Cape York Weekly FREE – #125 | Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Editor: Matt Nicholls 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
COEN BOOSTED BY RESUPPLIES Page 3
CAPE WOMEN LEND THEIR VOICE
Different generations of women from Cape York last week joined up with some of the movers and shakers in Cairns for a sold-out International Women’s Day event at Crystalbrook Riley. Pictured (from left) are: Dorothy Hobson, Jordan Harding Hobson and Kirsty Davis. For more pictures and a wrap on the event, turn to Page 10 of this edition.
No more deaths MAYORS in custody SPEAK OUT By MATT NICHOLLS
CAPE York’s mayors have sent a powerful message to Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll, demanding no more deaths in custody following an incident in Kowanyama last year. Mayors from across the state
were in Cairns last week to sit down with senior officers, including Commissioner Carroll, at the Queensland Police Service and First Nations Mayors Summit. Hope Vale mayor Jason Woibo co-chaired the summit with the PC and said that a number of issues were raised by the communities.
Kowanyama mayor Robbie Sands, who is also the chair of the Torres and Cape Indigenous Councils Alliance, boycotted the summit, citing last year’s death in custody in his community. He did, however, have an input into the agenda prior to the gathering at the Pullman International.
Also in attendance was the new Cape Inspector, Dave Rutherford, who starts next month after a long stint on Palm Island. “It was a productive summit and I think everyone got an opportunity to have their say, which was important,” said Cr Woibo. Continued – Page 2
SCHOOL’S TOP NAPLAN RESULT Page 8 AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9 PILOT PROGRAM TAKING OFF Page 9
EDITOR’S TRIP TO INDIA Page 18