Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care organised First Aid and Fire Extinguisher training through REDPATH Education in Engawala Community. Staff from Aged Care, Youth Sports & Recreation, Community Safety Patrol and the Council Office participated in the training. The training was conducted at the Aged Care Centre as part of the continuing commitment of CDRC to improve and excel in safety. As of February CDRC has been Lost Time Injury free for 18 months.
Photo above: Staff watching a safety training video.
A bit of extra colour has been grown in Nyirripi thanks to a flower garden outside the local store. Last year it was planted by Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Field Officer Chris Michaels with the help of some school kids. Unfortunately, after they bloomed a few months later, the local cows came into town and ate most of them. The community was quite disappointed at the cows as they had all taken to watering the flowers with the shop’s hose.
This year some more flowers were planted between Council, CDP and the store. They have now started to bloom and a larger cow proof fence has been installed. Nyirripi residents continue to enjoy looking at the flowers and watering them when they visit the store.
Seven solar lights have been installed in the Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) community of Nyirripi over the past three months as part of a Local Authority (LA) project. The new CDRC Works team put them up.
The lights will help to keep Nyirripi safer at night and provide areas that can be used for night time activities.
Team members involved were Tristan Brown, Sandy Campbell, Chris Michaels, Gabriel Wilson, Ben Gallagher, Cedric Giles and Peter Campbell.
Main photo: Gabriel Wilson, Chris Michaels, Tristan Brown, Cedric Giles and Peter Campbell concreting a base for a solar light.
The Yuelamu Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) office team of Norman Hagan (Administrator) and Tammi Booker (Community Services Coordinator) have been spending autumn mornings this week out in the office gardening, removing fencing as well as plenty of autumn leaves. Keeping the gardens tidy also eliminates safety hazards including snakes and spiders.
Above photo: Norman Hagan removing a fence with a star picket remover.
There will be an intercommunity football game at Laramba with Yuelamu travelling to attend on Thursday 15 April, as part of the school holiday program run by Youth, Sport and Recreation (YSR) at Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC). It is expected an under 16 game will start from 12pm.
“There is a strong and passionate rivalry between the two communities and this game will be a great activity for the kids in the school holidays,” said Aaron Tannahill, YSR Operations Coordinator for CDRC. A barbecue lunch will be provided to allow teams to talk and build on relationships.
The April 2021 edition of the Central Desert News is out now! You can view it by opening the attachment below.
In this edition:
- Nyirripi Childcare centre reopens
- It's raining training at CDRC!
- A lot of actual rain
- Imparja Cup
- 2020/21 Year planner
Community Development Program (CDP) participants across all the Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) sites have been reengaging with the program after the Christmas break and the men's business season.
In Yuendumu they have been making tree guards for trees purchased under the Drought Relief funding.
Photo above: Left to right: Ziggy Brown, Andrew Brumby, and Eli Egan making tree guards for trees purchased under the Drought Relief funding.
The Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Engawala works crew have installed new plot markers in the cemetery, as part of a trial to better mark out the plots.
“Community residents have visited the site after the works were completed, and were very happy with the new plot markers in the cemetery,” said Community Services Coordinator, Frank Tzoukos.
“Engawala has one of the best cemeteries in CDRC. It highlights the need for caring and respecting for the deceased,” he added.
These are the premier Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) awards, now in their third running. The value of the awards has been increased as the standard has increased. The awards were formally acknowledged at the last All Staff meeting in March, where winners received a certificate, $200 voucher and a mug commemorating the value the winner is demonstrating.
Congratulations to all the winners, well done on demonstrating the values and your strong contribution to Council.
Yuendumu now has a dedicated recycling shed, with bays for seven different recycling categories.
The shed was designed and constructed by an Alice Springs business using local employees, to cater for the community’s needs and to assist with increasing recycling.
It also focusses on diverting waste from landfill, which is a National, Northern Territory and Local Government initiative. The aim is to increase the average resource recovery rate from all waste streams in Australia to 80% by 2030 (National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019).
