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35 years with the Thalanyji - 50, 000 years of deep history on Barrow Island, Boodie Cave and the remote WA coast " Ngaarda Media
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (361+ words) Archaeologist Dr Fiona Hook, who has worked alongside the Thalanyji people, discovering unique shell artefacts and evidence of their connection to Barrow Island going back 50, 000 years and counting. Image: Samara Diaz It was an unexpected invitation to a remote part…...
NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: TUESDAY JUNE 30th, 2026 " Ngaarda Media
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (145+ words) More than 20 courthouses across WA will reopen in early August, after people were left stranded when the state government shut the courts at the start of June. The State Member for Kalgoorlie says she would support a coronial inquest into…...
Man walking around Australia says kindness of strangers is keeping him going " Ngaarda Media
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (445+ words) A man walking around Australia says the generosity of people on the road has helped carry him through some of the country's most remote stretches. Merlin, who documents his journey online as Wizard of Run, is about two-thirds of the…...
Kimberley textile artist turns family history and Country into runway designs " Ngaarda Media
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (741+ words) Rowena Morgan (centre) surronded by her award winning designs A Kimberley artist whose work has appeared on runways across Australia says her textile practice is rooted in family, Country and the stories passed down by her grandparents. Rowena Morgan began…...
NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: MONDAY 29th JUNE, 2026 " Ngaarda Media
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (167+ words) A major exhibition of Menang culture and history will be showcased at the Museum of the Great Southern, as part of Albany's bicentennial celebrations next month. Residents of the remote Kimberley community of Kunnunura say they are worried about a…...
Mawarnkarra urges people to get vaccinated, as they deliver 160 diphtheria vaccines " Ngaarda Media
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (378+ words) Mawarnkarra Health Service's Registered Nurse Georgia Mills has been out delivering diphtheria vaccines around Roebourne in the Pilbara this week. Image: Samara Diaz Almost 150 people living across northern Western Australia have been infected with diphtheria this year, as a Pilbara…...
NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: TUESDAY 16 JUNE 2026 " Ngaarda Media
2+ week, 2+ day ago (185+ words) Aboriginal leader Travis Lovett last week completed his Walk for Truth, a journey around the country to Parliament House in Canberra. Lovett explained why the walk was important to unite First Nations voices to mend the Closing the Gap initiative....
NYAMAL CEO SAYS TRADITIONAL OWNERS MUST LEAD GREEN ENERGY DECISIONS ON COUNTRY " Ngaarda Media
2+ week, 6+ day ago (975+ words) " Nyamal Aboriginal Corporation says Traditional Owners must lead decisions about proposed green energy projects on Nyamal Country " CEO Troy Eaton says elders need time to consider major projects before decisions are made " Nyamal leaders are also focusing on ranger work,…...
GENESIS BLAK OPENS DOORS FOR FIRST NATIONS FILMMAKERS IN LOS ANGELES " Ngaarda Media
2+ week, 6+ day ago (284+ words) BY TANGIORA HINAKI AND LYNESSE O'DONOGHUE A new First Nations Australian-led film program in Los Angeles is aiming to create stronger international pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers. Genesis Blak is being described as the first program of…...
NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS - WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2026 " Ngaarda Media
3+ week, 1+ day ago (153+ words) Regional cancer patients in Kalgoorlie-Boulder are joining a new bowel cancer trial, giving country families better access to advanced treatment closer to home. A new NAB and Indigenous Business Australia partnership is set to help First Nations businesses unlock loans,…...