Walking together to strengthen the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
Ngaanyatjarra Health Service is building on Yarnangu knowledge, culture and community strengths as it works to strengthen the safety and wellbeing of children and young people across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Over July and August 2026, Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (NHS) began the first phase of an organisation-wide program to strengthen the way child safety and wellbeing […]
Social Impact Assessment informs roadmap for Outback Way
Sealing the Great Central Road, which forms part of the Outback Way project, is a once‑in‑a‑generation investment that will change movement, access and interaction across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. To understand the potential positive and negative social impacts of the project, a social impact assessment (SIA) was recently undertaken. Delivered in partnership by the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission […]
Ngaanyatjarra Civil: A new era of work on the Lands
A new era of civil construction is taking shape across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. The launch of Ngaanyatjarra Civil—a fully Yarnangu-staffed civil works enterprise under the Ngaanyatjarra Council Group—is creating real, long-term job opportunities for local people to work on Country. Born out of collaboration across the Council Group and supported by NIAA’s Remote Jobs and […]
Minister Beazley announces Lotterywest Funding for first basketball court resurfacing in Warburton since 1977
The Hon. Hannah Beazley, Minster for Local Government and Youth, recently visited Ngaanyatjarra Council Group to present Lotterywest funding to upgrade basketball courts in the Warburton community. The basketball court, adjacent to the Warburton Primary School, was initially made from a watered ant bed in the late 1960s before being upgraded to concrete in 1977. […]
Dereck Harris elected Chairperson of Ngaanyatjarra Council for second stint
Warburton community member Dereck Harris was recently elected as Chairperson of the Ngaanyatjarra Council. His election marks a second stint for Harris, who also served as the Council’s Chairperson from 2017 to 2022. He succeeds outgoing Chairperson Richard Kanari, a member of the Jameson community. Each Council Chairperson is elected for a two-year term with […]
Federal Ministerial Visit Marks a First for Ngaanyatjarra Council Group
The Ngaanyatjarra Council Group was honoured to welcome Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, the newly appointed Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, to our Perth office this week. This landmark meeting, coinciding with a federal cabinet gathering in Perth, marks the first ministerial visit to our offices in the Council’s history. The meeting was attended by Senator McCarthy […]
The light is returning to the Lands
For decades now, there has been a sentiment within the Yarnangu of Ngaanyatjarra Lands that for anything substantive to change, it will need to be through government assistance. But hope is returning from within the Lands.
The Ngurra Rapa, Tjukurrpa Rapa (Strong Homes, Strong Stories) Community Plans are live
It’s with great excitement that we share with you the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Community Plans, Ngurra Rapa, Tjukurrpa Rapa – Strong Homes, Strong Stories.
Aged Care to expand across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands
The Ngaanyatjarra Health Service has received a significant funding boost ensuring it can continue to look after elderly Yarnangu through its vitally important aged care services.
Ngaanyatjarra Council Group CEO Announcement
Richard Kanari, Chairperson of the Ngaanyatjarra Council today announced that, after an extensive search process, the Ngaanyatjarra Council Group Board has appointed Thomas Williams to lead the Ngaanyatjarra Council Group into the next season.