Cape York Weekly FREE – #285 | Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Editorial: lmortimer@region.com.au|Advertising: sales@region.com.au
ISLAND HOPPING
INSIDE TODAY
NURSE LEADER RECOGNISED Page 2
CAPE SINGER DIGS DEEP Page 9
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 Marine Park ranger Joman Tomasello and senior project officer Katharine Robertson with a green turtle. Photo: Supplied.
THOUSANDS of green turtle hatchlings have swum off across the Great Barrier Reef after delicate eggs were painstakingly moved between islands off Cape York as part of a landmark project to ensure the species thrives into the future. Full story page 3.
CRISIS POINT
A CAPE York Indigenous think tank has given a damning assessment of the child safety and youth justice system to a state inquiry. Child protection, youth detention and prison have become “routine features” of life in communities suffering “deep, multi-dimensional disadvantage”. Now, “decisive action” is needed. Full story page 6.
RFDS PRIZE HONOURS SONS Page 11
KIDS CONNECT AT ST JOEY’S Pages 14 & 15
WHAT’S ON @ THE ALBY...
MONDAY $18 PASTA
NIGHT
YOUR CHOICE OF SAUCE TOSSED WITH YOUR FAVOURITE PASTA: SPAGHETTI LINGUINE CHICKEN TORTELLINI OR GF PENNE
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
TACOS! TRIVIA YOUR CHOICE NIGHT OF 3 TACOS FOR $15
SPORTS BAR 6PM - 8.30PM
FROM 7.30PM
$15
RUMP NIGHT
FRIDAY 5.30 – 7.30PM
JAG THE JOKER
JACKPOTS WEEKLY ‘TIL JOKER IS FOUND!
+ MEAT TRAY RAFFLES
FROM 7.30PM
MUSICAL BINGO FREE TO PLAY WITH GREAT PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS
THE DECK RESTAURANT IS OPEN 7 DAYS, 6 TO 8.30PM