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MARCH
Beswick Floods
CONTENTS
New Councillor Elected... PG 4
Sport & Recreation Training... PG 8
Borroloola gets a new Bakery... PG 9
Stay safe this ANZAC Day... PG 9
Fun Day at Beswick Crèche... PG 10
Rusty Bugles... PG 10
Good-One Daga Project... PG 11
The Never Never Festival... PG 12
Drums are beating... PG 12
Barunga Festival... PG 14
ALGWA Conference... PG 15
Roper Gulf Regional Council
PO Box 1321 Katherine NT 0851
Phone: 08 8972 9000
Fax: 08 8971 2607
The kids enjoying the Beswick floods
READ MORE ON PAGE 13....
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Message from the Mayor
Earlier this month I was invited to present at a forum
on Remote Housing which
attracted over 150 people
from across the Territory.
Minister Bess Price also
attended
and
listened
carefully to these discussions. The forum expressed a lot of frustration
with housing and tenancy
management, poor housing design, housing stock
shortages and on whether
we get value for money.
There were also calls for
Aboriginal communities to
take back control of housing as it was managed prior to 2008.
being “a lifestyle choice”
and “not the taxpayer’s responsibility", and therefore
essentially not entitled to
public funding.
I think this shows a very
poor understanding of Aboriginal connection to land,
the history of dispossession and the rights of all
Australians to some basic
support where they live.
This is an immediate issue in many very remote
WA communities where
there is serious concern
that the WA government is
intending removing services forcing their closure.
This is largely due to a reduction in Federal Government funding. This will only increase dispossession
and have huge social
costs.
Aboriginal people should
not be refugees in their
own land.
The forum made a number
of recommendations and
called for a full review of
Remote Housing.
I was also nominated as
the interim Chair of the
new Northern Territory Aboriginal Housing Board.
These are the first steps of
In the NT there is a coma long process.
mitment to outstations and
At the same time there has recognition of the imbeen wide discussion on portance of these to AboAboriginal homelands and riginal people. RGRC prooutstations and the re- vides contract services for
sponsibility of government 22 outstations and we do
to support small remote not expect any changes in
arrangements.
Aboriginal
communities. these
This was triggered by the There is however concern
Prime Minister’s comments that this could herald a sigabout these communities nificant policy change in
the way government will
support outstations in the
future. Land and connectionTony
to Jack
land is critically important to Aboriginal people and is much more than
a lifestyle choice. The relatively
small
overall
amount that is spent by
government on outstations
should be viewed in comparison to huge budgets
for remote development
across Northern Australia,
often without clear economic benefit.
In March I was also
pleased to meet with Sam
Bush-Blanasi the Chair of
the NLC
It was good to reinforce
this important relationship
between the NLC and
Council.
On another level we have
completed a by-election in
the South West Gulf Ward.
Congratulation to our new
Councillor Elect, Daniel
Mulholland and all those
involved.
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Message from the CEO
March is with us
and even though
we regard this time
of year to still be in
our wet season,
where have our
rains gone? Seems more like a double
build-up happening in our region with the
extreme heat going on.
our programs and services in Council.
The annual plan and budget is planned
to be adopted by
Council in their
meeting in July.
I had the first of many meetings to come
with the new Chief Executive of the
Katherine
Town
Council,
Robert
Jennings and together with the Chief
Executive of Vic/Daly Regional Council
we hope to collaborate closely on
several initiatives such as waste
management, and library services, for
the benefit of our organisations and of
course, all constituents in our respective
local government areas.
Council is now entering its important
planning and budget cycle for the new
year so we will all be busy bees until the
end of July this year. This process
enables us to review our annual plans
and corresponding budget across all of
Jilkminggan: Cecilia Lake
Employees of the Month
Employees of the Month are selected for
their dedication and hard work within
This month we were notified about the
Roper Gulf Regional Council.
Indigenous
Advancement
Strategy
funding which we applied for from the
- February Australian Government and, on the
whole, the outcomes were mostly good,
however the big loss is the Remote
Head Quarters: Jo Nicol
School Attendance Strategy program
which will close in December 2015. We
Barunga: Max AhFat
will go through the process of dealing
Beswick: Don Blitner
with this in the coming weeks and
months. We are assuming there will be a
Borroloola: Arthur Mawson
new provider to deliver this program,
Bulman: Lex McInerney
however this is unknown to us at this
point.
Eva Valley: Isaac Dai
Mataranka: Pru Soler
Ngukurr: Leonie Lansen
Numbulwar: Jessma Saylor
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Youth Week 2015
Here are some fantastic Youth Week
Events happening during the School Hol- · The Katherine Region Youth Group
Basketball Competition on the 7 April .
idays.
· A walk in the Park at Leliyn /Edith Falls Get a team together or come as a
(Sunday 12 April). A great introduction spectator.
to the adventures of bushwalking.
Booking
essential
with
clare.pearce@nt.gov.au
89738865
· The Youth Week Sleep over aims to
raise awareness of homelessness in
our communities and should be great
fun! Caitlin at the YMCA 897222592
Welcome to RGRC’s newest employees
Welcome to our eight new staff members
who have joined Roper Gulf Regional
Council in the past month;
May Brazil and Wayne Thomas
May Brazil – Numbulwar SASO
Wayne Thomas – RJCP Logistics Officer
Tony Wall – Barunga Fencing Officer
Owen Daylight and Bianca Collins –
Jilkminggan NP
Alister Andrews and Preston Lee –
Barunga NP
Brian Beveridgde – RJCP Regional
Manager
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Employee Profile
Lokesh Anand - Finance Manager
Reports to: Director of Corporate Governance (Greg Arnott)
Lokesh has worked for
RGRC in Finance since
2011 and as Finance
Manager
since
2012.
Before he came to Roper
Gulf Regional Council he
worked for the Mt Isa City
Council
and
public
accountants. He has a
Masters of Accounting
Degree from CQ University
and a CPA.
As Finance Manager, he is
responsible for financial
operations
of
Council
including
budgeting,
analysing and reporting.
He ensures information is
simplified
and
easily
available to Councillors,
Local Authority Members,
managers and others in
the Council.
Lokesh is a good all round
cricketer and plays with
the Katherine Cows A
grade. “In my experience
of cricket, you need to be a
bit obsessed with the
meaning and pattern in
numbers and statistics.’
It would seem a natural
partnering for a man
immersed in numbers and
balancing them in his work
life.
Lokesh was born and grew
up
in
Dehradun,
in
Northern
India
about
250kms from New Delhi.
He came to Australia in
2004 to get international
qualifications and for the
“… better lifestyle of
Australia…”.
Lokesh has worked for a
number
of
different
industries
including
banana and grape farming.
Being a family man, he
loves spending time with
his family, his wife and his
two year old daughter. He
claims he is a good cook,
self taught while he was at
university.
Apart from his love for
cricket, he is a keen
traveler mainly in Asia and
Australia. ‘I make it a point
to visit a new city every
year. It gives me a different
perspective of life” he said.
When asked what the big
challenges are for Local
Government,
Lokesh
nominated
the
sustainability
of
Local
Government
and
the
communication of financial
knowledge to non-finance
people.
The communications of
useful and understandable
financial information is
becoming
increasingly
important and is an area
Lokesh sees as a key
challenge in his role.
What have been his
biggest achievements in
the last four years? “A
clear
audit,
efficient
procedures, more detailed
and user friendly reporting”
he said without hesitation.
He also adds “…building a
strong and stable team in
Katherine especially where
turnover of staff is a key
issue’.
In ten years he thinks he
will still be working in Local
Government but nearer the
sea. “Local Government is
different to private industry
but just as challenging”.
“I do appreciate the
opportunity here at Roper
Gulf Regional Council. The
Management is supportive,
has a good plan and
allows for initiative,” he
said.
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Out & About
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
MONTH
Title: ‘Ngukurr from the air’
Submitted by Jo Nicol:
Local Authority Coordination Officer
Top Left: HQ Staff gathered for Vai’s going away, Top Right: RJCP Staff at Ngukurr, Bottom Left: Luke MacFarlane, Bottom Right: Sharon Hillen, Vai Walford and Michael Berto
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Above: Beswick Crèche, Top Right: Mayor Jack and
Kristine Mulholland at the Numbulwar Community
Meeting Right: Beswick Crèche
Above: Michael Kokinos, Below: Beswick Crèche
Above: Photos of Berwick's new SDC
upgrade (before and after)
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“Good organisation is the key to successful programming”
14 Sport and Recreation staff from
across the region attending a recent
training course at the CDU Rural
Campus were told the key to successful
programs is sound organisation. The
training group was also shown ideas on
how to organise with limited equipment
and resources and how to improvise for
great results.
Mary Cunningham Roper Gulf‘s Senior
S&R Development Officer emphasised
the key message of the training,
“When funding and resources are tight it
is critical to plan effectively and use all
our resources creatively.” As community
based Sport and Recreation officers we
often have to improvise as we don’t
always have the best equipment and
facilities … if we get our organisation
right we can do as good or better a job
than other well resourced programs. It is
often the game or just playing that
counts, not the facilities or equipment but
we still have to organise and plan well”
natural sights we have around us.” Mary
enthused
The training is part of a regular program
of professional development for Sport
and Recreation Officers organised by
Roper Gulf Regional Council.
The training combined staff from Roper
Gulf and Victoria Daly Regional Councils
and was part of Certificate II in Sports
and Recreation.
“The highpoint of the training was
without a doubt a presentation by
Richard
Tambling,
an
NTAFL
Development Officer, who gave us
training tips and organisational ideas that
will work really well in our communities.
We also got to do a boat trip up the
Nitmiluk Gorge, something many of our
participants had never done.
As locals we often forget what great
Green Snaps
The Green Snaps Nature Photography Competition for 2015 is calling for entries.
The theme for 2015 - NT Environment –“Texture”
Hint: Close up surface details that stimulate the sense of touch
Entries close 8 May 2015. 0408440696
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ALGWA Conference - Barossa Valley, S.A.
On
Wednesday
25th
March a contingent of
RGRC Councillors and
Staff joined other like
minded Women Council
representatives from all
over Australia at the Australian Local Government
Women's Association Conference in the Barossa Valley South Australia.
The Conference delivered
two days of speakers and
activities that highlighted
some of the issues facing
women in Local Government and indeed the
broader Australian community.
ables man Richard Turner
and many others.
A
wonderfully
funny
presentation was made by
Hungarian Immigrant Villi
Milisitis, who at 70+ owns
and still runs Villi pies. Afterwards we all got to
It was chilly weather at 19 sample the great pies
degrees most days and which was definitely a
the swimmers did not highlight.
make it out of the suitcase,
air cons were firmly set on
28 degrees.
The conference hosted luminaries that included; Political Journalist Annabel
Crabb, Climatologist Dr.
Josephine Balson, RenewCouncillor Lee, Councillor
Daylight, Director Sharon
Hillen, Grants Coordinator
Amanda Haigh and Jo Nicol from Governance attended
representing
RGRC.
Safety and Care the Australian way
This year is the centenary
of the Anzac campaign
and we Aussies have
many qualities, like the
ANZACs, to be proud of.
Looking out for your mates; our strong volunteer
culture, sharing in the adversity of natural disaster,
these are just a few classic
Aussie characteristics.
The recent campaign,
"Would you let your mates
drink and drive?" Is a good
example of safety and care
the Australian way.
This campaign tells us that
we have a responsibility
for our mates when they
drink and that we should
not let them put them-
selves or others at risk and
importantly we would like
them to do the same for
us.
It is not a sanction; it is
looking after your mate.
We should go straight to
our mate and tell him, take
his keys and put him in a
taxi or whatever is necessary.
At work it is the same. If
we see our fellow worker
doing something dangerous we should warn him in
a caring way, encourage
him to do the right thing for
everyone’s safety.
If they continue we have
an obligation to report this
and not to ignore it or cov-
er it up. Unsafe behaviour
puts both the person and
others at potential risk.
Again it is about a genuine
sense of caring for others.
Failing to warn a mate
when they are at risk because you do not want to
interfere in their business
is failing a mate.
Common-sense is also another great Aussie quality.
Safety; talk about and act
on it.
Let’s keep safe and look
after our mates.
Based on a letter from
Paul Lavender
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Community Round-up
Plasticine crocodiles, puppets and dancing
A cross generational gathering of staff,
parents and children at the Beswick/
Wugularr Crèche and residents from the
nearby Aged Care Centre all joined in a
fun workshop that explored the use of
puppets, song and dance in daily activities.
Everybody at the newly opened Crèche
joined in and were quickly engaged in
the dancing and story telling. The ideas
generated during day will be used by
staff to enhance the program for children
attending the Crèche.
The use of simple puppets and plasticine
models were used to encourage stories
and creativity.
The workshop, held in mid March was
run by Michael Kokinos and Stacey from
Blue Sky Therapies in Katherine who
use Steiner inspired education methods.
Rusty Bugles
they go through boredom,
the news of infidelities at
home, endless hope for
leave all coloured by unquenchable humour and
optimism. It is a compassionate story about Australian soldiers fighting
Novelist, play writer and boredom, loss and isolaTV script writer, Elliot was tion.
born in Sydney and spent
six months in Mataranka A controversial play in its
during World War II. This time due to its raw lanbecame the basis for guage and content, the
“Rusty Bugles” written in play was banned on several occasions.
1948.
Rusty Bugles is set in an
ordinance camp in the Elliot is best known for his
Northern Territory in 1944. novel “Careful he might
The men are neither in nor hear you.”
out of the war. A cross section of Australian soldiers Elliot left Australia for the
US largely to further his
Watch
out for the upcoming
production
in
Mataranka of Sumner
Locke Elliot’s play “Rusty
Bugles” to be preformed
ANZAC Day by Mataranka
locals .
career but also to escape
his conservative experiences of Australia. He only
returned very late in his
life. He is unfortunately
largely forgotten these
days though his works
hold merit and reflect accurately on Australian culture pre and during World
War II.
This revival of Rusty Bugles comes after an acclaimed production 20
years ago in Mataranka by
local performers some of
whom are coming back for
a curtain call.
Expect it to be raw and
funny as can be expected
from an energetic group of
amateur performers.
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Good-one Daga (Lovely Garden) Project at Ngukurr
Community
vegetable
gardens serve as a model
of
affordable
healthy
nutrition
in
remote
communities. The practice
and
knowledge
of
gardening was somewhat
lacking
in
Ngukurr
community.
Good-one
Daga offered interested
young adults with an
opportunity to gain skills
and
knowledge
in
horticulture, including the
sourcing and growing of
Bush Food and Medicine
plants.
Approximately twenty male
youth, were recruited over
a 5-week period for the
building of two shade
houses and self watering
garden beds in late May
2014. The seeding and
maintenance of a variety of
vegetables by the youth
followed
the
building
phase. Approximately 12
women, from a range of
age groups, joined the
project during the latter
phase. The first vegetable
harvests were recently
gathered and sampled.
Bush like bush potato, wild
onion and herbs for
various illnesses were
collected by the women
from locations away from
the
community
and
propagated in a shade
house.
Following this,
they have undertaken a
Certificate II (Horticulture)
using
the
project’s
infrastructure.
Many important outcomes
were achieved by the
project. The building work
provided disengaged youth
with experiential learning
of key employment criteria
such as punctuality and
attendance
to
work;
planning and problem
solving;
undertaking
written or oral instructions;
effective teamwork and
communication;
and,
WH&S issues.
The
building sites were also
used as venues for
mentoring talks by health
professionals and provided
the youth with important
understandings on mental
health
and
substance
abuse.
Women were
provided
with
the
opportunity to learn and
grow vegetables and in
this respect, have become
role
models
for
the
community as well gaining
an accredited qualification.
The growing of Bush food
and medicine plants has
also initiated interest in the
ethno-botanical culture of
the community which has
suffered
neglect,
especially among younger
community members. In
addition
the
project’s
infrastructure and activity
has sponsored a Bush
Plants landscaping project
for Ngukurr community
which will be undertaken
by many of the men and
women involved in this
project.
The project has also
become a sustainable
venture with its concept
and development making it
an ongoing venture which
has attracted support from
other entities such as the
Remote
Jobs
and
Communities
Program.
We thank the Foundation
for Rural & Regional
Renewal for funding this
project.
Submitted by: Peter Stork,
Youth
Services
Coordinator (Ngukurr).
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The Never Never Festival
After a year off the Never
Never Festival is coming
back bigger and better on
the weekend of the 8-10
May.
The festival is planned to
include market and food
stalls, a disco, the rodeo,
art workshops with Leslie
Nawirridj and live music
with Tom Curtain. Sunday
night will have a screening
of the 1980’s classic documentary “Unbroken Spirit”.
Oh and what would a Never Never Festival be without a mechanical bull and
a merry-go- round ?
Most events are free how- or family passes for $25.
ever the rodeo is $15 for Enquiries to mataranka_
adults and $10 for children nnf@outlook.com
The Drums are beating in Barunga
It’s a Hollywood cliché that beating
drums are a warning of impending unrest
but in Barunga today they are signaling a
rising new musical talent amongst
Barunga’s school age youth.
The drums are just one part of “Barunga
Beats”, a skills workshop focusing on
electronic music being lead by Barunga
School Music Tutor Ben Andrews, in the
build up to June’s Barunga Festival (6th,
7th, 8th).
Ben, who in another life was a
successful record producer with his own
label, is supporting a talented group of
boys and girls in developing original
electronic keyboards synthesizer and
drums music.
The plan is to run the disco on the Friday
night of the Barunga Festival and to do
some shows as well. Who knows what
talent might bloom.
Ben says that he is,
”… focused on the sustainability of the
program so that it has a lasting benefit.
Last year the kids did the disco at the
Festival…it was great event and built a
lot of confidence.”
“This has been such a positive program
and the kids have seized on the
opportunity to develop their own sound
and music” he said.
Ben who has lived locally with his family
for seven years is employed by the
Barunga School.
The “Barunga beats” has recently also
had the luck to have James Mungohig
from the well known Darwin band
“Sietta” working with the kids.
Roper Gulf Regional Council has
supported the Music program at the
school through a Community Grant for
$2700 which enabled them to purchase
a good quality electronic drum kit, the
source
of
the…
drumming…
drumming...drumming.!
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Beswick/ Wugular Floods
Heavy rain in the headwaters of the Waterhouse
River, following ex cyclone
Nathan, preceded localised flooding that closed of
the town of Beswick/
Wugalarr for three days in
late March.
River height rose to 8.7
metres at the bridge on the
Central Arnhem Highway
closing the Highway to all
traffic.
The flooding affected the
lower part of town along
Billabong and Balanda
Street and up to the new
subdivision.
Residents
from affected areas were
evacuated on Wednesday
morning to the Wugularr
School or to be with
friends and family.
Power and water remained
available throughout the
new subdivision but the
Aged Care facility was
evacuated to the School
as they had no power and
sewerage.
Council supported the
evacuation and managing
the evacuation centre.
CEO
Michael
Berto,
praised the work of Council staff and volunteers in
managing the evacuation
and other preparations.
“The people of Wugularr
are very resilient and used
to
flooding
but
our
thoughts go to them as
they deal with this difficult
situation. It was really positive to have the Police and
Emergency Services workers in town throughout the
flood period.
Council staff and other
agencies worked very effectively to minimise the
impact of the flooding. I
thank them for their considerable efforts” Mr Berto
said.
At the height of the flooding a two metre plus crocodile was sighted in the
flooded town centre. This
prompted CEO Michael
Berto to remind people
about the risks of playing
in flood waters,
“As well as snags and submerged objects there is also risk of water borne illness from sewerage and
the like. The muddy water
also flushes out a range of
animals like snakes and
crocodiles.”
Mr
Berto
warned.
“…do not attempt to cross
flooded sections of road.
Attempting to cross deep
and fast moving water put
not only the driver and
passengers at risk but also
the emergency services
personnel sent in to the
rescue.” Mr Berto added,
Council services reported
that after the flood abated
the evacuated Aged Care
clients were tired but well
and had returned to the
Aged Care Centre and the
town was settling back to
normal.
There was minimal damage but still some clean-up
ahead.
The Central Arnhem Highway reopened Sunday.
A great morale booster
was a corroboree held at
the Evacuation centre lead
by the elder song men and
a bbq put on by the Night
Patrol team.
As for the crocodile, it is
still out there, probably
feeding well on the big
Barras brought out by the
run off.
Photo courtesy of Mary
Cunningham: ‘the Men’s
Shed in Beswick during
the
flood
Friday
27.03.2015’
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Top line-up for Barunga Festival in 2015
The countdown is on to the
annual Barunga Festival
which celebrates 30 years
of art and music in 2015
with performances by Paul
Kelly, Gurrumul, Sammy
Butcher and Neil Murray.
“The Barunga Festival is
one of the Territory’s top
Indigenous cultural, music
and sporting events". Chief
Minister Adam Giles said.
“The festival is held over
the Queen’s Birthday long
weekend from 5 – 7 June.
It’s a great opportunity to
see and share some top
class music, exciting sport
and fascinating culture –
all of which are so important to life in our communities.”
The 2015 music program
will once again provide an
opportunity see some of
the best emerging bands
and artists from the bush.
“The bush band line-up on
Saturday night won’t disappoint with Lonely Boys,
Mambali Band and Manuel
Dhurrkay from Saltwater
Band all taking to the
stage,” Mr Giles said.
“On Sunday night on the
Skinnyfish stage the Festival will feature legends
Paul
Kelly,
Gurrumul,
Sammy Butcher and Neil
Murray. It’s an event not to
be missed."
The Barunga culture program includes storytelling,
weaving workshops, didgeridoo making and spear
throwing. The sport program draws teams from
across the Territory to battle it out in football, basketball and softball.
“This year will also include
the inaugural Road Safety
Short Film competition.
The best films will be
showcased
with
over
$4000 in prize money up
for grabs,” Mr Giles said.
The Barunga Festival is
part of the Government’s
FestivalsNT calendar of
business, cultural and
sporting events.
Tickets are on sale now
available
from
moshtix.com.au.
Tickets
cover the entire three-day
festival. Adults are $40,
Children (12–17) are $10
and children under 12 are
free.
Gates open 10am Friday 5
June with final visitors to
depart lunchtime Monday
8 June.
The FestivalsNT Calendar
of events can be found at:
http://www.travelnt.com/en/
events
Media Contact: Danielle
Parry 0413 081 801
South West Gulf Ward By-Election declared
The
Northern
Territory
Electoral
Commission declared Daniel Mulholland
as duly elected as the Councillor
representing the South West Gulf Ward
of the Roper Gulf Regional Council
following an election held on the 19
March 2015.
Mayor
Tony
Jack
congratulated
Councillor Elect Mulholland on behalf of
the Council and thanked both candidates
for nominating.
“Having candidates willing to stand for
election to represent their communities is
the basis of strong local representation.
Councillor Elect Mulholland will be sworn I look forward to working with Councillor
in at the coming Ordinary Meeting of Elect Mulholland to promote and
strengthen our vibrant community”
Council at Barunga on the 30 April.
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Fresh Bread in Borroloola
training/mentoring.
Bakery Manager Ms Sommer Meadows comes with
many years of bakery
ownership and business
experience.
She has a clear goal to
train locals to manage
Each day, 6 days a week, their own bakery.
the Malandari Bakery produces fresh bread and a The town is excited to see
wide variety of pastry and this new business brought
to Borroloola.
cakes.
Custom Birthday Cakes
are a popular item, and Jo Nicol, Roper Gulf Refresh hot donuts start at gional Council Local Authorities Coordination Ofthe end of March… yum!
More tantalising products ficer endorsed the new
will be on offer as the busi- Bakery.
“Local Authority members
ness builds.
were excited to try some
Malandari Bakery, a part- new catering provided by
nership with the local the new Bakery at their reMalandari Stores is also cent meeting.
working with Gulf Savan- It was delicious!
nah NT
in supporting The menu included; Roast
RJCP participants gain Chicken, homemade potaemployment and skilled to and coleslaw salads
There is nothing quite like
the smell of fresh baked
bread to lift your day and
Borroloola locals are following their noses to the
new town bakery, located
in the Shopping Centre.
and served with freshly
baked bread rolls.
For dessert we were treated to Carrot cake.
We will certainly order
again!!”
Above: Fresh bread from
the Malandari Bakery
Below: Birthday cake from
Borroloola’s new bakery
Submitted by: Nathan
McIvor:
Borroloola Council Service
Manager
Community Vet Visits - Does your pet need a check-up?
A vet will be visiting:
Barunga: Monday 30th March - Wednesday
1st April 2015
Borroloola: Monday 13th April - Monday
20th April 2015
Numbulwar: Monday 27th April - Friday 1st
May 2015
Bulman and Weemol: Monday 18th May Thursday 21st May 2015
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Upcoming Meetings of Council and Local Authorities
Date
Time
Meeting
Location
30 Apr
8:30am
Ordinary Meeting of Council
Barunga Council Office
5 May 10:00am Jilkminggan Local Authority Meeting Jilkminggan Council Office
5 May 5:30pm
Mataranka Local Authority Meeting
7 May 10:00am Borroloola Local Authority Meeting
Mataranka Community Hall
Borroloola Council Office
12May 10.00am Numbulwar Local Authority Meeting Numbulwar Council Office
All Local Authority and Ordinary Meetings of Council are open to the Public to
attend.
Please Note: Local Authority Meetings are subject to change
Job Opportunities
For current jobs go to www.ropergulf.nt.gov.au or email
recruitment@ropergulf.nt.gov.au
Contact Us
RGRC Mayor
Tony Jack
Phone: 0428 793 132
Email:
tony.jack@ropergulf.nt.gov.au
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Berto
Phone: 0427 799 621
Email:
michael.berto@ropergulf.nt.gov.au
RGRC Deputy Mayor
Judy MacFarlane
Phone: 0437 918 115
Email:
judy.macfarlane@ropergulf.nt.gov.au
Roper Gulf Regional Council Reception
Phone: (08) 8972 9000
Fax: (08) 8971 2607
Email:
info@ropergulf.nt.gov.au
Do you have a story to tell or a photograph to share?
Roper Gulf Regional Council would like to showcase your stories and photographs from our Region. Residents and RGRC staff are invited to submit their
articles and original photos to be considered for an upcoming edition of the
RGRC Newsletter, RGRC Facebook Page and/or RGRC Website. Please submit your material to
roper.governance@ropergulf.nt.gov.au or 08 8972 9000