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Local artists in national award

26 Jun 2015
A COLLABORATIVE group of artists from Manaburduma in Kakadu have been chosen as finalists in the 2015 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for their artwork featuring munmalih sticks. A cultural tool, the munmalih is traditionally used by women to collect pandanus and palm leaves for weaving, and was also used at times to pull goannas and pythons down from high branches. Supported by Children's Ground, the Munmalih Sisters project brings senior women (Daluks) young women (Yauk Yauks) and young girls (wurdurd) together in a space that values intergenerational conversation.Read more
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A new innings for Jabiru cricket

25 Jun 2015
THE sound of leather on willow is echoing across Arnhem Oval for the first time in a few years as a small group of hardcore enthusiasts take up cricket training. A member of the former Jabiru Cricket Club, Anthony Shearn, says it's about "doing something more productive than sitting on a couch".Read more
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Mixed netball shaping up as best yet

31 May 2015
Lee Nabarlambarl from Merle Merle looks to get one past Sharon Kulu from Poroman. THE 2015 Jabiru Mixed Netball season is shaping up as one of the best yet. West Arnhem Regional Council Coordinator...Read more
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Kadadu Triathlon goes from strength to strength

29 May 2015
THE Jabiru community has done it again, putting on the third annual Kakadu Triathlon – an event that just keeps getting better and better! Speaking at the event on Saturday 16 May, Kakadu Triathlon Race Director Brett Verity from the Darwin Triathlon club had nothing but praise for the community event. “This is my favourite event, and I'm into pretty much anything – if there's a race to the letterbox I'll be in it,” Verity said.Read more
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Jabiru leading the way in remote area nursing

29 May 2015
Richard Van de Veerdonk, Primary Health Care Manager at Jabiru Health Clinic, received the Remote Area Nurse Award for Excellence at a gala event at the Darwin Convention Centre on Friday 8 May. Richard said his win was the result of the exceptional team spirit at the clinic.Read more
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Gaudy grasshoppers have scientists jumping out of their skins

27 May 2015
A recent trip to the Nourlangie region of Kakadu by Supervising Scientist Jabiru Field Station staff in search of bushtucker led to an unexpected meeting of two fine – and very ‘gaudy’ – specimens of the Leichhardt’s grasshopper.Read more
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Kia Kaha court short in first round

11 May 2015
The first round of the 2015 Jabiru Mixed Netball competition had some keenly contested games. No game was closer than the first cab off the rank between JAS and last year’s champions, Kia Kaha. The teachers’ team gave Kia Kaha a lesson out on the court, getting over the line at the final whistle by just one point.Read more
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Telstra team has a jabber in Jabiru

11 May 2015
MEMBERS of the Telstra team who visited Jabiru on Thursday 7 May say they were knocked out by the turnout and the friendliness of the residents. “The people of Jabiru were keen to talk to us about their town and the work they did out here,” one team member said. West Arnhem Regional Council Head of Corporate Services Valentin Markez spoke with the visiting Telstra techs about the possibility of hooking up West Arnhem communities to fibre optic broadband.Read more
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ERA creates ‘firsts’ with local training opportunities

11 May 2015
Meet ERA’s 2015 intake of new trainees and school-based apprentices. The new recruits include Jasmine Taylor and Elizabeth Miller, ERA’s first Indigenous female Plant Operations trainees, as well as Keleasha Ogden, ERA’s first local Indigenous female Community Relations trainee.Read more
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Congratulations to Clare on her Citizenship

11 May 2015
CONGRATULATIONS to Clare Piamnok from Papua New Guinea, who became an Australian citizen in a ceremony at the West Arnhem Regional Council (WARC) offices in Jabiru on Thursday 26 March 2015.Read more

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