NGAARDA NEWS THURSDAY THE 6TH OF OCTOBER 2022

Agriculture minister Alannah MacTiernan at the ribbon cutting ceremony at a display at the Mount Magnet Pastoral and Mining Museum with Murchison Regional Vermin Council past chairman Murray McQuie. Photo courtesy Alannah MacTiernan.

VERMIN FENCING MADE INDIGENOUS JOBS

In WA’s Murchison region, a new barrier fence protecting 53 pastoral properties from wild dogs is now complete.

AFP TALKS TO ABORIGINAL MISSING PERSONS INQUIRY

An inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children has heard from the Australian Federal Police about the training officers get when it comes to working with First Nations communities.

NEW WEB PLATFORM TO REPORT DODGY FISHING

People who want to report illegal fishing may now do so using an online app, WA Fisheries minister Don Punch said.

LIGHT SHINES ON KIMBERLEY MENTAL HEALTH

As emergency departments in Kimberley hospitals are dealing with more and more mental health cases, Mental Health Fellowship CEO Tony Stephenson told the ABC there were more than 1500 people in the Kimberley with severe mental health issues.

DOCTOR CALLS FOR FOSSIL FUEL AD BAN

A Perth neurologist is calling for a ban on advertising by coal, gas and oil companies. 

NSW PARK DROPS SLAVE TRADER’S NAME

In the NSW south coast, the State Government has dropped the name of a notorious slave trader from a national park after extensive consultation with local Indigenous and South Sea Islander communities.