Barkly Mayor Sid Vashist dropped into the 8CCC Tennant Creek studio to introduce Deputy Mayor Valda Napurrurla Shannon Warntaparri and to release the new summertime hours and programs.
The pool will be free for all under 18 years, the library will offer films and activities throughout the holidays.

Valda previously worked with the Mental Health Association of Central Australia (MHACA), where she helped develop Suicide Story, an Elders-led suicide prevention program grounded in local cultural knowledge. She speaks and understands several Aboriginal languages and dialects across Central Australia and the Barkly, and has served as a Warlpiri/Warumungu interpreter with the Northern Territory Aboriginal Interpreter Service. Valda currently represents Patta Ward on Barkly Regional Council.