Skip to main content

News

DSC_7404_lo

Maningrida in a league of its own

10 Mar 2015
View a slideshow of images from the Baru v Buffalos game in Maningrida, Monday 23 February.Read more
img244

Thanks for caring

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
img246

Have your say: draft Walking Strategy for Kakadu

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
img248

Order of Australia medal for Gunbalanya elder

24 Feb 2015
AN elder living in Gunbalanya in West Arnhem been awarded an Order of Australia medal for his work in the area during the Mission era. Timothy Nadjowh liaised with church missionary societies and was a point of contact for Aboriginal people between the 1950s and 1980s.Read more
img251

Celebrating World Wetlands Day

24 Feb 2015
World Wetlands Day was celebrated in style on Monday 2 February at Kakadu National Park’s Bowali Visitor Centre. The day is celebrated worldwide on 2 February to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971.Read more
Brendan-boxing1

Packing a punch

23 Feb 2015
With more than 50 kids attending each day, the Childrens' Ground School Holiday Program packed a wallop, with a program that was educational, informative, fun, and free. A ctivities included pizza making, a disco, a billabong cruise, laser tag, water slides and more. PHOTO: DOMINIC O'BRIENRead more
img257

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
WP_20141208_018

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
DSC7083

Opposition leader drops in to 'Grida

15 Feb 2015
Northern Territory Leader of the Opposition Delia Lawrie visited Maningrida recently, meeting with Traditional Owners and service providers including West Arnhem Regional Council Community Services Manager Adam Cornell. Mr Cornell spoke with Ms Lawrie at a meeting on Wednesday 11 February about issues of concern to Maningrida residents and Council, including funding for road maintenance and upgrades, dog and animal management programs, community fencing and the need for a community morgue.Read more
img263

Croc shock!

04 Feb 2015
On Tuesday 20 January, Kakadu rangers were contacted by two people – described as “a bit shaken up” – who had been walking through long grass near a culvert on the Arnhem Highway when a four-metre croc made a snap decision about breakfast and made a lunge at them.Read more

Pages