News from Around the Region

CDRC Youth and Communities empowering staff with sustainable employment and career advancement opportunities. Article by Indigenous.gov.au Article link

On 9 April, Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) held a well-attended Local Authority (LA) meeting in Ti Tree, with stakeholders, LA members and community coming together to discuss the emerging issues in the Anmatjere region.

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

Great news for Yuendumu families! The much-anticipated Yurrampi Childcare Centre (meaning "honey ant" in Warlpiri) officially reopened its doors on Thursday, 20 March, after a nine-month closure.

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.

The Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) women’s team, a combination of Laramba and Yuelamu women, made it to the finals of the Imparja Cup cricket tournament in Alice Springs.

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.

The Central Desert Regional Council's Youth, Sport and Recreation (YSR) program recently sent a team of six girls from Willowra to compete in a Yulara 3 x 3 basketball competition.