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Success, Building Our Regions major funding secured

Mornington will have new maritime fuel storage and delivery systems to meet relevant safety and environmental standards for the 4000 marine vessels operating in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The only marine fuel station in the Wellesley Island Group (22 islands), the...

Mornington Shire Council fight to lift alcohol ban

On September 28, over 450 locals gathered to discuss an alcohol management plan to lift the ban on Mornington Shire. Mornington Shire Council and residents have been under prohibition for about a decade and are seeking change for Far North Queensland.   READ FULL...

Runway matters

Mornington Shire Council has worked with Transport Main Roads to develop a timeline for the urgent repairs to the runway at the Mornington Island Aerodrome. The procurement process will commence from October 6 and materials will begin to arrive on the remote island...

Funding for airstrip confirmed

FUNDING for the damaged Mornington Island runway has at last been confirmed by the state government. Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said the runway will receive an $8 million infrastructure upgrade. The state government will provide $6.5 million towards the repairs which...

Citizenship ceremony in remote Queensland

Recently, Mornington Island Hospital workers Erwin Arago and Genald Mararac became Australian citizens in the pristine Wellesley Island group (located approximately 550 kms from the nearest town centre of Mount Isa, Queensland). Originally from the Philippines, the...