Nominate your community hero today

Nominate your community hero today

The Citizen of the Year Awards are open for another year, shining a light on the unsung heroes of the Victoria Daly region. There are three award categories for each community: Citizen of the Year Awarded to a person making an extraordinary contribution to the...
Victoria Daly Regional Council elects new Deputy Mayor

Victoria Daly Regional Council elects new Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor McTaggart replaces the Councillor for Timber Creek Ward, Shirley Garlett, who served in the position for the past 12 months. McTaggart said he was grateful for the nomination and subsequent election to the position. “I am looking forward to being in the...
CDP Cowboys and girls thrive in full-time employment

CDP Cowboys and girls thrive in full-time employment

The journey to work started after an information session on the NTCA’s Pastoral Real Jobs Program came to Yarralin and Timber Creek, where a number of CDP participants expressed interest in applying for the two-week station hand training program. Receiving support...
Re-vamped fire danger rating launches

Re-vamped fire danger rating launches

As of 1 September, four levels of fire danger ratings will be used instead of six with simple actions for the community to take at each level. The same Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) will be used right across the country. Fire danger ratings describe the...
Victoria Daly Regional Council says goodbye to CouncilBiz

Victoria Daly Regional Council says goodbye to CouncilBiz

In the letter, Paech said that VDRC’s new cloud-based software packages – which have been fully operational since 1 April 2022 – were sufficient for Council’s operational and reporting requirements, and capable and robust enough to stand alone. VDRC submitted a...
EON Foundation digs into new Kalkarindji project

EON Foundation digs into new Kalkarindji project

Getting fresh produce into remote regions is a tricky and expensive task. So much so that if the fruit and veggies do arrive, there’s often not enough of it, the quality isn’t great, and it can cost up to 50 per cent more than it would in urban areas.   This has...
Timber Creek Festival a celebration of strong communities

Timber Creek Festival a celebration of strong communities

Held in the town’s sport and recreation hall, local businesses and community organisations set up market stalls; live music played throughout the day; TEABBA Radio broadcasted live from the festival; and an inflatable water slide entertained the kids for hours on end....
Lingara flicks the switch on mobile and internet coverage

Lingara flicks the switch on mobile and internet coverage

On Friday night, community members gathered in the streets to welcome phone and internet service for the first time in Lingara. The small cell will deliver internet and phone reception coverage across a 5 km radius in the community. Located 30kms from Yarralin, the...