Anmatjere News

The Nturiya road has been upgraded using the combined funding of an Immediate Priority Grant (NT Government) and Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) core funding.

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.

From Tuesday 28 June 2022 to Thursday 30 June, Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC), along with other organisations, participated in AFL Northern Territory’s Footy Fair U18’s carnival.

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.

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.

Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Youth, Sport and Recreation (YSR) organised an Easter Festival for kids in the communities of Laramba, Engawala, Atitjere, Anmatjere and Yuelamu.