Cape York Weekly Edition 033
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Fishing TV show host full of praise for Weipa
Mark Berg has fished all over the world and been to most parts of Australia – including Cape York – but he’d somehow skipped Weipa.
Love is in the air for special Cape York mum
Les Ferguson is not your typical romantic, but when he knew his wife of 35 years was going to be on her own for Mother’s Day, he was happy to go the extra mile.
Weipa Fishing Classic public holiday locked in
Weipa residents will enjoy a public holiday on Friday, September 3 after the date was able to be changed to accommodate the Weipa Fishing Classic.
Sea Swift does its best to catch up on backlog
Weipa's main barge vessel, the MV Trinity Bay, was cleared for use by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority on Friday afternoon, paving the way for Sea Swift services to resume the normal schedule.
Road open: Tourism operators ready for big year
Cape York’s tourism season has officially begun after the Peninsula Developmental Road was opened to travellers at 4pm on Friday.
Cape York Weekly Edition 032
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Cape community upset with Telstra over outages
Lockhart River residents are a resilient bunch but their patience has run thin with Telstra.
Lockhart River the wettest place on the Cape
Lockhart River has surged past Weipa to be crowned the wettest place on the Cape for the 2020-21 wet season.
Weipa Hospital's new CT scanner just weeks away
Weipa's first CT scanner is just weeks away from being turned on as the Cape’s biggest hospital undergoes major renovations.
Movers 3 gone from Weipa, banned from Australia
Embattled ship Movers 3 is no longer in the waters off Weipa after it was given a patch-up job and sent on its way.
Qantas customers second in line behind Rio Tinto charter flights
Qantas customers flying in and out of Weipa are experiencing a drop in customer service as a result of Rio Tinto’s growing FIFO workforce.
Sea Swift vessel suspended after major fuel leak
A major fuel rupture on a Sea Swift vessel will cause freight chaos in Cape York and the Torres Strait over the coming weeks.
Cape York Weekly Edition 031
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Brigadier has fond memories of the Western Cape
Brigadier Mark Ascough was awarded his border protection medal while posted in Weipa and was chuffed to see young Private Edward Nelson Sigai awarded his.
Weipa's $12 million sporting complex almost complete
Weipa's newest sporting facility is just a few months away from being opened to the public.
Swift by name but not by nature: shipping company slammed
Weipa's business community has been left high and dry by Cape York’s only marine freight company and are calling for changes in time for the next wet season.
Normalisation dismissed by Rio Tinto at lacklustre forum
Any momentum Weipa had last year to normalise the community appears to have evaporated as new Rio Tinto GM Michelle Elvy dismissed the matter last week.
Vaccine dates set for Weipa and Cape York
Weipa, Napranum and Mapoon residents should be vaccinated by the end of September after a new rollout plan was put in place.
Cape York Weekly Edition 030
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