Welcome
Central Desert Regional Council acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which we work.
We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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Council Information
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Council's Vision, members, meetings, elections, LAs, quick facts and more
Council Services
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Aged Care, Youth, Waste, Roads, Tenancy Management and more
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Delegations Register
The Local Government Act (2019) and NT General Regulations (2019) provide that the CEO is responsible to the Council to ensure that proper standards of financial management are maintained including ensuring that proper controls are established over financial and other records. Central Desert Regional Council has clear and easy to understand Delegations Register to ensure processes and accountability for administrative functions and levels of decision making across Council. Council also has delegated authority to its committees identified in the respective terms of reference for the committees (click to view Committees page) and to Local Authorities as outlined in Guideline 1 – Local Authorities.
Staff employed by Central Desert Regional Council are aware of their delegation limits and ensure that there is no actual or perceived conflict of interest between their personal interests and the impartial fulfilment or their professional duties.
Our Partners
Major Partner
CouncilBIZ
CouncilBIZ, a local government subsidiary operating under the auspices of the Local Government Act, has been established to manage the information technology support of the councils. The Central Desert Regional Council is a part owner of this entity and has a position on the management board.
Please click for the Constitution of CouncilBIZ and also the draft of latest CouncilBIZ Annual Report - 2022-23. Please visit the CouncilBiz website at: www.councilbiz.nt.gov.au to for more information about CouncilBIZ.
Other Partners
The Council works with a number of agencies to delivery services within its region. The following organisations have strong links with either the Council or specific communities.
Central Australian Youth Link Up Service
CAYLUS started as a petrol sniffing prevention project in November 2002 from funding committed by the Howard government in response to a series of articles about petrol sniffing by the journalist Paul Toohey in The Australian. In its early years the program employed two community development workers and a caseworker. CAYLUS now employs six full time staff and at times up to twenty part time staff based in remote central Australian communities.
CAYLUS partners with the Council to deliver Youth Services in a number of communities.
For more information please see their website caylus.org.au
Centrecorp Foundation
Centrecorp Foundation has been providing support to disadvantaged Aboriginal people of Central Australia for the past 6 years and is assisting over 100 students with their education at local, intrastate and interstate schools plus assist Aboriginal people in general with sport, cultural activities, medical needs and other areas requiring their assistance.
For more information about Centrecorp please see their website www.centrecorpfoundation.com.au
Employment Services
The Council is committed to maximising the opportunities for local people to undertake work experience placements. The following Community Development Program (CDP) providers work in partnership with the Council and contribute to our communities through a range of CDP community projects.
- Ngurratjuta CDP
- Rainbow Gateway Limited - CDP
No More Campaign
Council supports the No More Campaign.
For more information visit the website No More Campaign.
Staff Counselling Services
Employee Assistance Programs
EASA
The CDRC Employee Assistance Program includes EASA.
If you need help, you can contact them at (08) 8953 4225 or at their website www.easa.org.au
Desert Minds
The CDRC Employee Assistance Program includes Desert Minds, a provider of counselling, mediation, and facilitation services to the Central Australian region.
If you need help contact them at 0482 579 047, email
Organisational and Personal Psychological Services (OPPS)
The CDRC Employee Assistance Program includes OPPS.
If you need help contact them at 0447 130 955, or email
WellMob
Social, emotional and cultural wellbeing online resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
WellMob brings together online resources made by and for Indigenous mob. Here you will find websites, apps, podcasts, videos, helplines, social media and online programs all with a focus on social and emotional wellbeing.
Check out their website at WellMob.
Our Training Partners
Batchelor Institute
The Batchelor Institute works with the Council to provide culturally appropriate training for the Council's staff across a variety of disciplines. For more information please see www.batchelor.edu.au.
Charles Darwin University
For more information visit www.cdu.edu.au
Centre for Appropriate Technology
For more information visit cfat.org.au
News From Around the Region
![Engawala Music Workshop and Concert](/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/8d799bf95ca534b5f1eb4a21d59c6e95.jpg)
Engawala Music Workshop and Concert
A music workshop and concert held on 24 April in Engawala was a joint initiative between Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Youth Sport and Recreation Program, Sharp Film Productions and Alcoota...
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Yuendumu Murals Launch
On Friday 26 April, the Yuendumu community celebrated the launch of Ngurrju Mani-njaku Ngurra – Making Yuendumu Beautiful, a mural project produced by Red Hot Arts on behalf of GMAAAC.
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Community Safety Training Forum
Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) held their Community Safety Patrol training forum on 12 and 13 June in Alice Springs, with officers across the CDRC region attending.