Cape York Weekly FREE – #057 | Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Editor: Matt Nicholls 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
BARRA ON THE RADAR PAGE 4
NEW TERMINAL GIVEN THE TICK Aurukun’s new airport terminal received massive community fanfare when it was officially opened last week. Mayor Keri Tamwoy and her councillors welcomed Minister Di Farmer and Director-General Rachel Hunter at the new terminal to be the first passengers. Full story – INSIDE
WINE BY THE SEA PAGES 14-15
No bull! Run returns By MATT NICHOLLS
MODESTY went out the window and the PC brigade was turned away as a world-famous event was revived in true Weipa style on Sunday morning. The Running of the Bulls has had more comeback attempts than John Farnham, but 2021 should be known as the year it was officially revived. Around 30 people took off their kit
and did a nude lap of Circular Way in Weipa, about a 1.5km loop. Lit up by the moon and a few streetlights, the eager herd carried plastic bags and buckets, hopeful that enough residents had stayed up past 1am to make a charitable donation to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Turns out, they did. While numbers were not the same as the halcyon days of the 90s, around 100 people stayed
out for a stickybeak and reached into their pockets for a lifesaving service. More than $1000 was raised for the RFDS, with that number still rising with both current and former Weipa residents now chipping in after hearing word of the successful revival. Traditionally held on the first Saturday night after the first storm of the wet season, organisers of this year’s Running of the Bulls had just 24
hours to get the event off the ground after a thunderstorm rocked Weipa on Friday night. “We were really happy with how it went. It was a lot of fun,” said chief organiser Sasha Busch. “Everyone was in good spirits and no one did anything silly. “Most importantly, we raised some money for the Flying Doctors.” Continued – Page 2
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