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For locals, the river and its banks are like a garden, having provided sustenance for generations. It also has a strong spiritual significance for the local people. Gudanji woman Josie Davey and her husband Jack Green, a Garawa man, used to fish along the banks of the river, not far from town. Now the couple say they’re too worried to fish in their usual spots. “All we know is that there could be something in this water,” Mr Green told The Point. “We had a meeting here one time and they said you can eat the fish, but only as much of the size of your hand, because they reckon the fish ...

Share Share on Twitter JMF, which was established in 2012 and is the longest-running and most successful Indigenous football program in Australia, has been recognised for their work in meeting Closing the Gap targets. The organisation could also hold the key to more Indigenous young players making it through to our national teams. The initiative addresses 11 of the 16 Closing the Gap targets and is life-changing for more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and boys aged 2 to 16 years of age at a cost of just $1,300 per child per year. It ...

A female swimmer has suffered leg injuries after being bitten by a crocodile during a swim on an isolated island in Australia's Northern Territory. The 23-year-old was swimming at a lagoon at remote Vanderlin Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria when a saltwater crocodile surprised and attacked her. She was bitten several times and had to be taken off the island and taken 80km to the mainland for emergency treatment. A 23-year old woman was lucky to survive after being bitten several times by a saltwater crocodile at isolated Vanderlin Island in the Northern Territory Vanderlin Island, where the...

A woman has been attacked by a crocodile in a remote Northern Territory lagoon. The 23-year-old was bitten on the right leg by the two-metre saltwater croc while swimming at Vanderlin Island on Sunday. "The incident occurred at around 3pm on Sunday afternoon but was only reported to Police yesterday," NT Police watch commander Siiri-Kai Tennosaar told nine.com.au. READ MORE: Crocodile attack Vanderlin Island Northern Territory (9News) "The female was transported to Borroloola clinic and treated for multiple puncture wounds and scratches to her lower right leg.  "The incident serves as a ti...

Residents of Borroloola launch legal action against the Northern Territory Government, arguing its decision to slash the environmental security bond paid by a massive lead and zinc mine was unlawful.