[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]A CATTLE business offering economic foundations and training opportunities for young people could be revived on Mornington Island, following a visit by four senators to the remote indigenous community last week. Read full story[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”544″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”543″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

At the moment, Mornington Shire has is a greeting that warns of a $75,000 fine for bringing alcohol onto the island – a real slap in the face according to some. Mornington Shire Council CEO Frank Mills said it was working hard to move the region forward,…

At the northern point of the Wellesley Island Archipelago in the Gulf of Carpentaria, you will find the remote Island community of Gununa and the windswept offices of Mornington Shire Council. The weathered exterior – an unlikely place to find a progressive and predominately indigenous…

Mornington Shire Council orchestrated an unforgettable NAIDOC featuring Mr Sean Choolburra. Council collaborated with RFDS, Gununamanda Store, Junkuri Laka, Mirndiyan Arts, PCYC, Save the Children, Jobfind, Mission Australia, Rural Fire Brigade, Mornington Island Ambulance and Queensland Police to bring the Mornington Island community a deadly NAIDOC 2015. Read full story

A picture featuring a family pet, his nose drifting across the lily scents of Mornington Island dam in the Gulf of Carpentaria, has won the September Photo Competition. The image captured by Tuvili Uluilakeba celebrates the understated friendship between an animal and man in the…

Westie Binjari has a face to melt even the hardest of hearts — a reflection of decades of caring for his chronically ill wife. “Countrymen like Westie, who show such a healthy interpretation of masculinity, they are to be celebrated,” Mornington Shire Mayor Brad Wilson…

Bob and Rob visit aims to change tides for island Two of the most recognised figures in the Australian Government; Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter and son Member for Mount Isa Robbie Katter, journeyed to Mornington Island to see first hand the extent of disadvantage in the…

The traditional island home for the 1500 Lardil, Kaiadilt, Yangkaal and Gangalidda people is under threat from all the things that afflict indigenous communities elsewhere – a lack of industry, little employment, paternalistic misdirected services, and a lack of housing and infrastructure, along with a…

MORNINGTON Shire Council has reestablished its Rural Fire Brigade in the Gulf to help improve response times to blazes. The Bureau of Meteorology announced a fire warning last week for the North West as a result of dry conditions, asking travellers and residents to take…

Mornington Shire Council partnered with the Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia to bring you this amazing insight into the life and rewards that come with working remote.  Please take the time to watch this incredible video.