Cape York Weekly FREE – #291 | Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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FRONTLINE REVIVAL
INSIDE TODAY
ELDER GUIDES NEW RECRUITS Page 2
CRITICAL WORK FLAGGED Page 6
The Cape York Biosecurity Centre before it stopped operating in June 2023. Photo: Supplied.
Vital ‘northern defence line’ due to reopen THE Cape York Biosecurity Centre at Coen is set to be re-established more than three years after it was shuttered amid overwhelming criticism from the agricultural sector and biosecurity experts. Full story Page 5.
NEW LEASE ON LIFE
A WEIPA woman says it feels like her “life is starting again” after she received a new kidney in a life-saving operation. Becky Nai is now keen to help others living with diabetes and has applied to become an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker. Full story Page 3.
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 HALL GETS BURSARY NOD Page 8
REEF PERIL IN SPOTLIGHT Page 9
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
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