Ti Tree School was presented with their Territory Tidy Towns School “Highly Commended” award by Central Desert Regional Council’s (CDRC) Anmatjere Community Services Manager, Jason McKissock on 12 December at their end of year assembly. Ti Tree School won the award at a Tidy Towns event on 29 November in Alice Springs, at which Jason was present.

 Principal Geoff Gillman accepting the award from Jason McKissock

 The Recycle Rangers, a team of seven students from Ti Tree School who manage the school’s new recycling facility (provided by CDRC), were presented with their Territory Tidy Towns “Appreciation Award” for their efforts.

The Rangers with their award

 Over the weekend Christmas carols were conducted by the Ti Tree Farm Garden store. It was there that Jason McKissock presented to Danielle and Hannes Rosslee their Territory Tidy Towns “Highly Commended” award for Best Store in front of community members.

 “Thank you to Ti Tree Farm Garden store for bringing the joy and spirit of Christmas to us all, big and small,” said Jason McKissock of the event.

Jason McKissock presenting to Danielle and Hannes Rosslee of the Ti Tree Farm Garden shop their Territory Tidy Towns “Highly Commended” award for Best Store

Three staff from Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) travelled to Darwin as part of a library orientation excursion on Wednesday 11 December, to bring back knowledge to the CDRC libraries in Ti Tree and Lajamanu.

 The staff, Catherine McKissock, Children’s Services Facilitator; Claire Alimboyong, Senior Administration Officer Works; and Michael Erglis, Senior Administration Lajamanu, took part in the training experience. It was facilitated by Maeva Masterson, Assistant Director at Library and Archives NT, who took the three staff on a tour of some of Darwin’s libraries: Darwin City, Palmerston, Karama and Casuarina. There they were able to talk to the librarians and gain an insight into how different libraries were catering for their different audiences.

 “It was good to put the names to faces of the people we have been talking to and to get the information that we need directly from the people on the ground up here,” said Catherine. “It was very informative,” she added.

 CDRC Ti Tree library is open now, and the Lajamanu library will open in the new year.

Pictured are Michael Erglis, Catherine McKissock and Claire Alimboyong in front of the Darwin City library.