News from Around the Region

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) communities celebrated NAIDOC Week with barbecues, cakes and kangaroo tails.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) CEO Leslie Manda was on hand in Yuelamu to help out the Municipal crew with some grass cutting.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) held Safe Handling of Food training at Laramba for Aged Care and Child Care staff. This will help staff to continue delivering quality service to the Aged Care and Child Care clients of Laramba.

In May 2023, Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff attended Skid Steer training at Atitjere.

The Central Desert News issue 49 is out now. You can read it at Central Desert News August 2023.

After winning the NT competition in May, Desert Think Tank are heading to Adelaide for the final of the Australasian Management Challenge. Seven teams will be competing from states across Australia and New Zealand.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) would like to wish everyone a happy NAIDOC Week. This year's theme is "For Our Elders", and we are proud to celebrate the contributions of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders.

On 22 June 2023 over 200 Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff members gathered in Alice Springs for the first CDRC Staff Forum.
The Staff Forum, which was the first for CDRC, was themed "Weaving Knowledge, Connecting Hearts" and was a huge success. The theme reflects the Council’s goal of bringing together employees from different departments and levels to share their knowledge and experiences, as well as hear from relevant external speakers.

Because NAIDOC Week falls in the school holidays, Mt Allan School in Yuelamu decided to have their NAIDOC celebrations early. On 21 June, Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) CEO Leslie Manda was on hand to give out gifts to some of the elders of the community, to help celebrate the theme of this year’s NAIDOC Week; ‘For Our Elders’.

On 2 May, Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) CEO Leslie Manda joined Laramba Childcare to see what occurs in the life of Childcare educators and children.