NGAARDA NEWS BULLETIN - TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2023

LEAKED REPORT SAYS BROOME BISHOP SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, GROOMED ABORIGINAL YOUTH

A leaked report ordered by the Pope has found former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders was likely to have sexually assaulted four youth and to have potentially groomed another 67.

WADAWURRUNG SKIN HEALTH RESEARCHER WINS SCIENCE AWARD

A Wadawurrung woman has won an award for her work with a remote Kimberley community on skin health interventions.

JAPANESE ENCEPHALATIS VIRUS REMAINS A THREAT IN PILBARA

The WA Country Health Service is offering free vaccines to Newman residents against the Japanese Encephalatis Virus.

GOVERNMENTS OFFER GRANTS TO HELP REPAIR HERITAGE SITES IMPACTED BY KIMBERLEY FLOODING

The federal and state governments are offering new joint-funded grants to assist in addressing long-term impacts on environmental, heritage and cultural sites from January’s Kimberley flooding.

ROEBOURNE’S JOKERIA TOP COUNTRY MUSIC CHARTS

Ieramagadu/Roebourne country music duo Jokeria have had chart success with their new album ‘Northwest of Nowhere’, released earlier this month.