Cape York Weekly FREE – #149 | Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Editor Matt Nicholls: 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
FREIGHT COSTS CRIPPLING CAPE
SEA SWIFT EYES NEW ARRIVAL Page 2
COUNCIL BACKS RV REST AREA Page 5 AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9
Fix the roads for our trucks
While Queensland’s most disadvantaged communities wait for a freight subsidy that was promised six months ago and rests in the hands of bureaucrats, a simple seasonal solution is staring right at the state government. Improve the standard of our roads and get more trucks rolling in the dry season. The PDR is a disgrace and all momentum has been lost on the progression of improving the road – so much so that it’s gotten worse. Report – Pages 6 and 7
What’s on at the Alby?
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FROM 7.30PM
THURSDAY
5.30PM to 7.30PM
JACKPOT $700
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JUNIOR FOOTY GRAND FINALS Pages 18 & 19
NPA COMES TO LIFE FOR RODEO Page 21
FRIDAY FROM 6.30PM
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