https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.auRSS Feed for Cape York WeeklyenMon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_022Click here to read Edition 022 of Cape York Weekly on your PC or deviceMon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_022https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipa-hospital-in-midst-of-88-million-upgrade/Expecting mothers from Weipa and the Western Cape will be able to give birth locally this time next year as work begins on the upgrade of Weipa Hospital.Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipa-hospital-in-midst-of-88-million-upgrade/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/pdr-unlikely-to-be-fixed-by-easter-tmr/Cape York’s tourist operators have been dealt an early blow to 2021 as hopes of a bumper Easter will likely be hampered by road conditions.Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/pdr-unlikely-to-be-fixed-by-easter-tmr/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/no-facebook-no-worries-for-your-local-newspaper/The decision by Facebook to ban Australian news from the social media platform should be of concern to all citizens, not just those in the media industry.Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/no-facebook-no-worries-for-your-local-newspaper/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/tributes-flow-for-beloved-school-teacher/Emily Hutchinson has been remembered as “a loving partner, a caring and wonderful daughter, a loving sister and a forever best friend” as hundreds celebrated and mourned her life last Monday.Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/tributes-flow-for-beloved-school-teacher/https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_021Click here to read Edition 021 of Cape York Weekly on your PC or device.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_021https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/fighting-fit-josh-ready-to-make-boxing-debut/Josh Balodis is too humble to say it but he’s proving to be an inspiration to those around him.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/fighting-fit-josh-ready-to-make-boxing-debut/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/plant-overflow-poses-no-health-risk-to-weipa-residents/There will be no risk to public health as a result of water from a lagoon adjacent to a sewerage plant being pumped into Weipa’s Mission River, Rio Tinto says.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/plant-overflow-poses-no-health-risk-to-weipa-residents/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/absent-mp-cynthia-lui-disconnects-from-local-news/Cynthia Lui has not only refused to visit her constituents in Weipa, Napranum and Mapoon – she has also decided to cut ties from reading the local news in her communities.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/absent-mp-cynthia-lui-disconnects-from-local-news/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/lockhart-river-suffers-from-telstras-negligence/Telecommunications are back online in Lockhart River after the Cape York community suffered a 10-day outage to kick off February.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/lockhart-river-suffers-from-telstras-negligence/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/slap-on-the-wrist-for-man-who-ran-over-michael-bowden/The man who ran over Michael Bowden in Weipa while high on ice will spend less than 100 days in prison after he pleaded guilty in court last week.Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/slap-on-the-wrist-for-man-who-ran-over-michael-bowden/https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_020Click here to read Edition 020 of Cape York Weekly on your PC or device.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_020https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/new-business-lands-in-napranum/A Brisbane building company is setting up a satellite office in Napranum as it looks to win public housing contracts in Cape York.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/new-business-lands-in-napranum/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/swimmers-not-deterred-by-croc-attack-at-vyces-crossing/A crocodile attack at one of Weipa’s most popular wet season swimming holes wasn’t enough to deter some people.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/swimmers-not-deterred-by-croc-attack-at-vyces-crossing/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/much-loved-teacher-to-be-farewelled-after-tragedy/Always seen with a smile on her face, Emily Hutchinson was a great fit for Weipa.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/much-loved-teacher-to-be-farewelled-after-tragedy/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/530-days-without-a-visit-from-local-mp-cynthia-lui/There was no such thing as COVID-19 the last time our so-called Member for Cook Cynthia Lui visited Weipa. It’s been some 530 days since the MP last flew out of Weipa Airport.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/530-days-without-a-visit-from-local-mp-cynthia-lui/https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_019Click here to read Edition 019 of Cape York Weekly on your PC or device.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_019https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipas-champion-citizens-celebrated/A father and daughter were crowned as Weipa’s citizens of the year on a soggy Australia Day morning last Tuesday.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipas-champion-citizens-celebrated/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/changing-of-the-guard-at-weipa-woolworths/Weipa last week farewelled two of its most dedicated residents and welcomed two more to the fold.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/changing-of-the-guard-at-weipa-woolworths/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/phone-outage-and-barge-delay-cap-a-tough-week-in-cape/Imagine if we actually copped a cyclone? The weather was wet and a little wild on the Western Cape last week but not even close to cyclonic.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/phone-outage-and-barge-delay-cap-a-tough-week-in-cape/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/no-vacancy-rental-child-care-shortage-hurting-weipa/A lack of rental properties and adequate child care is the biggest issue facing Weipa in 2021.Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/no-vacancy-rental-child-care-shortage-hurting-weipa/https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_018Click here to read Edition 018 of Cape York Weekly on your PC or device.Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_018https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/remote-island-lifestyle-is-pure-bliss-for-rusty-and-bronwyn/Rusty and Bronwyn Tully have no neighbours and “wouldn’t have it any other way”.Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/remote-island-lifestyle-is-pure-bliss-for-rusty-and-bronwyn/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/sea-swift-runs-aground-off-cape-york-coast/There is still no explanation why a cargo ship operated by Sea Swift veered off course and ran aground off Cape York last week.Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/sea-swift-runs-aground-off-cape-york-coast/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/hospital-crossing-confirmed-for-2021/Thirteen years after opening, the Weipa Hospital will finally get pedestrian access in 2021.Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/hospital-crossing-confirmed-for-2021/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/train-breakdown-derails-rio-tintos-end-of-year-results/A train breakdown was responsible for a major drop in bauxite production in the final quarter of 2020, Rio Tinto said last week.Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/train-breakdown-derails-rio-tintos-end-of-year-results/https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_017Click here to read Edition 017 of Cape York Weekly on your PC or device.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://issuu.com/capeyorkweekly/docs/cyw_edition_017https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipa-the-wettest-place-on-the-cape/There's still two months of wet season to run and Weipa is out to an early lead in the rainfall stakes.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipa-the-wettest-place-on-the-cape/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/mens-shed-committee-has-sights-set-on-2021/Establishing a men’s shed in Weipa is the obvious New Year’s resolution for Chris Baldwin and Derek Mowles.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/mens-shed-committee-has-sights-set-on-2021/https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipa-company-tasked-with-torres-strait-clean-up/Dodging crocs and sharks, divers from Weipa will this week start work on removing 13 vessels from the waters around Seisia and the Torres Strait.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.capeyorkweekly.com.au/articles/weipa-company-tasked-with-torres-strait-clean-up/