Tag: Numbulwar 0852
Sacred site concreted as part of intervention works
A man from Yuendumu says workers building demountables as part of the Intervention have dumped concrete waste on a ceremonial site.[MORE]
Power out, gale force winds as Cyclone Helen batters NT
The Bureau of Meteorology says Tropical Cyclone Helen has not weakened, despite being over land for a few hours. [MORE]
NLC, govt prepare for Blue Mud Bay challenge
The new chairman of the Northern Land Council Wali Wunungmurra and about 100 traditional owners from Territory coastal communities have flown to Canberra to defend the Blue Mud Bay decision in the High Court.[MORE]
Advice sought on sacred site toilet case
The Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority says it might be next year before a decision is made on whether to prosecute a business that allegedly dug a pit toilet on a Northern Territory sacred site. [MORE]
Minister condemns building of toilet on sacred site
The Northern Territory Government says the body that oversees sacred sites will conduct an inquiry into the building of a toilet at a ceremonial site near Numbulwar, 600 kilometres south-east of Darwin.[MORE]
Fury after intervention workers 'dig toilet on ceremonial sacred site'
Traditional owners from Numbulwar on the Gulf of Carpentaria say the actions of five Federal Government workers have caused lasting damage to the Indigenous intervention. [MORE]
Claims pit toilet built on NT cultural site
The Federal Government's Northern Territory intervention task force is investigating claims one of its contractors built a pit toilet on a culturally important site. [MORE]
Police association unhappy with situation at Numbulwar
The Northern Territory's Police Association says the Numbulwar police station in East Arnhem Land is under-resourced and an unsafe workplace. [MORE]
Almost 1,000 bags of cannabis found after tip-off
Northern Territory police have found close to 1,000 deal bags of cannabis and hundreds of bottles of alcohol after stopping a vehicle on a remote road in East Arnhem Land.[MORE]
Union lodges complaint over Indigenous officers' duties
The president of the Northern Territory Police Association says Aboriginal community police officers are being pressed into doing general duties. [MORE]
