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Cape York Towing & Transport

Locality: Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 447 052 010

Address: 114 Charlotte St, Cooktown 4895 4895 Cooktown, QLD, Australia

Website: http://cooktowntilttrays.com/

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24.01.2022 Cape York Tyres are offering FREE Vehicle Inspections. Call 0447 052 716 to make an Appointment. Or call in to our Workshop on Howard St.Cape York Tyres are offering FREE Vehicle Inspections. Call 0447 052 716 to make an Appointment. Or call in to our Workshop on Howard St.

23.01.2022 A must watch for all travellers for a true indication of the actual conditions at the moment.

22.01.2022 FIND US AT THE CNR HOPE & HOWARD ST.

21.01.2022 Backloads available out of Cairns Thursday 9th and out of Mareeba Friday 10th call 0447 052 010Backloads available out of Cairns Thursday 9th and out of Mareeba Friday 10th call 0447 052 010

21.01.2022 The PDR doing what it does best.

15.01.2022 Great news everyone, Our long awaited phone system has finally been installed giving us 3+ Phone lines in our office and workshop. Our new number is 07 40 696 762 For Tyres, Mechanical & Towing just follow the prompts.... Thanks everyone.

14.01.2022 For those that are concerned about their trip to the tip this year and the current weather conditions, please read this from The Croc Tent Cape York I was unabl...e to share it with the text for some reason. See you on the tracks up here in 2019... Croc Tent Post: Drone footage of Lockhart river the day after Tropical Cyclone Trevor passed through less than 24 hours earlier. The thing that stands out to me most is that it is unremarkable, and based on the Facebook interactions on the Seven News Cairns page 12 hours after this was posted (at the time of writing 8 emojis, and 5 shares, and upwards of 11,000 views of the footage.) it would appear that most people in the far north find it pretty unremarkable. On the Melbourne 7 News page 23 hours ago, titled "Cyclone Trevor puts Lockhart River community in lock down." There is 57 emojis, 47 comments, 19 shares. In the days leading up to TC Trevor making landfall I was drawn in to some debate on a Cape York Facebook group page, trying to combat some of the outrageous claims that the latest cyclone would "wreak havoc and devastation" and "destroy the Cape for most of this tourist season," and whilst I definitely don't mean to downplay the seriousness of the event - because cyclones are indeed very dangerous - every year, every cyclone event is used by commercial media and social media to cause shock and awe often to the detriment of the communities who are most effected. It's only good news, when it's bad news. I'll use Yasi as probably the most obvious example for me. Cyclone Yasi was a cyclone of staggering size, truly apocalyptic to look at in satellite imagery. After making landfall near Mission Beach south of Cairns it was estimated to have caused $3.5 billion in damages. Quite significantly, a further $1 billion was estimated to have been lost to the tourism industry. I drove through Cardwell, Innisfail, Tully, Mission Beach en route back to Cape York in early April of 2011 after the birth of our first son. And the scenery in many places was pretty shocking, the mountains were at times covered in just the bare skeletons of trees. And while it looked pretty beat up, the sun was shining, the streets were clear, the businesses open, but they were often very empty. There was at least one video interview that I saw on the news shortly after, from small business owners from the "Cassowary Coast" pleading for people to acknowledge that despite the earlier devastation that cost some everything they had, some people were desperately hanging on to all they had left in their largely tourism based economy, and the people weren't coming. But it seemed the damage was done, every single news station and paper reported the super storm, but there's never a follow up to say "Ok, everything's fine now, come on back!" In Cape York, while a good number of people did indeed begin to roll in to town in April either unaware or undeterred, we began to hear a common theme from travellers that were either pleasantly surprised that Cape York was unaffected, or knew people who had turned back because cyclone Yasi was rumoured to have destroyed Cape York, perhaps everything north of Bundaberg. We had phone calls, emails and Facebook messages right through until July of 2011 from people who were still telling us, "We just stopped in to our local ARB in Melbourne and when we said we were heading to the Cape they reckon - Didn't you hear? Cyclone Yasi wiped Cape York off the map!" It took about 5 or 6 years of my dad calling every single time there was a cyclone in the Pacific or Gulf, and me explaining, "Dad, it's 700km away... It's like me calling you in Brisbane when Sydney is having bush fires and checking if you've got the sprinklers on..." It's a 3000km drive from the southern border of Queensland to the tip! I think for most Australians, myself included until I'd driven it, it's hard to fathom just how big the Cape is! Many of these cyclones realistically blow by relatively unnoticed by the vast majority of the Cape. If not for satellite tv and the internet, we truly wouldn't know... At the very tip we are fortunate to escape the immediate path of these cyclones with the wild exception of a few once in a century stories. But when there is a cyclone warning, we, along with everyone else within a few hundred km receive the warnings just in case, and are told to brace for gale force winds, and heavy rainfall. The media in this last event frequently used the figure of "up to 200mm of rainfall predicted" for Lockhart River and other Cape York communities. What is kind of funny about that is that 200mm is just another Tuesday for a lot of these places. Some places received 400mm and 500mm in single events according to reports this summer - without a cyclone hitting them directly... Routine wet season weather brings metres of rainfall annually to much of Far North Queensland. Standard unreported wet season storms for me have dumped up to 264mm of rainfall in a period of less than an hour. Destructive winds have toppled a huge number of trees in my immediate yard every year. Creeks flood beyond recognition and the road is literally a river underwater for kilometres. But a couple of sunny days later, the creeks are down. The road might actually be so dry after just 48 hours being underwater, that a car has a dust trail behind it. Cape York and the Far North has been experiencing this rainfall for a millennia. The water has carved out the endless rivers creeks and streams you all come to camp and swim at as a means to disperse this water. The people who call it home have had to build homes to withstand the annual events out of necessity. They've had to avoid the worst affected areas for flooding etc. Whilst this footage of Lockhart River I have no doubt does not allow one to fully realise the extent of whatever damage has in fact occurred, it's clear that cyclone rated buildings have done their job. Every year for a decade I've encountered this same issue though, the cyclones make the news, the fear and uncertainty is widespread, viral Facebook shares paint a picture of apocalyptic proportions - but when it's all finished, there's rarely a follow up that shows that very soon after, the communities have done a tidy up, fixed the roads, and are going about business. It's just not exciting news. Last year at the tip, we had just under 2000mm of rainfall for the January to March period. This year we had a big start in December, 487mm, heavy falls in January, 910mm. But February was a bit of a flop. half the annual average, just over 200mm. This evening with this cyclone having brought more rain to the region we are still less than 3/4 of the wet season of last year at the tip. I've heard some reports of decent road damage on the PDR, but it was open to Weipa with a 5T limit less than a week ago... Cape York was forged by rain, storms and cyclones over thousands of years. Another one isn't going to remove it. It's entirely possible that further rainfall, hell even another cyclone could cause delays this year, but on the positive we've had drive in tourism in April consistently every year for more than a decade. Please don't cancel your trip in May or June because of a cyclone in March...

13.01.2022 It Won’t be Long till Cape York is open for another Season of Adventure and Memories. The Team at Cooktown Tilt Trays & Cape York Tyres, would like... to put a little Competition out there for The Best Photo of your Rig Taking on the iconic GUNSHOT. To be Immortalised as the background Photo on our Billboard just North of Mareeba. Post your Photo’s in the Comments and the winner will be announced on 23/02/2019 ( must be available in High Resolution)

10.01.2022 Truck returning from Cairns to Cooktown Monday 13/01 With space available call 0447 052 010Truck returning from Cairns to Cooktown Monday 13/01 With space available call 0447 052 010

08.01.2022 COOKTOWN UPDATE | It’s not official until its Facebook official! Marano's Fuel recently sold the tyre department of our Cooktown business to Cooktown Tilt T...rays 24HR Towing & Automotive Services. Marano’s Fuel will continue to own and operate the service station, selling fuel, convenience items, and of course spare parts. To help us to continue to serve the Cooktown community, we have employed new managers and Cooktown residents Sandy and Paul, who will be able to assist you with all your spare part needs at our newly-branded Marano’s Fuel Service Station Cooktown. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Cooktown community for supporting our tyre business, and we hope that you will continue to support the tyre business' new owners into the future.

08.01.2022 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE - TRAVEL THROUGHOUT COOK SHIRE: Council is acutely aware of the potential exposure of our vulnerable communities to novel coronavirus, howeve...r Council does not have the authority and is not restricting travel throughout Cook Shire. All public roads throughout the Shire are open subject to weather, and travellers are urged to consider their personal and public safety before planning travel. Only the State and Commonwealth governments have the authority to restrict public travel and Council will follow any direction given by Government. See more

06.01.2022 It’s safe to say here at Cape York Tyres we Carry the largest variety of Quality Tyres & Tubes in Town. Complimented by our modern workshop and top of the range... wheel alignment equipment, we are here to provide the best service possible giving your vehicle the full package. So call in to our new location on Howard St Cooktown.

04.01.2022 Forklift wet hire available. Tilt tray delivery to any site. Licensed & Experienced operators. Registered, Permitted for road use & Insured.... When you need a lift, Call Cape York Towing & Transport. 4069 6762

04.01.2022 G’day Cooktown as we are all going through some very trying times & are facing some tough changes that we have no say or control over, we’ve decided to make some changes that we can control. By taking this opportunity to bring Cooktown Tilt Trays & Cape York Tyres a little bit closer Cooktown Tilt Trays is now trading as Cape York Towing & Transport. As the restrictions and logistics of our town are changing so are we, so over the coming weeks we will be re-evaluating our s...ervices & trying our best to implement additional services to help bring community members the things they need with regular weekly runs to and from Cairns & Tablelands. Call 0447 052 010

02.01.2022 Tilt Tray coming back to Cooktown from Mareeba with space available Tuesday 14/01 0447 052 010Tilt Tray coming back to Cooktown from Mareeba with space available Tuesday 14/01 0447 052 010

02.01.2022 What’s not to love about Cooktown