General News
7 October, 2022
Anticipated Cooktown Career Expo returns
THE Cooktown Career Expo 2022, this October, will provide much needed information on post school training and employment options as well as information in support services available for the Cooktown community.
Cooktown P-12 State School will hold the Cooktown Career Expo on Thursday, October 13 at the Cooktown PCYC, from 9am to 3pm for all community members to attend.
The event is focused on parents and caregivers and their students from years 10 to 12. However, students from years 7, 8 and 9, primary school students, employers and community members are also encouraged to attend.
Organisations and businesses that will be available on the day include:
• Cape Crusaders
• Ergon Energy
• James Cook University
• TAFE QLD
• QLD Parks and Wildlife
• Skill 360
• Tangaroa Blue Foundation
• BUSY at Work
• Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Queensland Ambulance Service
• University Of Southern QLD
• Rio Tinto
• Cook Shire Council
• North Queensland Aero Club
• Department of Seniors
• Disability Services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
• Cooktown State School
• Cooktown Museum and many more.
These organisations have kindly donated their time, experience and promotional items to the event.
Local businesses generously helping to sponsor the event include Cooktown Food and Ice, Cornett’s IGA Cooktown, The Lure Shop, River of Gold Motel, Hasting Deering, The Sovereign Resort Hotel, Endeavour River Escape, Black Star Radio and Cairns Local News.
Contributors such as Australian Catholic University, Construction Skills QLD, Griffith University, University of QLD, Australian College of Agriculture & Horticulture, BDO, Central Queensland University, Head Space and QATSIF will provide valuable information, and some will do a virtual presentation.
Visitors will enter an Expo Passport competition to win lots of great prizes, which will be drawn at 4pm on Expo Day. Winners will be contacted by email and announced on Cooktown P-12 State School Facebook page.
The Career Expo is a great opportunity for the students and job seekers of the Cape York Region to avail themselves of the information, education, training and employment opportunities.
