Vote for your favourite photo

Vote for your favourite photo

Voting closes at 5pm on April 10. Who will win the People’s Choice Award in the I Love Aurukun Amateur Photo Competition? Vote for your favourite photo by liking it on Facebook or emailing ea@aurukun.qld.gov.au. The judges have selected 21 photos from the more than...
Aurukun’s top citizens awarded

Aurukun’s top citizens awarded

Fred Morris Kerindun is Aurukun’s inaugural Citizen of the Year and Ian Peinkinna is the first Young Citizen of the Year. Aurukun Shire Council Mayor Dereck Walpo said the Council was recognising the community’s quiet achievers for the first time as part of the...
Aurukun residents urged to take up fitness challenge

Aurukun residents urged to take up fitness challenge

Aurukun’s Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) is encouraging the community to get fit with a new program aimed at doubling the number of people using the facility. Branch manager Sgt Glenn Compain said the 1+1 program was designed to get Aurukun’s service providers to...
Aurukun Shire Council investigates tourism options

Aurukun Shire Council investigates tourism options

Aurukun Shire Council will document walking trails, significant historical sites and scenic waterfront locations within the town area that would be of interest to visitors as part of a plan to introduce tourism to the Cape York community. Aurukun Mayor Dereck Walpo...