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Captain Brown elected unopposed to Barrah

27 Apr 2015
ON 6 March the Northern Territory Electoral Commissioner announced Captain Brown from Minjilang elected unopposed as a new Councillor for West Arnhem Regional Council, representing Barrah Ward.Read more
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Flypast to honour Anzacs

23 Apr 2015
WEST Arnhem Regional Council will mark the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli with a Centenary March in Jabiru and RAAF flypasts over four communities. In a special event organised by the Council and the Australian Defence Force, three RAAF AF/A-18A Hornets will fly low and fast over Anzac Day services in Jabiru, Gunbalanya, Minjilang and Warruwi from 8.30am Saturday, 25 April 2015.Read more
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Cyclone season strikes again

01 Apr 2015
CHIEF Minister Adam Giles says plans are underway to build a cyclone shelter at Warruwi in the wake of two evacuations since February. On Monday 23 March, 427 Warruwi residents were flown to Darwin on 51 separate flights as Cyclone Nathan headed towards the West Arnhem coast. This followed a similar evacuation on 19 February prior to Cyclone Lam.Read more
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Warruwi up in the air as Nathan bears down

23 Mar 2015
Residents of Warruwi on South Goulburn Island are again being flown to Darwin this morning, as the category 2 Tropical Cyclone Nathan bears down on the island community.Read more
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A blast from the past for Warruwi

10 Mar 2015
Dr Louise Hamby and Bunug Galaminda at Mardbalk Arts and Culture with photos from Goulburn Island mission times. An anthropologist from Australian National University, Dr Hamby spent several days showing the Warruwi community the photos she brought with her, with many people really happy to see photos of themselves and their families.Read more
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Stay calm, it's Cyclone Lam

10 Mar 2015
Severe Tropical Cyclone Lam has left a trail of destruction across Arnhem Land after crossing the coast as a Category 4 at Ramingining, 80km east of Maningrida, around 2am Friday 20 February. West Arnhem communities escaped its full force, with the Warruwi community at Goulburn Island evacuated as a precautionary measure.Read more
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Warruwi evacuated as Cyclone Lam bears down

19 Feb 2015
West Arnhem Regional Council WARC is working with Northern Territory Emergency Services and police to assist in the airlifting residents from the community of Warruwi, after the NT Government took the decision to evacuate the island on Thursday 19 February in the face of Tropical Cyclone Lam.Read more
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The grass is greener in Warruwi

15 Feb 2015
THEY say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, and you only have to look as far as the South Goulburn Oval for the proof. Speaking to The Wire last month, West Arnhem Regional Council Services Manager at Warruwi, Kupa Teao, said the before and after photos showed the dramatic difference a perimeter fence can make.Read more
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Police minister visits Warruwi

04 Feb 2015
During a recent visit to Warruwi, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Peter Chandler has said Federal funds should be used to improve run-down, makeshift police stations set up during the 2007 intervention in the NT. Mr Chandler said he was visiting Warruwi to see the infrastructure and policing pressures first-hand.Read more
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Warruwi Mini Festival goes ahead - with a few snags

10 Dec 2014
THE Warruwi Mini Festival very nearly didn’t go as planned on 26 November, what with rain, power cuts, and a box of barbecue sausages literally up in the air until the last minute. But West Arnhem’s fantastic community spirit brought it all together in the end.Read more

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