NT Emergency Services visited Yarralin today to discuss issues and improvements around responses to flood and other emergencies that impact community. Held at the store, the community meeting raised a number of issues we’ve faced in recent years with two particularly bad wet seasons in a row.
The Bureau of Meteorology were also present and discussion was held about the various weather reports and information community used, along with local knowledge, when it came to the impact of heavy rainfall and potential flooding during the wet.
Road maintenance was identified as a crucial issue, as without access to the Buchanan Highway for trucks to bring food in, Yarralin was effectively stranded and relied on food flown in via air.
Walangeri Ngumpinku Aboriginal Corporation 