HOW TO GET HERE: Cooktown boasts an airport which from Cairns, only takes 35 minutes flying time! Hinterland Aviation currently has scheduled flights which run twice daily, seven days a week. Or drive the inland road which is now only an easy 3 ½ hour drive.. .......................................................................................................................

TOWN UPGRADES: Cooktown has recently had major upgrade to sewerage through the town area, which has enhanced the value to existing houses and lowered the plumbing costs of building new houses. The Cooktown Community Centre is nearing completion and more of the streets have bitumen. .......................................................................................................................

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU MOVE HERE: Cooktown offers a scenic golf course over-looking Walker Bay and out to the reef. A bowls club with a view of the glorious Endeavour River and an air-conditioned modern club-house with some of the best tucker in town. A tennis club which is overlooked by the National parklands of Mt Cook. A community swimming pool. basketball courts, a cricket pitch and a football field .......................................................................................................................

GREAT BARRIER REEF: Cooktown also offers some of the best fishing that Tropical Queensland has to offer with the mighty Ribbon Reefs only 30 nautical miles off our coastline. Don't forget we are the gateway to Cape York, so if it's adventure you want we are only two hours from the popular Lakefield National Park. Maybe you just want to relax and let Cooktown's ambience and charm be part of an idyllic life style, no matter what your age. Cooktown has something for everyone, all year round. .......................................................................................................................