Central Desert Regional Council’s (CDRC) team in the Australasian Management Challenge NT division have returned home with the trophy.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) entered Yuendumu in the Top Tiny Tourism Town Award it has been declared the Northern Territory winner! 

This also means Yuendumu will be the Northern Territory finalist in this category of the Australian Top Tourism Awards.

The Top Tourism Town Awards recognise the value of tourism to towns and communities across Australia and celebrates the diversity and outstanding regional destinations of our country.

The winning entry video.

Painting at Warlukurlangu Art Centre Yuendumu           Yuendumu Landscape

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) has been recognised as a Winner for Employer of Choice in The Australian Business Awards 2021. The Australian Business Awards for Employer of Choice recognises organisations that develop leading workplaces that maximise the full potential of their workforce through established policies and practices that demonstrate effective employee recruitment, engagement and retention.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) won the Australasian Management Challenge (AMC) Northern Territory division against local governments from the top end, including Darwin and Palmerston. The competition was run on 29 April in Alice Springs and as the winners they will be in the Australasian finals in August.

The winners with the trophy.

Central Desert Regional Council has won the category prize 'Boosting Productivity through Infrastructure' category winner' at the 2015 National Awards for Local Government.

The Central Desert Regional Council and the Yuendumu Mediation & Justice Committee have been recognised for their great work in building Peace in Yuendumu at the 2014 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards in Canberra in November 2014.

The Council and the Mediation Committee were one of only 10 recipients nation wide who were awarded merit certificates that put them in the running for the overall winner of the National Community Crime & Violence Prevention Award.  Griffith Youth Forensic Service from Queensland was named the overall winner.