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Ngukurr students saddle up to celebrate equine infrastructure unveiling
8 September 2017
After stepping out of the saddle at the completion of their education, a group of men in Ngukurr have gone back to school to ensure future generations of students in the remote community have access to the infrastructure needed to advance their horsemanship skills.
Remote Aged Care staff achieve best practice through life story learning
22 August 2017
In the strictly-regulated environment of Aged Care, taking the time to discover the lives clients led before requiring assistance often takes a back seat to ensuring the support provided complies with legislative requirements. But putting a focus on learning about and recording the stories of...
Visiting vets help Council share remote animal health message
31 July 2017
It is a scene more commonly associated with a school fundraiser or sporting carnival, but a production line buttering bread is one element of an innovative strategy that is improving animal health outcomes in remote communities across the Roper Gulf region
CDP construction creativity to shine at 2017 Katherine Show
20 July 2017
An estimated 15,000 people will witness the skill and creativity of Roper Gulf Regional Council’s Community Development Program (CDP) participants when gates open at the 2017 Katherine Show this week.
Binjari books reinforce Indigenous languages matter
7 July 2017
With many traditional dialects languishing across Australia, the NAIDOC Week 2017 theme of “Our Languages Matter” is being lived in the community of Binjari as part of a Roper Gulf Regional Council Community Development Program (CDP) project sharing Kriol with the next generation.
Community shares rich history of Beswick through heritage trail
6 July 2017
The unique Indigenous and pastoral histories of the Beswick region will be shared with visitors to the Roper Gulf region after an interactive heritage trail was officially opened on July 6.
New citizen welcomed ‘wholeheartedly’ into Mataranka family
3 July 2017
It was a family affair in the gardens of Roper Gulf Regional Council’s Mataranka office on July 3 when a much-loved member of staff became an Australian citizen in front of more than 20 colleagues and friends.
Students show off fabrication skills to assist Borroloola recycling development
30 June 2017
Recycling is a subject not often given due attention in remote parts of the Northern Territory, but talented students from Borroloola School are working with Roper Gulf Regional Council to put it at the forefront of the community’s mind.
Borroloola Show secures bright future with infrastructure upgrade strategy
22 June 2017
Residents in Borroloola have notched up a show time win before the fun of sideshow alley has even arrived in the remote Gulf of Carpentaria town thanks to a legacy infrastructure upgrade at the venue that hosts the annual event.
Council tours $40m commitment to regional road infrastructure
17 May 2017
Roper Gulf Regional Council Elected Members and Executive staff have been given a first-hand look at the progress of the project that will improve wet season access to the remote communities of Ngukurr and Numbulwar.
Council to showcase animal health approach at inaugural municipal expo
28 April 2017
The success of Roper Gulf Regional Council’s Animal Health Program will be in the spotlight when Local Governments from across the Top End converge on Katherine for the Northern Territory Municipal Operations Works Conference and Expo next week.
Council youth empowerment project raises roof in Ngukurr
10 April 2017
Roper Gulf Regional Council hosted the Right Path Project in Ngukurr on April 8 and 9, an initiative which provided youth under 24 with access to a range of sport and recreation activities, information sessions and support services designed to increase engagement and self-esteem.
Barunga’s mining past steams into future through CDP innovation
30 March 2017
As part of a community beautification push, Roper Gulf Regional Council Community Development Program (CDP) participants are undertaking a transformation of the dilapidated 1904 Avery steam tractor that has remained motionless in Heritage Park for more than four decades.
Australian hip-hop sensation set to empower remote Roper Gulf youth
27 March 2017
One of Australia’s biggest hip-hop stars will swap the bright lights of the stage for a more intimate performance mentoring at-risk youth in the remote Indigenous community of Ngukurr next month.
Local contractor begins temporary repair works on Rocky Creek causeway
27 February 2017
Roper Gulf Regional Council has announced today that Borroloola-based construction company Cairns Industries will carry out the urgent temporary repairs needed to reopen the Rocky Creek causeway.
Investment in heavy vehicle infrastructure seals road to Barunga growth
24 February 2017
Roper Gulf Regional Council has committed to investing in infrastructure that will both provide a solution to heavy vehicle traffic management concerns and pave a pathway to economic stimulation in Barunga.
Tropical Cyclone causes postponement of Mataranka Ordinary Meeting of Council
20 February 2017
Heavy wet season inundation and the emergence of a Tropical Cyclone in the Gulf of Carpentaria has forced Roper Gulf Regional Council to postpone the Ordinary Meeting of Council it was set to hold in Mataranka on February 22.
Borroloola welcomes newest citizens during Australia Day celebration
26 January 2017
As part of Australia Day festivities in the community, approximately 650 kilometres south-east of Katherine, Roper Gulf Regional Council hosted a citizenship ceremony at which British ex-pats Mark and Lesley Wakeling pledged their commitment to their adopted home.
Council WHS team clocks up 50,000 remote kilometres to sell safety message
17 January 2017
Keeping 400 staff and 1300 Community Development Program participants scattered across 186,000 square kilometres of the Northern Territory safe is a logistical problem that would be a nightmare for most organisations, but Roper Gulf Regional Council has overcome the challenge with innovation and the...
Food security, tourism and youth sport big Community Grant winners
30 December 2016
A sports camp for some of the Northern Territory’s most isolated children and a garden-to-table sustainability plan in Ngukurr are two of the seven projects that will share $15,000 in funding through round two of Roper Gulf Regional Council’s 2016-17 Community Grants Program.

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Ngukurr students saddle up to celebrate equine infrastructure unveiling

Remote Aged Care staff achieve best practice through life story learning

Visiting vets help Council share remote animal health message

CDP construction creativity to shine at 2017 Katherine Show

Binjari books reinforce Indigenous languages matter

Community shares rich history of Beswick through heritage trail

New citizen welcomed ‘wholeheartedly’ into Mataranka family

Students show off fabrication skills to assist Borroloola recycling development

Borroloola Show secures bright future with infrastructure upgrade strategy

Council tours $40m commitment to regional road infrastructure

Council to showcase animal health approach at inaugural municipal expo

Council youth empowerment project raises roof in Ngukurr

Barunga’s mining past steams into future through CDP innovation

Australian hip-hop sensation set to empower remote Roper Gulf youth

Local contractor begins temporary repair works on Rocky Creek causeway

Investment in heavy vehicle infrastructure seals road to Barunga growth

Tropical Cyclone causes postponement of Mataranka Ordinary Meeting of Council

Borroloola welcomes newest citizens during Australia Day celebration

Council WHS team clocks up 50,000 remote kilometres to sell safety message

Food security, tourism and youth sport big Community Grant winners

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