NGAARDA NEWS TUESDAY THE 5TH OF JULY 2022

STOLEN WAGES EVIDENCE ‘TRAUMATISING’

In the Kimberley, an Aboriginal former stockman told the ABC it was upsetting to tell stories of violence against his family while giving evidence at a stolen wages hearing.

CAR THEFT AT KNIFEPOINT ALLEGED

A man faced Karratha Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with breaking into a house and stealing a vehicle.

DRIVER BLEW .242

Also on the weekend, Roebourne charged a Wickham motorist with a high level drink driving offence.

NAIDOC IN PERTH 

In Perth today, NAIDOC celebrations continue with gifts of bunches of native flowers handed out in Murray Street Mall yesterday, today and tomorrow to celebrate Perth’s  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

FIRST AID FOR THE MIND

In the Pilbara, mental health trainers delivered a four day Aboriginal mental health first aid training session last week.

MINISTER APPOINTS MORE ADVISORS

WA Aboriginal Affairs minister Tony Buti has appointed three new members with strong Goldfields connections to the Aboriginal Advisory Council.