “I just was not aware that I was so loved.” Full story page 2.
WASTE WARRIORS
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 CAPE ANTHEM JUST DAYS AWAY Page 14
‘Every tide brings more in’: Huge push to clean Cape beaches
by LUKE MORTIMER THE diver behind a movement to clean up mountains of marine debris nationwide says staff and volunteers have removed a staggering amount of rubbish scattered across Cape York — with most items originating from overseas in remote locations. But Tangaroa Blue Founda-
tion founder, director and CEO Heidi Tait has been left wondering when a much-needed government funding boost will come to fruition. That’s despite the not-forprofit’s important work including detecting and removing fishing ‘ghost nets’ threatening the Great Barrier Reef and impeding shipping lanes.
“We’ve got two major programs that we run. The first one is on the east side of the Cape, which is part of our Reef Clean program. That one started in 2019 and it is funded through the Australian Government’s Reef Trust. It incorporates lots of different activities,” Ms Tait said. “And so one of them is our big community clean ups. In the
Cape, we do multi-day events up at 5 Beaches Loop, so right up at the tip. At Captain Billy (Landing) with the Wuthathi traditional owners. We do Chilli Beach every year with Kuuku Ya’u traditional owners and QPWS (Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services). – Continued page 5
YOUTH WEEK CELEBRATIONS Page 15
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