Cape York Weekly FREE – #185 | Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Editor Lyndon Keane: 0419 891 666 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
KINDY CREW TO KICK UP HEELS Page 3
EAST WEIPA’S FUN FAREWELL
END OF AN ERA: NURSE RETIRES Page 7
Competitive fun was the name of the game when hundreds of residents and tourists converged on the Weipa Aquatic and Sports Centre and Kumrumja Park on Saturday afternoon to farewell East Weipa mining operations. Turn to Page 12 to see who we spotted out and about.
AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Pages 8 & 9
Entsch slams ‘rain shadow’ result
FESTIVAL JUST WEEKS AWAY Page 9
The 2024-25 federal budget has “pretty much totally ignored” the needs of Cape York and Torres Strait residents, according to Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch. Turn to Page 5 to find out why the veteran MP says it does not deal with the challenges facing Queensland’s remote communities.
BIG YEAR AHEAD FOR DIRT KARTS Page 23
Budget letdown
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