Cape York Weekly FREE – #118 | Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Editor: Matt Nicholls 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Page 3
HOW LAKELAND CAN HELP REEF Page 4
KEEPING KIDS AT HOME
A pilot program in Cape York is helping parents with sick kids stay closer to home. Dr Donna Franklin, pictured with Napranum mum Lily York and her daughter Jenovia York-Charger, says the results are already overwhelmingly positive. Seven-month-old Jenovia has already been transferred to Cairns Hospital four times with respiratory problems in her short life. Dr Franklin hopes to reduce the amount of similar trips for other parents. Full story – Page 5
Man hospitalised after scooter crash
Fighting for life By SARAH MARTIN
A MUCH-LOVED local man is clinging to life after a horrific scooter accident in Cooktown left him with severe head injuries. Shayne Chessor, 42, was airlifted to Townsville after hitting a traffic island at the intersection of
May and Ida Street on Friday afternoon on a motorised scooter. A Townsville Hospital and Health Service spokeswoman said Mr Chessor remained in a critical but stable condition on Monday afternoon. Cooktown Police’s officer in charge, Senior Sergeant John
McArthur, said Mr Chessor was wearing a helmet, but alcohol was suspected to be a contributing factor in the accident. “No one likes to see the trauma associated with traffic crashes, and I hope Shayne makes a good recovery,” he said. Continued – Page 2
Cooktown local Shayne Chessor.
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 FIRST DAY FOR OUR PREPS Page 10
TEENAGERS WIN BIG OUT WEST Page 17