CouncilBIZ, a local government subsidiary operating under the auspices of the Local Government Act, has been established to manage the information technology support of the councils. The Central Desert Regional Council is a part owner of this entity and has a position on the management board.
Please click for the Constitution of CouncilBIZ and also the draft of latest CouncilBIZ Annual Report - 2022-23. Please visit the CouncilBiz website at: www.councilbiz.nt.gov.au for more information about CouncilBIZ.
The Council works with a number of agencies to delivery services within its region. The following organisations have strong links with either the Council or specific communities.
CAYLUS started as a petrol sniffing prevention project in November 2002 from funding committed by the Howard government in response to a series of articles about petrol sniffing by the journalist Paul Toohey in The Australian. In its early years the program employed two community development workers and a caseworker. CAYLUS now employs six full time staff and at times up to twenty part time staff based in remote central Australian communities.
CAYLUS partners with the Council to deliver Youth Services in a number of communities.
For more information please see their website caylus.org.au
Centrecorp Foundation has been providing support to disadvantaged Aboriginal people of Central Australia for the past 6 years and is assisting over 100 students with their education at local, intrastate and interstate schools plus assist Aboriginal people in general with sport, cultural activities, medical needs and other areas requiring their assistance.
For more information about Centrecorp please see their website www.centrecorpfoundation.com.au
The Council is committed to maximising the opportunities for local people to undertake work experience placements. The following Community Development Program (CDP) providers work in partnership with the Council and contribute to our communities through a range of CDP community projects.
Council supports the No More Campaign.
For more information visit the website No More Campaign.
The CDRC Employee Assistance Program includes EASA.
If you need help, you can contact them at (08) 8953 4225 or at their website www.easa.org.au
The CDRC Employee Assistance Program includes Desert Minds, a provider of counselling, mediation, and facilitation services to the Central Australian region.
If you need help contact them at 0482 579 047, email
The CDRC Employee Assistance Program includes OPPS.
If you need help contact them at 0447 130 955, or email
Social, emotional and cultural wellbeing online resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
WellMob brings together online resources made by and for Indigenous mob. Here you will find websites, apps, podcasts, videos, helplines, social media and online programs all with a focus on social and emotional wellbeing.
Check out their website at WellMob.
The Batchelor Institute works with the Council to provide culturally appropriate training for the Council's staff across a variety of disciplines. For more information please see www.batchelor.edu.au.
For more information visit www.cdu.edu.au
For more information visit cfat.org.au