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Plant overflow won’t pose health risk to Weipa residents, says Rio
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. Last week, the mining company notified local residents that it would be releasing water from the lagoon next to the Awonga Point Sewerage Treatment Plant into the Mission River following heavy rainfall.
Lockhart River suffering from Telstra’s negligence
Telecommunications are back online in Lockhart River after the Cape York community suffered a 10-day outage to kick off February ... Mayor Wayne Butcher said the community had a long history of communication issues, mostly in the wet season, when they needed these services the most ...
Marine permaculture base for SE Queensland
Malcolm Prowse. World leading mariculture expert, Dr Brian Von Herzen has just been granted a special talent visa to Australia and has set up his organisation's focus of operations in South East Queensland.
Council seeks community feedback on future of waste
... “Even foods you wouldn’t put in a home compost bin could go in because the processing of the waste occurs in a controlled environment. Cr Dickson said our region’s organic waste could be turned into high quality compost which could be put to good use in parks, gardens and farms, instead of rotting in a landfill and producing methane ...
Swimmers not deterred by croc attack at Vyce’s Crossing
... Mr Adidi said he was thankful that his partner Shawntaye Manantan and cousin were with him when the attack happened. “We literally couldn’t do anything but watch what was happening and it happened so fast,” Ms Manantan said. “We ran and dragged him up (the bank) and the croc was coming with its mouth open.” ...
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. Cowie Group representatives spent two weeks travelling between Napranum and Mapoon to speak with locals as they look to establish long-term contracts.
Communities in need of leadership from our MP
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 after a whirlwind trip to Weipa and Napranum. That was on August 28, 2019.
Lost crops costing farmers’ mental health
The scarcity of seasonal workers continues to impact growers as crop losses climb to over $45 million this week. The labour shortage is a result of Federal and state government decisions to restrict the movement of people through the Australian border in order to manage the human health impacts of COVID-19. Sixty-five separate crop losses from five states and territories have now reported on the National Crop Lost Crop Register.
Road travel out of the question in Cape
... Crossings at the Wenlock, Archer and Laura rivers are impassable, while the Myall Creek near Weipa is also in full flood. Sections of the PDR have also been damaged, with sections of bitumen near the Hann River Roadhouse ripped to shreds by floodwater ...
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. Yet phones dropped out for a 10-hour period and the barge was late on arrival (twice) into Weipa. Shoppers hoping to procure fruit and vegetables on Saturday morning left disappointed as not only did the Sea Swift barge turn up late into port, but couldn’t offload due to a mechanical breakdown.
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. The town is capable of growth and there are a number of vacant job positions, but nowhere to accommodate new arrivals.
Queensland – still time to have your say on new chapter of fisheries reforms
Queenslanders with an interest in the state’s landmark Sustainable Fisheries Strategy have another three weeks before consultation on the latest phase of reforms closes.
Nine new citizens to take the pledge on Australia Day
Renu Ayyappan will proudly take the pledge of allegiance and become an Australian citizen tomorrow She will be one of nine new Australians to be granted citizenship at Weipa Town Authority's Australia Day festivities. Renu moved to Australia from India in 2015 with husband Saravanan Asaithambi and has lived in Weipa for more than two years. "I love it here. This is home for me," she said ahead of her pending citizenship ceremony. "I want to be part of the Australian culture and want our kids to grow up here."
Cape York could be first in line for vaccinations
Cape York's Indigenous communities are likely to be at the top of the priority list for the first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations in Australia ... Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said it made sense to target vulnerable communities. "We need to protect those communities in the Cape and Torres Strait and it should also help prevent another biosecurity bubble, which was devastating for the Cape economy," he said ...
Remote island lifestyle is pure bliss for Rusty and Bronwyn
Cape York Weekly
Rusty and Bronwyn Tully have no neighbours and “wouldn’t have it any other way”.
They live on Turtle Head Island, located east of...
$940,000 boost for water infrastructure in Stanthorpe to drive bushfire recovery
Local water infrastructure in Stanthorpe will get a $940,000 boost, as part of $8.9 million in bushfire recovery projects announced today by the Australian and Queensland governments. Maranoa MP David Littleproud said this project is one of nine Local Economic Recovery projects were announced today to support recovery in Queensland communities hit hard by the 2019-20 bushfires, including two exciting projects in Maranoa. “In our area, $940,000 will go to the Southern Downs Regional Council for the Smart Water Meters project,” Mr Littleproud said. “This project will install smart metering technology in Stanthorpe, which will help to adapt the built environment to future climate and natural hazard conditions.
Mulloon Institute – Queensland field days
Sam Skeat has been presenting at several field days in northern Queensland recently with the message that rehydrated landscapes are more resilient to fire and drought, and can help mitigate some flooding effects. This In turn benefits local creeks and ultimately the Great Barrier Reef with water kept on properties and reduced sediment runoff ...
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.
The three rain gauges...
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