News from Around the Region

On 9 November Adrian Dixon and Leslie Manda, President and CEO of Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) attended the Aboriginal Leadership and Governance Forum in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).

As part of a Work Health and Safety (WHS) initiative the Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) WHS team arranged for water filters, insulated jugs and freezers to be delivered to each of the CDRC communities.

In September Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Laramba Childcare had been reading and talking about their families; what it was like when grandparents and great grandparents were children growing up and what it is like for children growing up now.

Things got a bit spooky in Yuelamu on the night of October 31, with spiders and pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls invading the youth shed.

The Atitjere Municipal team had their October SafeTea morning tea after holding the October Toolbox talk.

On 21-23 October 2022 Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Youth and Community Services hosted an Intercommunity Festival for Central Desert families and children at Pmara Jutunta community.

The Laramba Youth Recreation Hall now has a shade structure over a half-court basketball court, built with funding from a previous Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) grant from the Australian Government.

On Tuesday 25 October Engawala had a fire that was about 20 kilometres away. Essential Services Officer (ESO) Eddie Owens and Adrian Price from Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC), and Keith from Alcoota Station were back burning to make the community and station safe from a bushfire.

Engawala Aged Care staff and clients recently made a beautiful patchwork quilt.

National Safe Work Month happens every year in October, and this year’s theme is “Know Safety, Work Safely”.