NGAARDA NEWS FRIDAY THE FIRST OF JULY 2022

SCAFFOLDER’S UNEXPECTED DEATH

A worker at one of Rio Tinto’s Mines near Pannawonica died of a suspected heart attack after being taken to hospital on Sunday.

PORT HEDLAND DEATH 

In the Pilbara, an Indigenous woman who had gone to Port Hedland hospital for mental health treatment later died, according to The West Australian.

POLLY FARMER CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY

 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first Polly Farmer Foundation program to support the aspirations of Aboriginal children from around Western Australia.

WOODSIDE AND BARROW

Still in the Pilbara, the Environmental Protection Authority favours extending the life of the North West Shelf gas project to 2070 subject to strict conditions that would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

JUVENILE CRIME VOLUNTEERS THREATEN WALKOUT

The four community members on Broome Shire’s community safety working group are threatening to resign.

YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS BACK

The Young Australian League has resumed its scholarship program for disadvantaged young people wanting to continue their studies.