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01 Apr 2015
LISA Curry MBE AO came to Jabiru on Monday 2 March as part of her “One Life, One Chance Aussie Road Trip” to promote simple answers to a healthier life. Her visit was made possible with support from the West Arnhem Regional Council.Read more
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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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10 Mar 2015
DANIEL Wilson and Justin Cooper from West Arnhem College Jabiru are getting a taste of the big time, playing for Katherine Big River Hawks in the NTFL Under-18 competition. Jabiru Academy Clontarf Foundation Director Leith Waterbury said the boys had a chance to meet some of the footy code’s big guns last weekend.Read more
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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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10 Mar 2015
FOR Amanda Henderson, taking up a position as chef at the Jabiru Golf Club is something of a homecoming. Amanda first came to Jabiru at the age of three, growing up here before leaving in 1998 to pursue her career as a chef. Back then, Amanda’s surname was Dunstan – a well-known family name in Jabiru, particularly at the Golf Club.Read more
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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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10 Mar 2015
Commercial fishing in Kakadu is under the spotlight after fisho Andrew Lehmann found two crocodiles drowned in an abandoned gill net in Coopers Creek, a tributary of the East Alligator River.Read more
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10 Mar 2015
View a slideshow of images from the Baru v Buffalos game in Maningrida, Monday 23 February.Read more
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10 Mar 2015
WHEN Lare Stanton first came to work at the Jabiru Childcare Centre her son Richard was just 6 months old. Richard is now 15, with a brother, Bruce, aged 12. After raising two sons in Jabiru, Lare is now leaving her position as Childcare Centre Manager to move to Darwin. But she will be back.Read more
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10 Mar 2015
Kakadu National Park and Parks Australia are inviting comments from locals and visitors on their draft Walking Strategy. Developed after three years of planning and consultations, the Walking Strategy provides a basis for a consistent and sustainable approach to the planning, development, management and promotion of walking opportunities within the park.Read more

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