NGAARDA NEWS TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2023

Severe weather warnings for parts of the Kimberley. Credit: Envato Elements

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MONSOON DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN WA

There is a severe weather warning for parts of the Kimberley, in northern Western Australia.

MISSING SWIMMER FOUND DECEASED IN FITZROY RIVER

In the Kimberley, police say a young man who went missing while swimming in the Fitzroy River has been found deceased.

KIMBERLEY MISSING BOAT FOUND

A missing boat that was launched from Celebrity Tree Park in Kununurra on Sunday and did not return when expected was found yesterday, with all occupants safe and well.

LIBERAL SENATOR ASKS WHAT PERCENTAGE QUALIFIES SOMEONE AS ABORIGINAL

Last week, a Federal Liberal Senator queried who will qualify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to be eligible to sit on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

RAM RAID IN CARNARVON 

Carnarvon Police are pursuing suspects after a stolen vehicle was used to ram and gain access to local businesses on Sunday night.

PLANNED DIVERSIONARY FACILITY RELOCATED DUE TO FLOODS

In the Kimberley, a planned youth diversionary facility has been forced to rethink its location after flooding that took place earlier this year.

PILBARA ABORIGINAL OWNED COMPANY TO PRODUCE NAIDOC WEEK AWARD CEREMONY 2023

A Pilbara event management company has been chosen to deliver the NAIDOC Awards Ceremony this year.