Nyirripi News

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) manages 2,030 kilometres of local roads over an area of 282,000 square kilometres in the centre of Australia. As most of the connecting roads between communities are unsealed, that’s a lot of grading. Now the Roads Team are trialling a new technique that could see the roads last longer, require less upkeep and provide a better ride for residents.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) has rolled out new communication equipment in all its offices in the NT, to help close the communication gap in the bush.

On 6 and 7 December Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care came together for the final Bi-monthly meeting of 2022.

On 5 December Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff from various departments completed and received their Certificate IV in Local Government.

Sally Langton, Director Community Services, and Stuart McGifford, Regional Manager, Community Development Program (CDP) attended the 2022 CDP Provider Forum in Canberra in December.

The Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Managers’ Forum was held at the Alice Springs Desert Park for December.

The 2022 Tidy Town awards ceremony took place in Darwin on 25 November and Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) were there to receive their awards.

The Central Desert News issue 47 is out now. You can read it at Central Desert News December 2022.

The theme for next year’s NAIDOC Week is For Our Elders, and the National NAIDOC Committee is once again holding a 2023 National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition.

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).