Cape York Weekly FREE – #145 | Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Editor Matt Nicholls: 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
LACK OF DENTAL CARE AN ISSUE Page 2
ARMY A BIG HIT IN NAPRANUM
A big crowd, including local woman Rachel Mango, turned out to see the US Army vehicles and troops in Napranum on Saturday. Pictures – P12 & 13
Picture: ALEX RETHUS
VICTORY FOR LAKELAND LOCALS
Festival canned By MATT NICHOLLS
PEOPLE power has prevailed in Lakeland after organisers of the controversial Orin Aya festival put up the white flag and conceded that it would not be relocated to the tiny Cape York community.
Almost 50 people turned up to last week’s community meeting in Lakeland, organised by the local progress association, to voice their concerns with the executives of Orin Aya, which had previously been staged in Rossville. Robyn Holmes, the deputy
mayor of Cook Shire Council, was one of a handful of councillors in attendance and said that Lakeland locals made their views known. “The community was very clear with their objections and I think the organisers got the message loud and clear,” she said.
Founder Rafael Asulin was in attendance and said he was now looking at other venue options after Lakeland voted with their feet. “It’s very disappointing but we want the community to support the event,” he said. Continued – Page 6
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