NGAARDA NEWS TUESDAY THE 21ST OF JUNE 2022

NO AIRCOND FOR PRISON NEXT SUMMER

Greens MP Brad Pettit told the ABC it was outrageous that airconditioning would not be installed at many Roebourne Prison cells, where temperatures often top 40 degrees.

INMATES LEARN JOB SKILLS AT RACE TRACK

In the Pilbara, Prisoners from Roebourne Work Camp have been working on construction and maintenance projects at the Roebourne race course.

POLICE ‘MUST CARRY GUNS’

WA Police have told Ngaarda Media that their officers are required to carry firearms when on duty in Aboriginal communities and when attending protest rallies.

APPEAL FOR WITNESSES

In the East Kimberley, officers from the Police Major Crash Investigation Section are seeking information about a fatal crash that occurred in Kununurra on Thursday.

POLICE ANSWER DENHAM FUNERAL COMPLAINTS

Police have provided a detailed response to complaints by Tittums family members about their treatment as they farewelled two cousins in two separate funerals earlier this month.

SEVEN MONTHS FOR FLOODED CREEK ACCIDENT

In the central Kimberley, a local woman has been given a seven-month suspended sentence for accidentally running over her friend at a flooded creek crossing.

WA LIBS TO VOTE ON OPPOSING INDIGENOUS VOICE

Rank and file Liberal members will vote on opposing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament when the party meets for its State Conference next month, The West Australian says.