Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
The Northern Territory Police Force is calling for witnesses in relation to an aggravated assault that occurred in Katherine yesterday evening.
About 6.20pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report from a security officer at a local hotel bottle shop that a male had turned up at the premises with deep lacerations to his face and they were unable to control the bleeding.
Katherine General Duties officers attended the scene and assisted the 43-year-old victim shortly before St John Ambulance members arrived and conveyed the man to Katherine District Hospital.
The man told police that one of his partner’s family had used a smashed bottle to stab him in the face, with one eye also severely injured.
The offender remains outstanding.
The victim has been transferred to Royal Darwin Hospital for further treatment.
Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to this incident to make contact on 131 444 and reference job number NTP2500043016.
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
The Northern Territory Police Force is calling for witnesses in relation to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Palmerston yesterday evening.
About 6.00pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report that a number of youths had assault a food delivery driver outside a Palmerston fast-food restaurant.
The youths are alleged to have then stolen about $100 worth of fast food that was set for delivery.
Palmerston General Duties officers attended the scene soon and identified the offenders and a short foot chase followed.
Members of the Tactical Response Group were also in the area and assisted to arrest three alleged offenders, one aged 13 years and 2 aged 14. A fourth male, aged 13 years, was arrested later in the evening.
One other offender remains outstanding.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to make contact on 131 444 and reference job number P25113827. You can make anonymous reports via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au/.
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services
Want to eat your seafood with a side of beautiful views? Snapper and Co is the picture-perfect spot. Image: Tourism Australia
In Brief:
We asked Canberrans on the @WeAreCBR Instagram account where to find the best seafood in Canberra.
This list includes different locations you can find seafood.
Canberra might be missing a beach, but there is no shortage of delicious spots to grab some seafood.
We asked on the @WeAreCBR Instagram account where to find the best local seafood, whether it’s your classic fish and chips, or something a little more fancy like paella.
Wanting to load up a plate with fresh seafood goodies? And maybe go back for more? The Hyatt Hotel offers Friday and Saturday evening seafood buffets, and you can even grab a cheeky dessert while you’re at it.
Dive headfirst into this delicious Mediterranean cuisine! There are various seafood dishes on the menu, but the standout is the octopus with black garlic and kipfler potatoes.
Visit Canberra’s iconic lakeside and snap up some fish and chips. With views of Telstra Tower and Lake Burley Griffin, this is one to add to your summer bucket list.
Looking to have a bit of everything? Kickin Inn is Canberra’s home to the famous seafood boil bags! Get everything mixed into a bag with your choice of sauce and add-ons, dig in and enjoy! But don’t forget your bib.
Dine in a dome right on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin. With various seafood options ranging from crab to the fish of the day, you’re sure to enjoy this meal with a view!
Like the finer things in life? The Appellation oysters at Corella are a fan favourite. Served with a lemon myrtle vinegar and the choice of half a dozen or the full dozen.
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A $660,000 funding boost from Healthway will support the next generation of health promotion leaders through a scholarship program run by the Australian Health Promotion Association.
Healthway CEO Colin Smith said six exceptional graduates have recently been awarded a Health Promotion Scholarship, providing them with an incredible opportunity to launch their career.
“This program is among the few capacity building workforce programs available nationally in public health,” he said.
“Each scholarship, valued a $110,000 each, pays for 12 months full-time salary, working at an organisation of the graduate’s choice on a project they want to develop.
“Congratulations to all scholarship recipients, we look forward to your contributions to health promotion in the years to come.”
Australian Health Promotion Association National President Melinda Edmunds expressed gratitude for the long-standing partnership with Healthway.
“Over 30 years, we have provided opportunities for 85 graduates and 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship recipients,” she said.
“Not only does this scholarship program pave the way for the next generation of WA health promotion leaders, but it significantly boosts the health promotion capacity within the host organisation.”
“For many past recipients, their contributions have been so significant that the host organisations have chosen to retain them even after the scholarship has ended,” she said.
Project aims to empower Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) educators through capacity building activities and direct food and nutrition support and resources
Charlene Carlisle from Jane Brook Aboriginal recipient
Act Belong Commit at Curtin
Project aims to promote mindful movement for children and young people through the Deadly Minds Project, a culturally safe Indigenous yoga teacher training. Deadly Minds supports children’s social and emotional wellbeing by teaching mindfulness based movement practices with a trauma informed lens and integrating them with cultural knowledge.
Laura Thum from Inglewood
Collaboration for Evidence, Research, and Impact in Public Health, Curtin
Project aims to support Western Australian health promotion organisations to increase meaningful participation in peer-based health promotion by underserved populations, specifically young people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, by establishing and piloting a capacity-building Community of Practice (CoP), PEER+.
Isabelle Falantin from Broome
Regional recipient
Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service
Project aims to create a preventative health program targeted at primary schools that encourages children to engage with a range of healthy behaviours.
Samantha Elliott from Carine
National Nutrition Foundation
Project aims to create health promotion and nutrition education messages specifically tailored for adolescents aged 12-17.
Kirsty Mullane from Sorrento
North Metropolitan Health Service
Project aims to facilitate local solutions to food insecurity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people livingin the north metropolitan catchment of Perth.
New community outreach van launched to engage with local communities
Monday, 28 April 2025 – 1:47 pm.
Tasmania Police has launched a new community outreach van to help engage with local communities.Speaking at the launch in George Town today, Commissioner Donna Adams said that the initiative was a direct response to recommendations from the Weiss Review, Tasmania Police Community Survey and Commission of Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings, and aimed to proactively bring services and information to communities who need them or have traditionally had little or no opportunity to engage with Tasmania Police.“These recent reviews have told us that our community expects better, more visible, and in-person engagement between Tasmania Police and community members,” Commissioner Adams said.“The reviews have also told us we need to continue to build trust with vulnerable community groups and Tasmanian sport and recreation organisations for the purpose of preventing, identifying and reporting grooming, and child sexual abuse.“Together with partnering organisations like Neighbourhood Watch, PCYC, and Crime Stoppers, Poli and the team are available to visit communities and community groups around the state to achieve these outcomes.”“Poli will provide visibility in the communities where they need police most.“At a time where there is a greater than ever demand for frontline policing services, you can expect that Poli will provide an additional avenue for members of the community to discuss issues important to the community and that our partner organisations may be able to assist in providing advice and assistance.“Together we can ease the pressure by adopting new community-focused solutions that ensure community safety and efficiency.”Commissioner Adams said that the Community Engagement team will take Poli to Deloraine and Agfest over the coming days before undertaking engagements in the south, the east coast and the north west coast in the next few weeks.“It’s a way of taking our people and some of our services and information directly into communities to engage with Tasmanians. It allows us to have a high-visibility police presence in vulnerable and priority communities and those that have limited opportunity to engage with Tasmania Police for key services,” she said.Funding was provided by the Tasmanian Government to support Tasmania Police in engaging and building trust with the community.Poli is being staffed by members of the Community Engagement Services team, along with local officers who will attend local events, including schools, community and sporting events, and be on hand to:• discuss local crime issues and provide crime prevention and general advice to residents and business owners• provide information and resources about personal, residential and business safety, as well as child safety and safeguarding• customise Poli’s visit to the community/community group’s needs.Poli is also available to support other key Tasmania Police initiatives such as firearm amnesties and recruitment, as well as providing information on how to identify grooming, and keeping children and young people safe from sexual abuse.Commissioner Adams said that a broader Tasmania Police Stakeholder Engagement Strategy was currently being developed, which would outline a coordinated approach to community engagement across the state and action plans to deliver key initiatives over the three-year life of the strategy.“By continuing to work together as an organisation, I am certain that this outreach initiative will prove to be a significant and positive change in how we provide targeted and focused police services to the Tasmanian community now and into the future.”For more information, check out www.police.tas.gov.au/poli
We’re ensuring Victorians with an eating disorder get the care and support they need with Victoria’s first public residential eating disorder treatment centre, Ngamai Wilam.
Operated by Alfred Health in Armadale, Ngamai Wilam is a brand new, purpose-built 12 bed residential centre, offering 24/7 support in a safe, home-like setting, providing specialist care for Victorians aged 18 and over who are living with an eating disorder.
Delivering on the objectives of the Victorian Eating Disorders Strategy 2024-31, the establishment of this centre represents a shift in our system towards a stepped model of care, where care is available and tailored to an individual’s needs and circumstances – where we have services that are designed to meet people where they are at.
By providing treatment, support, and care in a welcoming, home-like environment, Ngamai Wilam gives individuals the best chance at lasting recovery.
The centre’s approach to care has been co-designed with people who have lived experience of eating disorders, alongside families, carers, health professionals, advocacy groups, and experts. By centring lived and living experience in both the design of the built environment and the model of care, Ngamai Wilam offers compassionate, evidence-based treatment, care and support for individuals impacted by eating disorders as well as their families, carers and supporters.
The name, Ngamai Wilam (pronounced Nah-may Will-ahm) is inspired by the story of Nala, a wise spirit who created the first sunrise and sunset. Resonating strongly with the naming group, sunset is a reminder that as the day fades, so too can difficulties, where sunrise brings the promise of fresh beginnings and renewed strength to confront challenges.
Ngamai Wilam represents a transformative approach to care for individuals with eating disorders. With a strong focus on family and chosen supports, Ngamai Wilam is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care that promotes long-term recovery.
Ngamai Wilam will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week with onsite staff support, and will be integrated with existing eating disorder services across the state.
Treatment is free to consumers accessing Ngamai Wilam as a publicly funded service. Equitable access to care is provided to all Victorians with a diagnosed eating disorder.
Ngamai Wilam will progressively open to a 12-bed capacity across 2025. More information on referral pathways is available on the Alfred Healthwebsite.
Following a competitive recruitment process, the City of Greater Bendigo is pleased to announce Jessica Howard has been appointed the new Director Healthy Communities and Environments.
Ms Howard is a familiar face to many at the City, as she is the current Director Corporate Performance since joining the City in March 2023.
Most recently, Ms Howard has been at the forefront of the Councillor induction process and development of the 2025-2029 Council Plan, had an integral role in the recent organisation restructure and led the development of successive budgets.
She has also contributed critical thinking relating to organisation policy, systems and processes, and is a valued member of the City’s Executive Leadership Team.
Chief Executive Officer Andrew Cooney congratulated Ms Howard on her new role and said he was pleased she would be continuing her career at the City.
“Prior to joining the City, Jess was a Director at Mount Alexander Shire Council and had a similar portfolio of responsibilities as the Healthy Communities and Environments directorate, including sport and recreation, community safety, local laws, climate resilience and project delivery,” Mr Cooney said.
“Jess is also a former Councillor at Mount Alexander Shire, where she stood on a platform of strong community participation, and she has a personal interest in sport through her extensive involvement in playing and coaching soccer locally.
“Her considerable experience in State Government and skills developed in various policy and advisory roles are also valuable.
“I look forward to Jess continuing to make a great contribution to our organisation and community in her new role.”
Ms Howard’s new responsibilities include Maternal and Child Health, immunisation, early learning centres, environmental health, local laws, climate change resilience and emergency management, parking, animal management, provision of recreation facilities, celebrating cultural diversity and inclusion, and community capacity building.
Ms Howard said she was excited to take on this new challenge.
“I am really looking forward to meeting the many organisations, clubs, groups and volunteers that the Healthy Communities and Environments directorate works with and who have such a critical role in making our community such a great place to live,” she said.
Ms Howard will transition to the Director Healthy Communities and Environments role in the coming months, following recruitment to appoint a new Director Corporate Performance.
The Director Corporate Performance role will be advertised by mid-May.
Curtin University’s Dr Jonathan Sae-Koew has received Healthway’s prestigious Early Career Research Fellowship to work in collaboration with the Y WA to co-design and evaluate strategies for promoting the mental health of young people in the City of Belmont.
Heathway CEO Colin Smith said Dr Sae-Koew’s Fellowship, worth $396,711 over the next three years, will support those teenagers who need it most.
“We know it is challenging for young people to thrive when resources and opportunities are limited.”
“Through this fellowship, we will be able to identify the most impactful ways to enhance their mental health and wellbeing,” he said.
Dr Sae-Koew said his project will initially focus on working with the Y WA in the City of Belmont to adapt their existing youth programs to help young people reach their full potential and become productive, engaged members of society.
“We’re not starting again here, we’re building on what is already out there via some great service providers, such as the Y WA and their Base@Belmont Youth Centre, to support and promote models of work in other local government areas,” he said.
“We’ll be helping them to refine their existing services and map out what additional support might be needed to promote positive mental health.”
This announcement coincides with the opening of Healthway’s Health Promotion Research and Scholarship Programs for 2025. More than $800,000 in grants is available through the Health Promotion Research Scholarship, Aboriginal Health Research Scholarship and Health Promotion Research Fellowship programs, which are designed to support researchers in improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for Western Australians.
South Australia Police (SAPOL) and the South Australian Police Historical Society has today commemorated Police Foundation Day by unveiling a memorial plaque in Hindmarsh Square for an officer killed on duty.
Dignitaries including Lord Mayor, the Honourable Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM, Minister of Police Stephen Mullighan, Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens APM LEM and Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams APM LEM united with other guests this morning to honour and remember 23-year-old Foot Constable John McLennan Holman, who was tragically murdered at the location on 23 February 1929.
Police Foundation Day is held annually on 28 April to commemorate SAPOL’s founding in 1838, being the oldest centrally organised police service in Australia, and one of the oldest civilian police services in the world.
“Today, we pay tribute to Constable John McLennan Holman who had his life tragically cut short early in his policing career,” Commissioner Stevens said.
“Constable Holman was a promising young officer who was held in the highest esteem by fellow comrades and his dedication to the job sadly eventuated in the loss of his life.
“Since the establishment of South Australia Police in 1838, 62 police officers have been killed in the line of duty. This is a stark reminder of the dangers police face when protecting the community.”
During a historical address, former Deputy Commissioner and Police Historical Society member John White revisited the tragic 1929 incident as part of the memorial service.
“Constable Holman’s death brought about a shock wave across the community,” he said.
“This memorial reminds us of the sacrifice this young officer made in the vicinity of where he was heartbreakingly killed.”
Foot Constable Holman and fellow constables Budgen and Marshall responded unarmed to a report of shots being fired at Grenfell Street. Upon arrival, they reportedly found the area strangely quiet, with a motorcycle and sidecar parked unattended.
Seizing the machine, the constables travelled a short distance when suddenly confronted by two men, one John Stanley McGrath, who suddenly shot Constable Holman after he dismounted and identified as a police officer.
“Both men turned and ran away while, unarmed and wounded, constables Holman and Budgen bravely gave chase. Shot in the abdomen, Constable Holman collapsed while Constable Budgen continued chase, calling for backup from a nearby Constable King,” Mr White told the crowd.
“Following a vicious gunfight involving Constable King, McGrath was shot in the leg and fell. When
Constable Budgen leant over the offender, he heard a click and, fortunately, realised McGrath was out of ammunition.”
Once McGrath and his accomplice were apprehended, Constable Holman was found unconscious and conveyed to the then Adelaide Hospital, where he sadly died from his wounds an hour later.
Constable Holman had only joined the service two years prior in 1927 and was due to be married a week later. McGrath was found guilty of his murder in July 1929 and sentenced to death. This was later commuted to life imprisonment, but he was released after serving only 13 years.
On Monday 25 February 1929 a state funeral was held for the fallen constable, seeing thousands line Adelaide streets in respect and disbelief.
“For their actions on 12 May 1930, Constables Budgen and King were awarded the King’s Police Medal for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in recognition of the fearless discharge of their duty at the risk of death on February 23, when Constable Holman was fatally shot,” Mr White added.
Minister of Police Stephen Mullighan paid his respects at today’s memorial and acknowledged the work of all police, past and present.
“Today, decades on, we honour the sacrifice of a young officer who died tragically far too soon,” he said.
“The State Government acknowledges the ongoing risk and sacrifice our brave police continue to take on while protecting fellow South Australians. “
Meanwhile, Constable John McLennan Holman is also remembered and honoured on the South Australia Police Roll of Honour and Wall of Remembrance, and the Australian National Police Memorial Wall of Remembrance, Canberra.
Bill Prior, President of the SA Police Historical Society, former Deputy Commissioner and Police Historical Society member John White, Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens, Honourable Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM and The Hon Stephen Mullighan MP, Minister for Police at today’s Police Foundation Day memorial event in Hindmarsh Square.
Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens APM LEM with the unveiled plaque dedicated to Constable John McLennan Holman, who was killed on duty in 1929.
In 2025 we recognise and honour the passing of Constable John McLennan Holman who died as a result of a fatal gunshot, whilst he was in the execution of his duty on 23 February 1929 in Hindmarsh Square Adelaide.
Foot Constable John McLennan Holman and his gravesite. The gravesite was restored in 1998 with funding from the Police Association of South Australia.
The Register state funeral coverage February 26, 1929.
Lock your diffs and hold on to your grab handles! The City of Wanneroo is bringing the Ready 4 Adventure Show to Wanneroo this May.
Running in high-range from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May, the show promises three action-packed days of all things 4WD, caravanning, camping, boating and fishing – right here in the heart of Wanneroo.
Well-known among adventure lovers, Ready 4 Adventure started as a popular magazine before becoming a TV series on Channel 9. Now, it’s bigger, bolder and live, designed to immerse attendees in the ultimate outdoor lifestyle experience.
City of Wanneroo Mayor Linda Aitken said the event would be the first major outdoor adventure exhibition held north of the river, delivering exciting benefits for local residents and businesses, and an action-packed experience for people from all over Perth and beyond.
“We’re proud to bring this fantastic event to the Wanneroo Showgrounds and showcase our City as a vibrant destination for large-scale community events,” Mayor Aitken said.
“This is a great opportunity for locals to soak up a weekend of fun, inspiration and discovery, and for visitors to experience the incredible spirit of Wanneroo and everything we have to offer in our vibrant City.”
The show will feature an extensive lineup of exhibitors and attractions, including:
Caravan and 4WD displays
Australia’s leading 4WD and accessory brands
Market alley, offering adventure gear, local products and unique finds
Food trucks and live cooking demos, including smoked meat specialists
Licensed bar area
Kid’s and family zone with carnival rides and entertainment for all ages.
There will also be live demonstrations and special attractions, including:
4×4 track demonstrations by YouTube personality Mad Matt and Eureka 4×4
The Shark 6 Stage, presented by BYD, with expert talks and cooking demos
Show & Shine competition for 4WD enthusiasts.
Whether you’re a seasoned outdoor explorer or simply looking for a great day out, the Ready 4 Adventure Show is set to deliver an unforgettable experience for the whole family.
It’s going to be an unmissable event, and to celebrate, the City of Wanneroo is giving away 10 double passes to the show.
All you need to do is head to the City of Wanneroo Facebook page, find the giveaway post, and tag who you’d bring along for your chance to win.