NGAARDA NEWS MONDAY THE 4TH OF JULY 2022

IT’S NAIDOC!

NAIDOC Week officially started yesterday with the theme “Get up! Stand up! Show up!” in recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ proud history of getting up, standing up, and showing up.

WOODSIDE ADMITS ROCK ART CONCERNS

As Rock Art custodians prepare to address a United Nations forum in Geneva this week, a senor Woodside executive admitted not all Traditional Owners supported its proposed Scarborough development.

NEW AMS FOR FITZROY

In the Central Kimberley, Fitzroy Crossing may have a new Aboriginal Medical Service, the National Indigenous Times says.

CARNARVON RESCUE 

In the Gascoyne, a freak wave sent an inflatable boat airborne,  seriously injuring two men near remote Dorre Island off the Carnarvon coast.

NICKY WINMAR AND KIRBY BENTLEY CUP 

The first ever Nicky Winmar and Kirby Bentley Cup was held outside Perth on Saturday, with boys’ and girls’ teams from Wickham, Roebourne, Dampier and Port Hedland playing at Wickham Oval.

ROEBOURNE RACES: MARBLE BAR CUP 

The Nor West Jockey Club hosted the Marble Bar Cup on the weekend which brought punters from the East Pilbara.