Cape York Weekly FREE – #174 | Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Date set for net fishing ban – Page 6
Editor Lyndon Keane: 0419 891 666 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
New venture in Kowanyama – Page 9
Swimmers sweating on funds – Page 18
CANDIDATES HAVE THEIR SAY
Cook Shire councillor candidates were all smiles after giving their five-minute pitches to voters at PCYC Cooktown on Saturday. Turn to Page 7 to see what the aspiring leaders told more than 250 residents during the two-hour Meet Your Local Candidates forum.
Heritage oversight The Queensland Government can’t explain why it is failing to consult the owners of freehold properties that will likely be impacted by its push to nominate parts of Cape York for World Heritage listing. Whether the move is an oversight or deliberate slap in the face, one Lakeland landowner says the government needs to come clean with its plan. Read the story on Page 3.
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