NGAARDA NEWS TUESDAY THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER 2022

FORMER PANGURR CHIEF FINED

A Western Desert community’s former CEO has been fined for the last of a series of offences he was charged with earlier this year.

WOODSIDE COURT ACTION HOTS UP

On a visit to the Pilbara last week, Australian Conservation Foundation lawyer Adam Beeson explained why they were taking Woodside to the Federal Court to try to stop the Scarborough Gas Project in a test case.

ACCOLADES FOR VIRTUAL REALITY LANGUAGE PRESERVATION

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has awarded a top prize to a Pilbara primary school teacher for a high-tech language preservation program, the West Australian reports.

LACK OF ROEBOURNE AIR CONDITIONING ‘NOT RACIST’

WA’s Corrective Services Minister has denied racism is behind the lack of air conditioning at Roebourne Regional Prison, where the temperature surpassed 50 degrees this year, according to the ABC.

CALLS FOR ACTION AHEAD OF BANKSIA HILL SUMMIT

Experts are calling for action ahead of an emergency summit called by Mark McGowan to discuss WA’s youth justice system.

RIO GETS THREE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR FIFO VILLAGE

The City of Karratha is giving Rio Tinto three years to transition its FIFO workforce at Wickham to a resident population.

CAR THIEVES TARGET NEWMAN

In the Pilbara, Newman Police are looking for people who stole two cars, one about a week ago and one on Sunday.