Engawala News

The April edition of Central Desert News is out now. You can read it at Central Desert News No 51 - April 2024.

There is a Flood Watch at the moment for central and southern parts of the NT, issued by the Bureau of Meteorology. Communities of Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) have experience heavy and constant rainfall, cutting some of them off by road and closing airstrips.

18 Mulga Bore residents gained valuable life-saving skills this Wednesday thanks to a fantastic collaborative effort! Central Desert Regional Council's Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Community Development Program (CDP) joined forces to deliver a First Aid training session in Mulga Bore.

Vets will be making some important visits to Atitjere and Engawala in March, and Laramba and Willowra in April.

The highest people in Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) and MacDonnell Regional Council (MRC) met with the highest people in the Northern Territory Government as part of their regular networking meeting on Wednesday 21 February.

Sean Wilson has been selected for the 2024 First Circles Leadership Program. Sean works for Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) as a Generalist, CDP Warlpiri Development in Yuendumu.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care staff celebrated finishing their Certificate III in Individual Support with a graduation ceremony held in Alice Springs at the Convention Centre in December.

On 5-6 December eight Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff members from Atitjere and Engawala were trained in the use of a telescopic handler, also known as a telehandler, to be used for waste management at the landfill.

On Friday 24 November Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) attended the 2023 Sustainable Community Tidy Towns Awards in Katherine. Both Engawala and Laramba received a Commendation for Litter Management.

The 50th edition of Central Desert News is out now. You can read it at Central Desert News No50 - December 2023.