NGAARDA NEWS FRIDAY THE 26TH AUGUST 2022

Dr Tracy Westerman

FIRE CLOSES HIGHWAY ONE

In the East Kimberley, the Great Northern Hwy between Halls Creek and Victoria Hwy remains closed after a vehicle fire.

FOUNDATION ATTRACT BUDDING PSYCHOLOGISTS

Aboriginal people are keen to take up the opportunity to become psychologists, according to Jilya Institute founder and Nyamal woman Dr Tracy Westerman.

SISTER KATE’S KIDS GET FAVOURITE BUSH BLOCK

In Perth, stolen generations group Sister Kate’s Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation now has ownership of a favourite block of land where they used to play as children.

ELDERS REPEATEDLY OBJECTED TO ROCK ART REMOVALS

In the Pilbara, elders from the Aboriginal Corporation representing Traditional Owners of Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula, repeatedly objected to sacred sites being moved for a urea plant, the Australian says.

REPOSTE TO RAM RAIDS

In the Pilbara, the owners of Mount Newman’s shopping centre are hoping there will be no more ram raids after they installed heavy concrete bollards outside the doors.

BANKSIA CONFINEMENTS ‘UNLAWFUL’

The State’s highest court says a teenage boy’s repeated confinement to his cell at Banksia Hill Detention Centre for up to 24 hours at a time is unlawful, the West Australian says.