Cape York Weekly FREE – #292 | Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Editorial: lmortimer@region.com.au|Advertising: sales@region.com.au
UP IN LIGHTS
INSIDE TODAY
MOZZIE SHOWDOWN Page 4
DISASTER TECH BOOST Page 6
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 The award-winning Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait Islands dance troupe Naygayiw Gigi (Northern Thunder), based out of Bamaga, performing at this year’s Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Photo: Blueclick Photography.
Brilliant artists from across the Cape and Torres Strait showcased their work and wowed the judges at the 2026 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), including Premier’s Award winner Daisy Hamlot from Hope Vale. Full story Page 2.
FREIGHT FRACAS
Politicians are at loggerheads over the Remote Communities Freight Assistance Scheme, which reduces the cost of essential items for Cape and Torres Strait residents. Labor leader Steven Miles has accused the Crisafulli LNP Government of making grocery bills more expensive for isolated communities, but Cook MP David Kempton slammed that take as “scaremongering”. Full story Page 3.
SAFER BIRTHS AT WEIPA Page 7
NEW COPS FOR FNQ Page 8
WHAT’S ON @ THE ALBY...
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