Laramba News

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Leslie Manda as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff from Community Services – Aged Care, Children Services, Community Safety Patrol, and Youth, Sport and Recreation, participated in two days of Mental Health First Aid Training in Alice Springs on 2 and 3 August.

Some of the Aged Care head office staff and community coordinators are in the process of completing a Certificate IV in Disability.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) councillors Adrian Dixon (President) and Cyril Tasman were joined by acting CEO Leslie Manda at the National General Assembly (NGA) of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), held on 19-22 June 2022 in Canberra.

Staff members from Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Community Safety Patrol (CSP) attended a Suicide Prevention Forum on 1 and 2 June.

Nominations are now open for the First Circles Leadership Program for 2022.

Two days of food safety training was held at Yuelamu Aged Care last week on 10 and 11 May with Red Path training.

On 12 April eight girls from Laramba were taken on a girls-only bush trip around 10 kilometres out of community in a dry river bed.

In April Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care received eight pallets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Department of Health, to help Aged Care be prepared for any winter COVID-19 outbreaks.

Joshua Dipple and Jordan Wright from Cricket NT spent the nearly two weeks in three Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) communities in March and April.