Recognising our community heroes

Recognising our community heroes

Australia Day events were held in Timber Creek, Pine Creek and Kalkarindji last Thursday, thanks to grant funding from the Australia Day Council NT. Award ceremonies were held in Pine Creek and Timber Creek, recognising the people who make their community a better...
DJ Charly Templar brings the beats to Victoria Daly

DJ Charly Templar brings the beats to Victoria Daly

Templar’s organisation, DREAM IMPACT INSPIRE, runs music and sport workshops right across the Territory with the aim of providing career pathways in music and producing, as well as an opportunity to engage in fun, safe and positive recreation activities. Over the past...
VDRC statement on Timber Creek region flood

VDRC statement on Timber Creek region flood

Following the one in a 50-year rain event, which hit Timber Creek and the homeland communities of Myatt, Gilwi, One Mile, Muruning, and Gulardi on 23 December, residents are now slowly returning home to rebuild. It is estimated 140 residents were displaced during the...
School holiday program 2022

School holiday program 2022

Our sport, recreation and RSAS coordinators have been working hard in Pine Creek and Yarralin to come up with a whole lot of fun activities to keep our little ones busy. Click on the links below to check out what’s happening in your community these Christmas holidays:...
Young Victoria Daly artists spread colourful health message

Young Victoria Daly artists spread colourful health message

Primary students from Yarralin, Kalkarindji, and Bulla Schools were behind the winning designs, picked for successfully showing teachers and children how to stop germs, be strong, healthy and enjoy their time at school. Milpa’s Six Steps to Stop Germs was developed by...
Victoria Daly Regional Council appoints new CEO

Victoria Daly Regional Council appoints new CEO

Mr. Hylands brings extensive local government and regional council leadership experience to the position, serving as the CEO of West Arnhem Regional Council from 2012 to 2019. Living and working with remote communities for over 25 years, his most recent position was...
Arming NDIS participants with choice and control

Arming NDIS participants with choice and control

The guide was rolled out in Yarralin and Kalkarindji last week, with a free lunch and afternoon tea thrown for participants and family members. The guide walks participants through NDIS journey from the first step of connecting to VDRC’s NDIS Program for supports and...
Council calls for women’s safe house in Timber Creek

Council calls for women’s safe house in Timber Creek

While Council has been fiercely advocating for a women’s safe house in since the Intervention in 2008, an ABC report in August and again last week on the ABC’s Four Corners program, has pushed the issue back into the spotlight. These reports have revealed that...
New defibrillators pump life into Victoria Daly region

New defibrillators pump life into Victoria Daly region

It’s one of the reasons why Victoria Daly Regional Council is rolling out six defibrillators’ (AEDs) across the region. The AEDs will be publicly registered with the PulsePoint AED App, making them searchable and accessible to locals and visitors to VDRC communities....