Tag: Wyndham 6740
Call for more govt support as community goes dry
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A total alcohol ban is being imposed on a WA Aboriginal community where there has been a high rate of suicide and alleged sexual abuse.[MORE]
Couple facing 91 child sex charges
A 43-year-old man charged with 63 child sex offences has been refused bail during an appearance in the Wyndham Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Shire gives conditional backing to alcohol ban proposal
The Shire of Wyndham East-Kimberley has given conditional support to Labor's commitment to ban liquor at the Oombulgurri community.[MORE]
Govt, Oombulgarri community urged to engage in dialogue
Indigenous community leader says WA Govt needs direct dialogue with communities to address problems in Oombulgarri. [MORE]
Oombulgarri elder accused of threatening teacher
A senior member of the Oombulgarri Aboriginal community is due to appear in the Wyndham Magistrates Court today charged with threatening to injure a teacher at the community's school.[MORE]
Minister unsure of location of missing students
The Education Minister, Mark McGowan, says he believes 29 students, who have left a remote Kimberley community that was the focus of a coronial inquest, are still attending school.[MORE]
Education Dept unable to explain student exodus
The Education Department says it cannot explain why 39 school students have left a remote Kimberley community at the centre of a coronial inquest.[MORE]
Wyndham man to face court over brother's death
A 41-year-old Wyndham man, charged over the death of his 52-year-old brother, is due to appear in court today.[MORE]
Gates invites Kimberley teacher to Microsoft HQ
A Kimberley teacher who used computer technology to improve the literacy levels of Indigenous students has received a personal invitation from Bill Gates to visit the Microsoft Corporation's headquarters in the United States.[MORE]
Airport security breach sparks police warning
East Kimberley airlines are being advised to ensure their aircraft are secure after a security breach at the Wyndham Airport.[MORE]
Derby/West Kimberley shire against ban on takeaway alcohol
The Shire of Derby/West Kimberley has voted not to support the continuation of the ban on the sale of takeaway alcohol in Fitzroy Crossing.[MORE]
More advice needed about alcohol rehabilitation centres: McGinty
The Health Minister, Jim McGinty, plans to seek expert advice before funding more residential alcohol rehabilitation centres in north-west Western Australia.[MORE]
Fears Wyndham Hospital may lose doctors
Wyndham residents in northern Western Australia are concerned their hospital may soon be left without any doctors.[MORE]
Moochalabra Dam problems continue
damThe Water Corporation has renewed its call for Wyndham residents to reduce their water use because of continuing problems at the Moochalabra Dam.[MORE]
Top End residents brace for flooding, winds
Darwin's Bureau of Meteorology predicts Cyclone Helen will intensify as it moves closer to the west coast of the Northern Territory.[MORE]
WA, NT on cyclone alert
Western Australia's far north remains on cyclone alert as a tropical low continues to move slowly along the coast.[MORE]
Top End braces for cyclone
Residents in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye are being warned to expect extreme weather within the next 24 hours as a low pressure system is expected to turn into a cyclone.[MORE]
Top End residents urged to prepare for cyclone
Northern Territory Police say people living in the Darwin area should not become complacent about a cyclone watch that is now in place. [MORE]
Residents urged to curb water use until 'dirtiness passes'
Wyndham residents are being urged to curb their water usage while the Moochalabra Dam is stabilised.[MORE]
Shire wants action on vacant public housing
A Kimberley shire has launched a public campaign in a bid to get the Western Australian Government to do something about the high number of vacant Homeswest properties in Kununurra, despite a chronic housing shortage.[MORE]
Wyndham woman scores Indigenous leadership gong
A woman from Wyndham, in northern Western Australia, has been named the state's top Indigenous leader at the annual senior citizens awards.[MORE]
Former Aboriginal community leader arrested on child sex charges
A former leader of a remote Western Australian Aboriginal community is among three community members arrested on child sex charges today.[MORE]
Brough disappointed 'trusted' elder has been charged with child abuse
The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough says he is distressed to hear about new allegations of child sexual abuse at the Kalumburu Aboriginal community in Western Australia.[MORE]
Police cast doubt over Oombulgurri prohibition
Senior police have stopped short of supporting calls for the Western Australian Kimberley community of Oombulgurri to be declared a restricted zone for alcohol.[MORE]
Oombulgurri alcohol ban would need community support: legal service
The head of the Western Australian Aboriginal Legal Service says any push for alcohol to be banned at the Oombulgurri Aboriginal community needs to come from the residents themselves.[MORE]
