Central Desert Regional Council has won the category prize 'Boosting Productivity through Infrastructure' category winner' at the 2015 National Awards for Local Government.

The Central Desert Regional Council and the Yuendumu Mediation & Justice Committee have been recognised for their great work in building Peace in Yuendumu at the 2014 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards in Canberra in November 2014.

The Council and the Mediation Committee were one of only 10 recipients nation wide who were awarded merit certificates that put them in the running for the overall winner of the National Community Crime & Violence Prevention Award.  Griffith Youth Forensic Service from Queensland was named the overall winner.