News from Around the Region

After a recent lightning strike on the Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care Centre in Atitjere, staff are happy to be back working this week.

An upgrade of the Nyirripi road of the last 4km (144km to 147.8Km) has commenced. Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) has used Federal funding of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program to contract D & C Dehne Constructions to complete the works.

The Atitjere Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) workshop and depot has had a major lighting upgrade with the installation of new LED High Bay Workshop lights installed and all the old fluorescent lighting replaced with LED strip lights.

The hot conditions have proved challenging for the Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Engawala Aged Care cool room. The heat had meant the cool room refrigeration unit was working very hard to keep the temperature at the required level.

During the recent rainy weather Atitjere has experienced a number of nearby and direct hit lightning strikes in and around the community.

Due to a break in the weather and the uncertainty of what is ahead a plan was put in place to deliver much needed Aged Care hampers and medical supplies to Irrerlirre Homeland.

Yuelamu’s recent rains have been welcomed by the community of Yuelamu in what has been a good start to the wet season for Central Australia.

In December Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care held their bi-monthly meeting, attended by staff from the Alice Springs office and Aged Care Coordinators from Nyirripi, Lajamanu, Willowra, Engawala, Atitjere and Wilora.