Michael Wehr of Lot 19 cleaned up first prize in the Engawala Tidy Yard Competition in September, ran by Central Desert Regional Council. The winning property is pictured.

The Police Officers from Harts Range gladly accepted the challenge of being the judges. They were very impressed with how tidy the small community of Engawala is.

Second place was awarded to Diane and Maureen Dixon of Lot 14 (CDRC employees) and third place/ most improved was MaryAnn Inkamala of Lot 6. Her daughter, Audrey Inkamala, accepted the prize on her behalf.

Great Effort awards were awarded to Maxie Kumara of Lot 8, Janine Tilmouth of Lot 26 and Davey Tilmouth of Lot 30.

The Engawala Store donated the first, second and third / most improved prizes – a $100 voucher, $75 voucher and $50 voucher respectively, to be used for healthy items only.

Central Desert Regional Council donated three $10 power cards to those who won a Great Effort Award.

Well done to everyone that participated.

The Yuelamu CDRC Municipal Services Team decided to give the Yuelamu office an upgrade. Our Works crew removed the garden beds at the front of the Yuelamu office and installed new ones using tyres from our Landfill, incorporating recycling into the new look. They planted drought resistant natives with lawn seed sewed into the verges to help with dust oppression. The result has been fantastic and the comments from the community members have been very positive. It sparked an interest and many questions as to what type of plants they used and how our local Community members could improve their own gardens.

Inside the office, Reanna, the Administration Officer, has worked hard to give the inside of the Yuelamu Office a new look. Reanna chose plants to help the atmosphere of the Yuelamu Council Office portray a more welcoming vibe and to encourage the Community to feel more comfortable approaching CDRC. Reanna assisted with a “spring clean” of the Council Office and found some beautiful old photos and art pieces, which she proudly displayed along with Yuelamu’s hard-won sporting trophies. If you’re in Yuelamu, come in, have a look, and say “hi”.