Aurukun community asked to limit travel

Aurukun community asked to limit travel

by | Jan 18, 2022 | Uncategorized

Aurukun Shire Council Mayor Keri Tamwoy has urged people in her community to limit their movements to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 as case numbers increase in Aurukun. “I have been advised that we now have 10 active COVID-19 cases and two people who have...
COVID-19 case in Aurukun

COVID-19 case in Aurukun

by | Jan 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

A case of COVID-19 has been detected in Aurukun.  All community members are encouraged to continue to social distance, wear masks when indoors except when at home and wash hands often.  Should anyone start to have symptoms of COVID-19 such as a sore throat, runny...
Aurukun community asked to limit travel

Community message from Mayor Keri Tamwoy

by | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

I am concerned that our neighbouring community of Weipa has increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases over the past couple of days. Medical experts tell me there is no way we can stop Covid from coming to Aurukun. We must work together as a community to slow the spread and...
NAIDOC Person of the Year

NAIDOC Person of the Year

by | Dec 4, 2021 | Community News

Aurukun Mayor Keri Tamwoy of the Putch people has been awarded the 2021 NAIDOC Person of the Year Award. Mayor Tamwoy heads the community’s mediation agency Thaa’ Pant Services and chairs the community land management organisation Aak Puul Ngantam. Her strong...