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MacDonnell Regional Council MacDonnell Regional Council represents 13 remote Indigenous communities in Central Australia.

An amazing week as the Get Grubby crew, Costa the Garden Gnome and scrapboy, visited our region.They spent time in Santa...
09/10/2026

An amazing week as the Get Grubby crew, Costa the Garden Gnome and scrapboy, visited our region.

They spent time in Santa Teresa/Ltyente Apurta, Areyonga/Utju, Haasts Bluff/Ikuntji and Papunya/Warumpi, and dropped in to our head office in Alice Springs too.

There was fruit tree planting, singing, dancing, a special video in the making and plenty more. Caring for country together, these were days of connecting and future building, with kids at the heart of it all.

Thank you to everyone who got involved and welcomed the crew to your community.

08/10/2026

Using old washing machine tubs and the bottoms of wheelie bins as flower beds, a small-scale, circular economy is thriving in the West MacDonnell Ranges, 200 kilometres west of Alice Springs.

Get down to the MCG of the Desert!
07/10/2026

Get down to the MCG of the Desert!

🌟 Highlights from our Youth Services School Holiday ProgramThe school holidays flew by at MRC!Across our communities, yo...
06/10/2026

🌟 Highlights from our Youth Services School Holiday Program

The school holidays flew by at MRC!

Across our communities, young people kept busy with cooking, bike building, board games, art activities, trips out on Country and plenty of sport.

Our Youth Services teams have now returned to their regular operating hours of 3:00pm to 9:00pm.

Things got a little grubby at our Alice Springs office today!We welcomed Costa, scrapboy and the Get Grubby team for a m...
02/10/2026

Things got a little grubby at our Alice Springs office today!

We welcomed Costa, scrapboy and the Get Grubby team for a morning of gardening, sustainability and responsible planting in Central Australia. Staff tested their green thumbs in a quiz for some prizes, then headed outside to plant new trees, create garden beds and set up our very own worm farm.

Thanks to the Get Grubby team for a great morning - and if you spot a gnome running around outside, now you know why!

Next week, the Get Grubby team are visiting:
🌿 Areyonga/Utju – Mon 5 Oct
🌿 Haasts Bluff/Ikuntji – Tue 6 Oct
🌿 Papunya/Warumpi – Wed 7 Oct

29/09/2026

A special message from scrapboy of dirtgirlworld ahead of our upcoming Community Healthy Events with Costa the Garden Gnome!

Santa Teresa/Ltyente Apurta – Thu 1 Oct
Areyonga/Utju – Mon 5 Oct
Haasts Bluff/Ikuntji – Tue 6 Oct
Papunya/Warumpi – Wed 7 Oct

Santa Teresa, Areyonga, Haasts Bluff & Papunya - it's time to get grubby!Costa the Garden Gnome and scrapboy are heading...
25/09/2026

Santa Teresa, Areyonga, Haasts Bluff & Papunya - it's time to get grubby!

Costa the Garden Gnome and scrapboy are heading to the Mac Ranges for a day of planting fruit trees, singing, dancing, making a special video and plenty more.

Santa Teresa/Ltyente Apurta – Thu 1 Oct
Areyonga/Utju – Mon 5 Oct
Haasts Bluff/Ikuntji – Tue 6 Oct
Papunya/Warumpi – Wed 7 Oct

Our Youth Services team has put together an exciting School Holiday Program for September & October 2026!There's heaps o...
23/09/2026

Our Youth Services team has put together an exciting School Holiday Program for September & October 2026!

There's heaps on offer including plenty of sports, arts and crafts, cook ups, movie nights, discos, plus special fellas nights and girls nights.

Programs will be running across Amoonguna, Haasts Bluff, Hermannsburg, Kintore, Mt Liebig, Papunya, Santa Teresa and Titjikala.

To see what’s happening in your community, click here:
https://www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au/news/youth-services-school-holiday-program/155

Today is R U OK? Day, a reminder that we're stronger when we lean on each other, and that looking out for our mob is som...
10/09/2026

Today is R U OK? Day, a reminder that we're stronger when we lean on each other, and that looking out for our mob is something that matters every day.

Staff across our communities joined Head Office in Alice Springs via Teams for a chat about what checking in on each other really means at MRC, and why supporting our staff, families and communities matters so much. We also watched a short R U OK? video together, with everyone enjoying a morning tea and a treat along the way.

Looking out for one another isn't new to us, it's part of how community works. R U OK? Day is a great chance to start the conversation, but yarning and checking in shouldn't stop there. A simple "are you OK?" and taking the time to really listen can make all the difference, so we encourage everyone to keep having these yarns, any day.

If you're not feeling your best or just want someone to talk to, MRC's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is there for our staff too. Speak with HR for more information or EAP contact details.

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Alice Springs, NT
0870

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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