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Address: 10 Furneaux Street
Cooktown, Qld 4895

Post: PO Box 3 Cooktown,
Qld 4895

Email: hello@cooktowndiscovery.com.au

Phone: (07) 4082 0500
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The Cooktown Discovery Festival is proudly supported by Tourism and Events Queensland, part of the Queensland Government. Funding assistance has been provided to help deliver this event and promote Cooktown and the Cape York Peninsula as a premier visitor destination.

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