Cape York Weekly FREE – #043 | Tuesday, July 20, 2021
INSIDE TODAY:
WEIPA RUNNING FESTIVAL PAGE 2
Editor: Matt Nicholls 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
RUCHOOK CULTURAL FESTIVAL PAGE 3
WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP FORUM LIFTOUT
SHOOTERS SHINE AT COOKTOWN SPORT
Eye spy for China as Sabre hits Cape WEIPA residents should look to the skies this week, with aerial activities planned at RAAF Base Scherger as part of a major military exercise. The Australian Defence Force was tight-lipped about plans for the Cape York base, but confirmed Scherger would be used as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre, which started last week and runs until the end of the month. Meanwhile, China is keeping a close eye on the activities, with two surveillance ships watching on. Full story – Page 9
Australian Army Bombardier Christian Hughes (right) welcomes US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kenneth Palacious into the combined gun team at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
The Chinese surveillance ship Tianwangxing travelled through the Torres Strait and is sitting off the coast of Queensland in an attempt to ‘listen in’ on Exercise Talisman Sabre, a joint military exercise between the Australian and United States militaries.
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