NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2026

  • Nyangumarta Rangers have shared research at the 2026 Pilbara Ranger Forum showing dingoes eat feral cats, combining traditional tracking knowledge with camera monitoring.

  • Curtin University researchers are trialling airborne DNA sampling in the Pilbara, with potential to help Indigenous Rangers monitor wildlife and invasive species.

  • WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch is facing criticism over his position that he will visit South Hedland when invited by community Elders.

  • Carnarvon’s One Mile Jetty Museum is set to close temporarily from next week because no live-in volunteers are available to operate it over summer.

  • New research highlights the risk of Japanese encephalitis for Aboriginal children in remote Kimberley communities during the wet season.

NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2026
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