Local governments around the country want – and need – to employ more Indigenous Australians. And like every other employee, once hired they need to be supported and provided development opportunities to make the most of their potential. However, councils often lack the capacity and…

Overwhelmingly, sixty seniors came along to the first ever Queensland Seniors Week celebrations today on Mornington Island in the Wellesley Island group. Many elders shared a very special morning tea with ‪‎friends‬ and ‪family‬ at the Council Chambers in Gununa. Stories of times changed were a’plenty…

(Pictured: Robbie Katter MP, CEO Frank Mills and Mayor Brad Wilson advocating for eight months for state / federal support.) GOVERNMENT must push through the red tape to ensure an isolated Gulf community’s airport is repaired before the wet season. Robbie Katter State Member for Mount Isa,…

Mornington Shire Council is working with Anthony Mundine to support the latest sports program to hit the remote community – Boxing. The Mornington Island Boxing Squad travelled to Cairns last week to box at their first tournament at Edge Hill State School (Friday 24th June). The guys have been…

Last week, Mornington Shire Council ordered in over four hundred loafs of bread, which were flown from a Karumba bakery to Mornington Island. The bread ovens at the local bakery broke down two weeks ago but, due to the island’s remote location, council has been…

Smiles lit up the last rays’ of yesterday, when the Thandabi Program’s Wellesley Island Vikings were handed footy boots by Mornington Shire Council during a routine footy training session. READ FULL ABC STORY HERE A man, who wishes to remain anonymous, partnered with Mornington Shire…

A remote council in north-west Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria says it has been given an assurance that its airport will be repaired by the next wet season. The Mornington Island airport was closed for five months earlier this year due to airstrip storm damage and…

Sometime around 1924 Sally Gabori was born by a creek on the south side of a small, almost barren island in one of Australia’s most isolated areas. Her family lived a traditional life, almost entirely dependent on the sea. They very rarely had contact with…

Mornington Shire Council has begun a series of in-depth community consultation sessions as well as ongoing state and federal lobbying to provide much needed recreational facilities on remote Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Read full story

Last week, Mornington Shire Council held educational workshops in senior First aid training, to build skills in local team members. Council’s training coordinator Aleesha Menere said the program was run through Remote Training Service Cairns, Queensland, Australia. “First aid training comes in handy for a variety…