Yuelamu News

On 6 July Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Aged Care staff visited the Amoonguna Aged Care centre which is run by MacDonnell Regional Council.

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.

Yuelamu held NAIDOC Week celebrations early to beat the school holidays, on 23 June, with over 90 people turning up for the flag raising, speeches, video presentation and barbecue.

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.

The Central Desert Regional Council (CDRC) Yuelamu works crew, led by Team Leader Mack Murphy, with crew members Billy Stafford, Marcus Briscoe and Adrian Stafford, have been busy cleaning the road verges with the CDRC skid steer and attached spreader bar, over the past week.

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.

The Yuelamu access road upgrade is complete.