News from Around the Region
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Painting Good Well-Being for Aged Care Clients
Danny Reiff, an Atitjere Aged Care client, is very passionate about drawing and loves to spend many hours at the Atitjere Aged Care centre drawing and painting.
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Alice Staff Member’s Laramba CDP Visit
At the start of November Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff member Siobhan (Shiv) Ivins spent some time at Laramba Community having the opportunity to work ‘in the life of an engagement officer’.
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Aboriginal Leadership and Governance Forum
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).
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Water Jugs and Filters as Weather Heats Up
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.
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Childcare Bush Trip in Laramba
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.
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Halloween in Yuelamu
Things got a bit spooky in Yuelamu on the night of October 31, with spiders and pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls invading the youth shed.
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SafeTea Mental Health Discussions Inspire Action
The Atitjere Municipal team had their October SafeTea morning tea after holding the October Toolbox talk.
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Intercommunity Festival in Pmara Jutunta a Success
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.
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New Shaded Basketball Half-Court at Laramba
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.
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Fire Contained at Engawala
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.