Latest Cooktown News

Pilots urged to correctly stow baggage and other items
Belonging exhibition showcases final collection of extensive acquisition
Crocodile Genetics Study To Inform Management
Aerial surveys reveal mass coral bleaching event unfolding on the Great Barrier Reef
New QBuild Cairns facility, apprentices to build more Homes for Queenslanders
Regiment provides flood of support
Dr. Christina Howley: ‘Working to protect Cape York’s remote waterways is worth the constant challenge’
Compassion for our neighbours is in our DNA as Australians
Diggers wade in to help locals during floods
$105,000 boost to emergency relief funding to support Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper recovery
Reconnecting Far North
IAG on standby to support customers in Far North Queensland
North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change
More Far North communities activated for TC Jasper hardship assistance
On front line with Cape York’s Young Reef Leaders
Closures in preparation for Cyclone Jasper
Prisoners help Queensland prepare for Cyclone Jasper
Tropical Cyclone Watch issued for northern Queensland
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper to gradually move towards the Queensland coast next week
Queensland’s favourite fossil now official
Fatal traffic crash, Cooktown area
$138,500 to boost Far North Queensland’s children’s health and wellbeing
Dementia Australia supports Cooktown
Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires – a new DNA study tracks their disappearance
Townsville mother’s benefit from expanded maternal fetal medicine services
Saskia von Faland: ‘The land and ocean are all connected’
Sunshine Coast Community Forum to help shape growing region
Youfor2032 discovers next generation of Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Proposed amendments to regional development guidelines
Country racing clubs set for $3 million investment
16 more FNQ schools set to receive playground and tuckshop upgrades
Boosting Regional and Rural Doctors in Queensland
Boost for regional maternity services in Queensland
Spotted from above: Innovative aerial surveys help monitor the Reef’s dugongs
Cape York benefits from new Country Universities Centre
Seven officers awarded Australian Police Medal for exemplary service
2023 AIATSIS Summit
Reef gillnet ban will protect dolphins, dugongs, turtles and sharks in big leap forward
Ramona McIvor: ‘The love of my Country, clan and community motivates me’
Police seek help to find missing woman at Cairns area
$7.2M works tender call for Longreach Hospital
Closures due to wet weather, flood watch in place
Crocodile incident, Bloomfield
Fresh FNQ Faces Take Up Roles As Hard Hat Heroes
Sudden death investigation at Cooktown
Hybrid future? Interbreeding can make heat-averse species more resilient to climate change
Twelve Queensland Police officers recognised for extraordinary service with Australian Police Medals
Rain and storms increasing in Queensland, heatwave conditions expected for southern Australia and fires continue in Western Australia