NGAARDA NEWS FRIDAY THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER 2022

Chisel and True Dinkum lead singer Cyril Archer passed away late last week. Photo Lindsay Le Lievre.

THE QUEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

FLIGHT BOY’S INTENTIONS UNCLEAR

After his officers restrained a teenage detainee en route from Perth to Broome and had the flight turn back, Corrective Services commissioner Mike Reynolds said he had been nowhere near the pilot.

DERBY GIANT PASSES

Derby and the West Kimberley lost a much loved community member last week when Cyril Archer passed away on Friday morning.

ELDER ASKS MIDNIGHT OIL TO HELP

In the Pilbara, a Banjima elder who lives in Karajini National Park is appealing to rock star Peter Garrett to help draw attention to asbestos contamination.

FLYING POLLING BOOTHS ARE A HIT

A good proportion of voters in remote communities were taking advantage of the ‘fly-in-fly-out’ mobile polling teams that visited for just a few hours at a time, WA Electoral Commissioner Robert Kennedy said.