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Cooktown
"Small town life - quiet and easy to get to know the people"
Friendly town. Peaceful. Lots of community organisations to find an interest you like. Get annoyed if can't park outside shop as usually easy parking. No public transport, no traffic lights, lots of dogs and pets. Three pubs though one lost roof with recent cyclone! Arts and crafts, CWA, fishing ++++. Very near barrier reef. Windy place - keeps monsoon season bearable unlike Cairns with less breeze. Crocodiles so don't swim in ocean but town will have salt water tidal swim pool soon! Has annual events - historic Captain Cook Re-enactment and Discovery Festival, annual races and Ag Show. Arty groups. Sports and Rec groups.
Great for
- Friendliness, overall peaceful town,
- Kid friendly. Retirees welcomed.
- Community groups / voluntters - activities
Not great for
- Crocodiles prevent swimming - tidal pool will solve this!
- Lack of night life - but I think it's a plus!
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Tourists
- Country Lovers
- Beach Lovers
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Charlotte Street
"Yes this is small town living - and everyone will end up knowing your name!"
Charlotte Street is the main street so easy access to all shops etc.
Great for
- Access - walking distance all shopps etc
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Tourists
- Country Lovers
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We spent a week at cook town end of last month ..and do so at the same time of the year every year now for some time. we are in our own caravan so don't need to eat out, but generally do ,just to support the local businesses.
this year for the first time in a long time, I can not recommend any of the places we bought meals at. River Of Gold Hotel was not value for money, neither was capers, we paid $16.00 each for a plate of rocket and 7 over cooked prawns, a total rip off, our friends had a toasted sandwich ,for around 8 .00dollars each and it was better value by far, and the local fish and chip shop in the main street was no better, we used to eat at the RSL and they have closed down, and so have the Bowls club, where the food was great and the service was second to none, what a disappointment it has all been this year, if we do go again will take all our own
tucker with us and I will cook up meals at the caravan park, to delight the taste buds for half the price we paid any where, in and around the town.