NGAARDA NEWS MONDAY THE 25TH OF JULY 2022

LOCAL TRAINER TAKES OUT ROEBOURNE CUP

Trainer Michael Ball took out this year’s Roebourne cup on Saturday, with jockey Ms Peta Edwards riding Crossaro to first place in the Nor West Jockey Club’s premier event.

BNTAC TAKES ON KARIJINI

Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation has taken on the management of the Karajini Experience festival for the first time.

BANKSIA BOYS TRANSFERRED IN SHACKLES

The West Australian says several boys, the youngest aged 14, were transferred from Banksia Hill juvenile justice facility to Casuarina Prison early on Wednesday.

GIBB RIVER ACCIDENT 

In the North Kimberley, the West Australian says six people were taken to Kununurra Hospital — some with head and spinal injuries — after two cars collided on the Gibb River Road yesterday.

LAUGHING IN THE FACE OF PAIN

Because letting go of a loved one is no easier for Indigenous people than for anyone else, Indigenous comedian Sean Choolburra is using Aboriginal humour to educate mob about the difficult subject of palliative care.