NGAARDA NEWS WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 2023

Shellfish lover: 127 illegally fished Abalone. Image supplied by Department of Primnary Industries and Regional Developtment.

DERBY PLANE CRASH

Police, DFES, and ambulance responded to a plane crash in the West Kimberley yesterday afternoon, approximately 2km South of Derby. 

FIRST PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY VOTE FOR TREATY 

Over the weekend, an assembly of First Nations representatives and Traditional Owners in Victoria agreed to negotiate treaties with the State Government.

FISHERMAN FINED

A man has been fined over $8,000 in the Geraldton Magistrates Court last week for illegal abalone fishing.

FIRST NATIONS LABOR MP SAYS NEW HERITAGE ACT READY TO GO

Kimberley Labor MP Divina D’Anna has said WA’s new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act should be implemented as planned on July 1st.

LABOR’S HOUSING BILL FAILS

The federal government has said it will continue to pursue its failed housing commitments after the Greens and Coalition teamed up to block a proposed bill.