NGAARDA NEWS MONDAY 28TH OF NOVEMBER 2022

MCGOWAN ACCUSED OF BANKSIA HILL ‘POLITICAL STUNT’

High-profile critics have dismissed Premier Mark McGowan’s 63 million dollar funding package for Banksia Hill Youth Detention Centre as a “political stunt”, according to the West Australian.

PSYCHOLOGIST SHORTAGE IN UNIT 18

The West Australian has revealed youth detainees in Unit 18 of Casuarina Prison share one psychologist each day, despite one-in-five of the children having attempted suicide.

BOARD GAME LAUNCHED IN ROEBOURNE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING

In the Pilbara, a Roebourne community centre is supporting a new board game to promote healthy living.

NEW DATA SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ULURU STATEMENT

New data released last week by Reconciliation Australia shows overwhelming support for all aspects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

EVENT PLANNED FOR INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY DAY

This coming weekend, a Pilbara disability support service provider will hold an event in Karratha to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

FITZROY RIVER FLOODS

Emergency services say they have resupplied remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley after flooding impacted roads over the weekend, according to the ABC.

KARRATHA KATS TO GET A BAR

The City of Karratha has agreed to facilitate a loan to a local football club to buy a cool room for a new bar at the clubrooms.