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🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️ Annual River to Boat Ramp Fun Run / Walk 2026 🏃🏾‍♂️🚶🏾‍♀️Aurukun Shire Council Sports & Recreation is inviting...
08/10/2026

🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️ Annual River to Boat Ramp Fun Run / Walk 2026 🏃🏾‍♂️🚶🏾‍♀️

Aurukun Shire Council Sports & Recreation is inviting participants from across Cape York and beyond to join our Annual River to Boat Ramp Fun Run / Walk 2026.

📅 Saturday 31 October 2026
📍 Obon Beach to The Landing
⏰ Bus pick-up from Council Office at 7:00am (last bus 7:40am)

Choose your challenge:

🏃🏾 7km Run
🚶🏾 3.5km Walk

With categories for children, youth and adults, this event is a fantastic opportunity to get active, enjoy the outdoors, and connect with the community.

For participants travelling from outside Aurukun, please find the registration form attached.
Kindly complete and return the form to:

📧 [email protected]

Registrations close Tuesday 27 October 2026.

A big thank you to our sponsors for supporting this community event:

• PCYC
• Kang Kang Café
• Rio Tinto
• Skytrans
• WCCCA
• Apunipima

We look forward to seeing you in Aurukun! 🎉🏃🏾‍♀️🚶🏾‍♂️🌴

🌟 Work AnniversariesCongratulations to the following team members who are celebrating a work anniversary this month:🏆Gle...
08/10/2026

🌟 Work Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following team members who are celebrating a work anniversary this month:

🏆Glen Harris, Stores – 1 Year
🏆 Susan Stafford, Environmental Health Services – 1 Year
🏆 Brett Greening – 1 Year
🏆 Angus Peinyekka, Town Services – 10 Years 🎉

Thank you for your dedication, commitment and the positive impact you’ve made over the years. We appreciate everything you do and are grateful to have you as part of our team.

📢 Know the Symptoms of ScabiesScabies is a common skin condition that can spread through close contact. Early treatment ...
08/10/2026

📢 Know the Symptoms of Scabies

Scabies is a common skin condition that can spread through close contact. Early treatment can help stop it spreading to family and friends.

⚠️ Look out for these symptoms:

🔴 Intense itching, especially at night
🔴 Red rash or small red bumps on the skin
🔴 Small burrows (tiny tunnels) visible on the skin
🔴 Sores caused by scratching
🔴 Skin irritation that may become infected
🔴 Itching that gets worse after a hot shower

📍 Common areas affected:

• Between the fingers
• Wrists
• Elbows
• Armpits
• Waistline
• Buttocks
• Groin area

👶 In children, scabies can also appear on:

• Palms of the hands
• Soles of the feet
• Scalp

✅ If you or a family member has these symptoms, visit the Health Clinic for diagnosis and treatment.

Scabies is treatable. Early treatment helps protect your family and community. 💙

📢 ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE – OBON ROADPlease be advised that Obon Road will be closed 24 hours a day from:📅 Thursday, 8 Octob...
07/10/2026

📢 ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE – OBON ROAD

Please be advised that Obon Road will be closed 24 hours a day from:

📅 Thursday, 8 October 2026
to
📅 Tuesday, 13 October 2026

🚧 The closure is required to allow causeway works to be carried out safely.

Please plan your travel accordingly and avoid using Obon Road during the closure period.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while these important works are completed.

Thank you.

🚧

📸 October Photo Competition – Dry Season Sunset 🌅Congratulations to Lillian M Woolla, winner of our September Photo Comp...
07/10/2026

📸 October Photo Competition – Dry Season Sunset 🌅

Congratulations to Lillian M Woolla, winner of our September Photo Competition with her beautiful photo, "Keeping Culture and Traditions Alive for the Next Generation."

Now it's time for our October Photo Competition!

🌅 Theme: Dry Season Sunset 🌅

Capture the beauty of Aurukun's dry season and share your favourite sunset photo with us.

📸 How to Enter

Simply email up to two photos to:

📧 [email protected]

🏆 Prizes

🏆 Monthly Winner: $100 Island & Cape voucher
✈️ Major Prize: Skytrans return flight (drawn from all monthly winners at the end of the year)

📋 For full competition details and Terms & Conditions, visit:

🌐 Aurukun Photo Competition

We can't wait to see Aurukun's stunning dry season sunsets through your lens! 📷💛

🐶🐱 Animal Census & Dog Health Program 🐱🐶The Environmental Health Team will be conducting an Animal Census and providing ...
07/10/2026

🐶🐱 Animal Census & Dog Health Program 🐱🐶

The Environmental Health Team will be conducting an Animal Census and providing tick and worm treatments for dogs, puppies and cats before the wet season. 🩺

📅 Program Dates: 12 October 2026 to the first week of November

Week 1

📅 Monday, 12 October 2026
🕒 Starting from 8:30am

The team will visit:

✅ Bowenda Drive
✅ Kliedon Drive
✅ Ian Pienkinna
✅ Achewald Crescent
✅ Enyan Circuit
✅ Wel Street
✅ Po'al
✅ Kach Street
✅ Bartlett Street

Week 2

📅 Monday, 19 October 2026
🕒 Starting from 8:30am

The team will visit:

✅ Top End of Pikkuw
✅ Top End of Muttich
✅ McKenzie
✅ Ko'an
✅ Kor
✅ KU

Week 3

📅 Monday, 26 October 2026
🕒 Starting from 8:30am

🐾 Veterinarians will be in Aurukun from 26-30 October 2026 to carry out desexing procedures.

The Environmental Health Team will then finish the Animal Census program in the first week of November in:

✅ Muttich
✅ Pikkuw
✅ Apalech Street
✅ Kang Kang

Services Available:

✅ Animal Census
✅ Dog Health Checks
✅ Dog Surrender
✅ Desexing Registration

Are you tired of your female dogs being bothered by male dogs?
Are your male dogs fighting over female dogs?
Desexing can help improve your pets' health and behavior.

🐾

🚧 Obon Road Works Update 🚧The latest roadworks map for Obon Road is now available.✅ Grey arrows show completed works🔵🔴 B...
07/10/2026

🚧 Obon Road Works Update 🚧

The latest roadworks map for Obon Road is now available.

✅ Grey arrows show completed works

🔵🔴 Blue and red arrows show upcoming works and scheduled completion dates

🟢 Green dotted line indicates the proposed future sealing of Obon Road
Please take care when travelling through the area and follow all traffic management directions.

👷 Road crews are currently working from 6:00am to 6:00pm, 7 days a week to progress the project.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as these important improvements continue.

Event Highlights and Entertainment🎶🎆 A Day to Remember 🎆🎶From traditional dancing and children's activities to inspiring...
05/10/2026

Event Highlights and Entertainment

🎶🎆 A Day to Remember 🎆🎶

From traditional dancing and children's activities to inspiring guest speakers, live entertainment and a spectacular fireworks display, Aak Ngampram Day 2026 was truly unforgettable.

A special thank you to our entertainers AeeDee0, Black Image and Normey Jay, who kept the crowd entertained and helped create a fantastic atmosphere throughout the celebration.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this milestone event such a success.

💙 Celebrating 30 years of the Wik Decision.
💛 Celebrating culture.
❤️ Celebrating community.

Ph. Phisch Creative

🌟 Work AnniversariesCongratulations to the following team members who are celebrating a work anniversary this month:🏆Jos...
01/10/2026

🌟 Work Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following team members who are celebrating a work anniversary this month:

🏆Josslyn Paul, Community Security/Splash Park – 1 Year
🏆 Dai English, Airport – 1 Year


Thank you for your dedication, commitment and the positive impact you’ve made over the years. We appreciate everything you do and are grateful to have you as part of our team.

Council advises of the passing of Irene Yukwinka Teetingeiten Pootchemunka on the 13th of September 2026. In respect of ...
01/10/2026

Council advises of the passing of Irene Yukwinka Teetingeiten Pootchemunka on the 13th of September 2026. In respect of Waal Waal I.Pootchemunka and her family, we kindly ask community to observe the Sorry Business protocol during this time. Sorry Business is a significant cultural practice, and your understanding and adherence to these protocols is greatly appreciated.

Please follow the Sorry Business Protocols, which can be reference on the Aurukun Shire Council’s website: Aurukun-Sorry-Business-Protocol-2021.pdf

The family wish to advise the funeral date will be held on: Thursday 19 November 2026

Future communications will refer to Waal Waal I. Pootchemunka.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

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