The Central Desert News issue 47 is out now. You can read it at Central Desert News December 2022.

The theme for next year’s NAIDOC Week is For Our Elders, and the National NAIDOC Committee is once again holding a 2023 National NAIDOC Week Poster Competition.

Danny Reiff, an Atitjere Aged Care client, is very passionate about drawing and loves to spend many hours at the Atitjere Aged Care centre drawing and painting.

At the start of November Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) staff member Siobhan (Shiv) Ivins spent some time at Laramba Community having the opportunity to work ‘in the life of an engagement officer’.

On 9 November Adrian Dixon and Leslie Manda, President and CEO of Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) attended the Aboriginal Leadership and Governance Forum in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).

As part of a Work Health and Safety (WHS) initiative the Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) WHS team arranged for water filters, insulated jugs and freezers to be delivered to each of the CDRC communities.

In September Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Laramba Childcare had been reading and talking about their families; what it was like when grandparents and great grandparents were children growing up and what it is like for children growing up now.

Things got a bit spooky in Yuelamu on the night of October 31, with spiders and pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls invading the youth shed.

The Atitjere Municipal team had their October SafeTea morning tea after holding the October Toolbox talk.

On 21-23 October 2022 Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Youth and Community Services hosted an Intercommunity Festival for Central Desert families and children at Pmara Jutunta community.