NGAARDA NEWS TUESDAY THE 31ST OF MAY 2022

Mandy Downing courtesy Curtin University

MATERA HAS A HEART ATTACK

Legendary Eagle and Wagin Noongar Peter Matera is due to face a second round of surgery for a heart attack, The West Australian says.

VIRGIN IGNORES ABORIGINAL PASSENGER

A Nyul Nyul man says Virgin flight attendants ignored him when serving other passengers with food and drinks on a flight from Perth to Broome last week.

SHE’S A NEW CURTIN DEAN

A Yinjibarndi woman has become the first Aboriginal Dean of Indigenous Futures at Curtin University’s Education Faculty.

CARNARVON TOURISM GUIDE SAYS COVID WAS A BLESSING

In Carnarvon, Inggarda tourism operator Renee Turner has a new business offering cultural tours.

WA HOTSPOTS FOR CAR COLLISIONS WITH ANIMALS

In WA, drivers are more likely to collide with an animal at Baldivis on Midnight Friday than any other time and place.

THIEVES TARGET CARS

While most Pilbara Police say crime has been generally low during recent wet weather, two Pilbara Police stations have been busy attending vehicle-related incidents.

DOOF PARTY ASSAULT WITNESSES WANTED

Police are continuing to search for a man who beat and sexually assaulted a 31-year-old woman at a party on Broome’s Cable Beach early Sunday morning.