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As we near the end of the wet season, travellers are advised the road between Timber Creek and Yarralin is in rough condition. With the big wet this year, rivers in some places are backed up which means rainfall can see creeks rise quickly. The road itself has multiple washed out areas, including some bridgeContinue reading “Road Update – Buchanan Highway”

AIG came out to see how our store was going today. Walangeri Ngumpinku contract AIG to manage our store. The visit included a walk-through of the store with Directors, and our new Managers Shannon and Jess, talking about the items on sale and identifying any issues. The visit included a clothing give away and BBQContinue reading “Yarralin Community Store going well”

For those thinking of travelling to Yarralin by road for the next few months, you may wish to call ahead to make sure you can get here. Constant rain for the last 3 days has seen the rivers rise, with Sandy Creek crossing currently at 1.1M deep and flowing steadily. Attempting to cross is notContinue reading “The wet season is here”

Walangeri Ngumpinku are pleased to announce Samantha Campbell has been elected as Chair at our recent AGM and Board meeting held on the 1st December, delayed by a day due to sorry business. We congratulate Sam on her appointment and look forward to an exciting new year with all our elected Directors. John de KoningContinue reading “Samantha Campbell elected Chair at AGM”

Ngarinyman Bush Soap is a local business venture started with some grant funding a few years ago. Local community harvest wild native plants and turn them into soap and other body care products. With the support of Walangeri Ngumpinku, the soap is now re-entering production. Photos above show harvesting Dimilan and Bardigi plants, our soapContinue reading “Ngarinyman Bush Soap returns to production”

The NLC visited community today to talk about a number of upcoming leases and section 19 applications for Yarralin. Later that day, they joined our Board meeting to discuss the community’s interest in township leasing.

It’s voting time again, with polling officials setup at our community store today. A steady stream of voters has been going through all morning. The polling booth will be open until 1 pm, before moving onto the next remote community.

The local community store at Yarralin returned to community ownership today. From now, owned by Walangeri Ngumpinku Aboriginal Corporation, representing the Yarralin community and managed by AIG. You can watch some of the speeches from today below. StoreOpeningBP Chair of Walangeri, Brian Pedwell talks about our community shop. We’d like to thank everyone involved, especiallyContinue reading “Community Store transitions to Community Ownership”

Laurie and Wes from the Aboriginal Government Management Program came to community today to meet the Board and help us with decisions around our management structure. We’ve been using video conferencing during the COVID-19 lockdown, which allowed AGMP to run some workshops in April focussed on understanding financial reports. Today was about Walangeri Ngumpinku takingContinue reading “AGMP run management structure workshop in Yarralin”

Katherine West Health visited community today to talk to community about COVID-19. They spoke about the actions they were taking, including stopping travel to community for anyone who had been overseas until they’re sure they’re safe. They also discussed the importance of: Washing your hands with soap, If you are sick, stay home away fromContinue reading “Katherine West Health discuss COVID-19 with community”