Pupuni (good) Ngirramini (story/news) Newsletter
- Apr 27
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Updated: 6 days ago
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Current Issue - June 2026
Previous Issues
Editorial
Policy Team update
Fire & Carbon project
Funding Tiwi Junior Rangers
Dangerous Yirrikipayi
Tiwi College
Legal Matters
Workforce Plan / Sea Rights
Sea Darwin Sea Tiwi / Roads update
Mantiyupwi Oyster Farm
Seagrass update / Ranku Telecoms
Biosecurity / Tiwi word puzzle
New Staff
FESTIVAL & GRAND FINAL Pupuni Ngirramini January/February 2026
Editorial
Fire Ants eradicated
Policy & Advocacy team
Junior Rangers - weaving
Seagrass / Feral animals
Junior Rangers
Tiwi College / Wulirankuwu Election
Milikapiti Festival / Lost in Paris
Leaders Forum
Tracking Turtles
Stop the Cats / Puzzle
Welcome new staff
Festival & Grand final dates
Editorial
Cyclone Fina
Tiwi Cultural Festival
IPA dedication
Tiwi Rangers
ASIC – Consumer Protection
NT Land Councils stand together
Red Goshawk / Oyster Trial
Xavier College graduation
Bio Security / Fire Training
New staff
TIFL Grand Final
Editorial
Tiwi Rangers - Croc Safety
Pujikatuwi killing Tiwi animals
Seagrass Survey
Tiwi Rangers - Tiwi Fire and Carbon Project
Savanna Fire Forum / Senate Estimates
Media Releases
Johnathon "World Peace" Bush in London
Tiwi Artists Timothy Cook and Michelle Woody Minnapinni
Biosecurity
Aboriginal Sea Company Mentoring Program
Orange Sky / Cash For Cans
Tiwi Land Council Elections
New Staff
Tiwi Cultural Festival / Tiwi Football Grand Final
Rangers to report illegal foreign fishing
Fire and Carbon project
Junior Rangers
Osprey Crash – Commemoration ceremony
Senate Estimates
Tarntipi Exhibition / Rina Moreen Exhibition
Artifacts returned / Wellbeing Festival
Tiwi College / Xavier Catholic College
Ocean Shoals Marine Park
Biosecurity / TIRC Update
New Staff / Tiwi Animal names Puzzle
Coastal Management Drones / Tiwi Bombers
Tiwi Bombers
Editorial
Tiwi Cultural Festival
Europe trip – Tiwi cultural collections
Tiwi Rangers
Junior Rangers
Ngini Ngawula Pikaryingini (Our Stories)
Hyacinth Tungutalum & Ghost Nets
Stolen Generation Redress
Bird Flu & Tiwi language puzzle
2024 AFLW Indigenous Round Honouree
Tiwi Land Council Staff
Biosecurity & Position Vacant
2024 Football Grand Final
Tiwi Rangers - Burning for Carbon
Junior Rangers
Xavier College / Tiwi College Fete
Governor General Visit
Port Melville / Member for Arafura
Senate Estimates
Remote Housing Funding Agreement
TLC Chair & Deputy Chair Elections
Ngaruwanajirri / Military Exercise
Environment / Tiwi Language Puzzle
Barunga Festival
Jilamara Arts / Bima Wear
Tiwi Land Council Economic Stimulus Package
Condolence messages – Mr John Sydney Hicks / Mr T Wurramarrba AO
Tiwi Football
Seagrass surveys find unusual species
Ranger update
IPA committee – communications training
IPA set to be dedicated
Senate Estimates
Full Tiwi Land Council Elections
Tiwi artworks at NT museum
Fort Dundas 200th anniversary
New book – Tiwi Story
Jilamara Arts make headlines in Australia and overseas
Xavier Catholic College
Tiwi Design new arts exhibition centre
Ceremonial and totemic songs recorded
Renewable energy for Wurrumiyanga
Commemoration ceremony after tragic Osprey aircraft crash
Biosecurity measures ramp up
Economic boost – Sea Darwin Sea Tiwi
Legal opinion – Section 19 agreements
Staff update & Tiwi seasons puzzle
Magpies win woman's Tiwi premiership
Message from the CEO
Tiwi Islands Ghost net survey
Tuwurrampila Cultural Heritage Forum
Cultural Heritage Committee
Tiwi Land Council Clan Group Meetings and Elections
World Ranger Day
Completion of IPA Plan
Quarantine
NAIDOC Celebrations
Save the Church / TIRC
The Voice / Trustee elections
Tiwi Islands Training & Employment
Legal opinion
TLC Staff appointments
Land Council is hiring
Tiwi College
Resources & Environment
Economic Stimulus
Tiwi Football
Message from the Chair and CEO
Barunga Land Council meetings
Council Members
Fire & Carbon project
Bathurst Ward By-election / Renewable future
Art and Music
Legal opinion
Tiwi Rangers / Member for Lingiari
Staff
Resources and Environment
Waste Strategy / Tiwi Language Puzzle
Turtuni / Bima Wear
Fort Dundas Heritage Listing
The Keeping Place
Tiwi Football
IPA on track
Council members & Tiwi language puzzle
Festival & Song Book
Condolence & Santos decisions
Condolences
John Morris Collection
Young Tiwi artists
Tiwi Rangers
Resources & Environment
The Voice / Member for Arafura
Grants & Enterprise
Tiwi Land Council staff
Grand Final
Chairman's Message
Registration Day
TLC Grants Officer report
AICD Governance Training
Community News
Fire Management Update
Tiwi IPA on track!
Diabetes management
Cultural Wellbeing Model
NT Port and Marine update
Tiwi Partners kicking goals
Tiwi College
CEO's Message
Control Coronavirus
Chairman's Words
Weed Management Update
Tiwi Enterprises - caring for community
Tiwi Forest update
Mosquito surveillance
Sea Country - IPA
Tiwi Resources
CEO's Message
Wulirankuwu News
Nova Peris Foundation
Cultural Mapping
TLC Message
Forestry Project Launch
IPA has a logo
Tiwi Ranger
Mosquito protection
NT Port and Marine
Menzies Pandora Study
CEO's Message
Chairman's Word
50th edition of THE TIWI news
TLC at work
TLC Message
Caution - Mosquitoes
Fact sheet: "Keeping our animals safe"
Fire Ant eradication project
Fire fighting training
Tiwi chip shipment
Ngarukuruwala journey
Tiwi College
CEO's Message
Chairman's Word
Grand Final 2021 - SBS
Fort Dundas - heritage
Roads to Melville
Sacred Sites - NT laws
ARC Project update
Nguiu Club
NT Port and Marine
Menzies update
Mulakunya Aged Care
MCPS update
Tiwi College
Dream wedding
Chair's Christmas Message
CEO Message
Rotary Induction of CEO
TLC at work
TLC - Rotary project
P. Puruntatameri remembered
Home ownership
Tiwi Islands Road Upgrade
Tiwi Land & Sea Rangers
Gamba Grass Response
IPA Update
Milikapiti School
Tiwi College
Learning about emergencies
Largest Tiwi Art exhibition
TLC work for community
CEO's Message
TLC Meetings - Aged Care
Marine Ranger Vessel Launch
SRC Meeting
Tiwi Islands - IPA
Tiwi Forestry Update
Tiwi Tree Research
Menzies - Hearing for Learning
CEO's Message
TLC Team Notes
Our Thanks to Kate Hadden
Mr. D.Guy - In Memoriam
50 Years Tiwi Grand Final
Quarantine and Biosecurity
CEO - Picka Creek Caution
TLC Anthropologist
NT Port and Marine
Muluwurrampi Enterprises
Hearing and Learning
Tiwi College
Covid-19 Gov. Support
CEO's Message
Congratulations Brandy
Opening Welcome Centre
Menzies Hearing Health
Tiwi Resources News
Tiwi Calendar 2020
Mr. Tipungwuti - Farewell
Mr. Tipungwuti - In Memoriam
Tiwi College
NT Port and Marine
Tiwi Forests Training
Xavier Graduates Story
ABA Grant Funding Round
Chairman's Words
CEO's Message
Tiwi Forrest update
Merry Christmas
Pontoons 99% finished
Community Safety Issue
NT Port & Marine
Tiwi Resources News
Tiwi Enterprises update
Nguiu Club Story
Tiwi Land Ranger
Tiwi College Graduation
CEO's Message
TLC Exec in action
Ferry jetty construction
Fibre comes to Tiwi Islands
Working with Menzies
Karluwu yikwani
Tiwi College
Heide Smith's new blog with photos and stories
CEO's Message
Tiwi Islands Permit Fees
Tiwi Enterprises - Visitor Centre at Wurrumiyanga
Jack Long
Eulogy
NT Port and Marine
Managing fire and weeds
Farewell Vivian Kerinaiua
Pirntubula Community Benefit Fund
Forest trucks notice
CEO's Message
Minister's visit
Pontoon and Visitor Centre
Fire and Ants
Traveling safe on roads
Tiwi Forest harvest area
Tiwi Forest Public Notice
Nguiiu Club update
NT Port and Marine
Solar Farm on Bathurst
Tiwi College
Tiwi Fire season
Burning Notice
CEO's Message
Pas Chairman - mourning
Tiwi Resources news
Tiwi Forestry update
Rangers NAPCAN training
Planning for sustainable land use on the Tiwi Islands
SRC meeting
Greetings from Tiwi College
NT Port and Maqrine
Funeral info from the CEO
40th edition of The Tiwi
Chairman's Words
Dealing with Tiwi invaders
Research into bush medicine
Ranger skills development
St John 'Defibrillation Machine Project'
Port Melville
Tiwi College
ABA Grant Funding Round
CEO's Message
Contact Registrar
EMC's Notes
New appointment to ABA
New TLC website
Early burning pays off for Tiwi Ranger Program
Rangers support science
CRC NA visit Tiwi Islands
Wurrumiyanga Airport
NT Port & Marine
Safety warning - Truck size
Jilamara - Ngini Palini
Tiwi College - 10th anniversary
Chairman's Words
EMC Notes
New Port Supervisor 1st Tiwi Fisheries Inspector
Finally - The winning goal
Tiwi Rangers & It's Fire Time
Kim Puruntatameri in Alice
Farewell Robyn Trethowan
ABC "Back Roads"
Awana Mantawi Renae
ABA Grant Funding Round 11
Chairman’s Words
EMC Notes
The Vernon Islands
12th Tiwi SRC Meeting
Tiwi Ranger work with turtle researchers
Place and Partnership Conference
RISE Program – opportunity for Tiwi students
The Hayden Reynolds Tiwi College Program
Chairman's Election 2018
Closing the Gap Campaign
Deputy CEO Message
Swedish Ambassador visit
Training at Tiwi Enterprises
XCC Graduates
Nguiu Garage new service
NT Gambling Project
10 Years Tiwi College
Chairman's Words
EMC Notes
Tiwi Enterprises update
Ranger Training
Midway meets the TPC
Tiwi College
Sealink
Chairman's Words
Farewell Larry Tessmann
Barnaby Joyce's visit
EMC Notes
Better health and longer lives
10th SRC meeting
Tiwi Contractors update
Nguiu Club back on track
Job vacancies
NT Alcohol Policies
Climate Change workshop
Electricity Grid update
Tiwi Coastal License update
Don't attract crocodiles
Tiwi College
Come to Darwin for the footy
Chairman's Words
EMC Notes
Sister Dorothy Fuller
Oyster trail going strong
Tiwi Islands grid connect
More work on cats
Kimberly Ranger Forum
Apprentices Tiwi College
Tiwi College term 3
Lightning Carnival 2017
Chairman's Words
EMC Notes
Sister Dorothy Fuller
Oyster trail going strong
Tiwi Islands grid connect
Grid connect map
More work on cats
Kimberly Ranger Forum
Apprentices Tiwi College
Tiwi College term 3
Lightning Carnival 2017
Chairman's Words
EMC Notes
Banana Freckle update
Melville Island Mammal declines fought with fire
Tiwi Enterprises update
Mantiyupwi Family update
Tiwi Contractors Pty. Ltd.
Climate Change Workshop
Tiwi College - Introducing the new Principal
TIFL Grand Final
Chairman's Words
TLC Organisational Structure
Governor General Visits the Tiwi Islands
Our Sister Anne Gardiner AM Senior Australian of 2017
Executive Management Committee, EMC's notes
TIFL Season 2016-17
Farewell Jodie
Nguiu Club Newsletter
Tiwi College - Starting he Year
Tiwi Bombers Youth Girls
Xavier Graduates
Chairman's Words
EMC's Notes
Farewell to Barbie and Allen
Tiwi Plants and Animals
Tiwi Seasons
Tiwi Land Council - Team Building Workshop
Tiwi Marine Ranger DVD
Martin Clunes on the Tiwi Islands
Tiwi College - Hayden-Reynolds Garden Family Day
A Prosperous 2017
Chairman's Words
EMC's Notes
Signing of the Woodchip Sales Contract
Tiwi Science Reference Committee
Tiwi Fire Roadshow
The Tiwi Enterprise Story
End of an Era at TITEB
News from Munupi Family Trust
Ampiliwayakina - In Memoriam
Tiwi College at Essendon
Tiwi Bus Service - Timetable
Chairman's Words
Mr Kalippa OAM - In Memorium
Mr Kalippa OAM - 1934-2016
Matthius Ulungura statue unveiled
Nguiu Club - end of administration
Letter from Sergeant Renae McGarvie
NT Fisheries Agreement Consultation
Possible Cane Toad sighting at Wurrumiyanga
TPC briefing and update
Banana Freckle update
Tiwi School Fire Week 2016
Launch of the Tuparipiya Bus Service
Chairman's Words
2016 Kulama Time
EMC's Notes & Quiz
Science Reference Committee
French cruise ship visits the Tiwi
Jilamara makes world news
Patakijiyali Museum
Land Rangers recognised
Goose Creek - message from TOs
CSIRO News
Xavier Cadets
Children Safety
Tiwi College Report - Our Story
Breast Screen Notice
Tiwi Grand Final
Chairman's Words
Port Melville - 2nd Shipment
EMC's Notes
Keep to the facts
Dolphin and Dugong aerial surveys
Act of Tiwi solidarity
Tiwi Rock Oyster project
Banana Freckle update
Tiwi carbon workshop
Quiz
Message from Member for Arafura
Tiwi College Report
Job Ad
Tiwi Grand Final
Chaiman's Words
Celebrating our first 'chip-ship'
1st Woodchip Shipment Briefing
EMC's Notes
Message from the NT Government
Tiwi Enterprises News
CSIRO work experience for Tiwi College student
Message from Member for Arafura
Tiwi College - 2015 best year
Tiwi Buisness Centre Recognised
Chairman's Words
Port Melville Mission Statement
EMC's Notes
Port Melville News
Plantations Environmental Audit
Port Environmental Approvals
Mantiyupwi News
Milikapiti Farn and Nursery
Quiz
New look for Radio Room
Message from Member for Arafura
Northern Glider Reasearch
Science Week
Tiwi Protecting Agriculture
Menzies' Birth Cohort Study
Job Vacancy Notice
Chairman's Words
Executive Management Committee
EMC's Notes
Tiwi Science Reference Committee meets at Yapilika
Feral Cats
Fire Upgade
Port Melville News
Tiwi Rangers Shine on Solar
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
Tiwi Bus Service
Chairman's Words
UN Environment Award
EMC Notes
Tiwi Forests - harvest begins
Port Melville update
Unique environmental values
Myrtle Rust disease found
Mantiyupwi progresses
Tiwi Fire Week 2015
Poster Competition for Fire Week
Tiwi Islands Adventures
Tiwi College term 3
Tiwi Knowledge Calendars
Chairman's Words
Tiwi Forests - History made
Tiwi Resources and Tiwi Forests
EMC Notes
NT Cheif Minister visit port
Port Melville update
It;s nearly fire time!
Quiz
Tiwi SRC meets in Melbourne
Member's Message
Tiwi College - Respect
Senior Boys Art
Chairman's Words
EMC Notes
Mantiyupwi gives back
Tiwi Enterprises - Colin returns
New Oyster trail
Barge Landing project progress
Quiz
Forestry and Port Melville
Development at Port
Message from Member for Arafura
Xavier College
Find the Word
Banana Freckle update
Tiwi Ferry - new schedule and fares
Chairman's Words
Executive Managers' Notes
Quiz
Forestry Harvest nearly there
Tiwi Science Reference Committee
Historic Fisheries Agreement
Development at Port Melville
Tiwi Enterprises' successful 2014
It's Weed Time
XCCW Graduation
Work Experience at CSIRO
Chief Minister's Award
Remote Health Award
Murrupurtiyanuwu goes to Town
Tiwi Bombers
Tiwi Ashes at Tiwi College
Merry Christman & Happy New Year 2015
Chairman's Words
EMC's Notes
Farewell to Barbie and Allen
Tiwi Plants and Animals
Tiwi Seasons
Tiwi Land Council - Team Building Workshop
Tiwi Marine Ranger DVD
Martin Clunes on the Tiwi Islands
Tiwi College - Hayden-Reynolds Garden Family Day
A Prosperous 2017
Chairman's Words
Infrastructure Conference
Manager's Notice
Tiwi Enterprises a Thriving Business
Small Mammal and Fire Regimes
Islanders need boats and skills
Creating own business
Tiwi College - The HR-Project
Tiwi Bombers - Support
Quiz
Croc eats croc on Melville
20th Wedding Anniversary
Find the Word
Chairman's Words
Governance Training
Manager's Notes
Turtle Research
Banana freckle update
Hooking into business
NTG Leasing Proposal Process
Tiwi College - Learning the craft
Rioli to Coach Tiwi Bombers
Quiz
Fly Tiwi Timetable
Dates, Times and Locations
Chairman's Words
Port Melville Operations Agreement
Wurrumiyanga Township Lease
2007 - 2014 Review
Munupi Landowners MOU
Manager's Notes
Tiwi College - Respect
New Job Opportunities
Top End Marine Supply Base
Interactive Historic Records
Quiz
Tiwi Bombers
Fly Tiwi Timetable
Tiwi Ferry - New Timetable
Chairman's Words
Port Melville Port Corp Update
TPC and Mitsui sign MOU
History of Tiwi Forests
Manager's Notes
Quiz
Banana freckle disease
Leasing Land - Update
Mining at Lethbridge closure
Tiwi College - Respect
Member's Message
Tiwi Chef
Heart Foundation
Tiwi Bombers
Chairman's Words
TIA wins major Tourism Award
Manager's Notes
Memorandum of Understanding
Member's Message
Tiwi Enterprises
Feral cats and native wildlife
First Year 12 graduates on Tiwi
Quiz
CSIRO teach Tiwi College students
Compter for every child at MCPS
Tiwi Super Trees
Find the Word
Ferry Christmas Timetable
Chairman's Words
Mr. Kerinaiua - In Memoriam
Tiwi Forests - Red Goshawk
TPC - Environmental Audit
Working Together TIA + Mili-Farm
Quiz
Manager's Notes
Built a Wharf - Port Melville
Tiwi Bombers - Membership
NTFL Premier League Draw
Member's Message
Tiwi College
Tiwi Ashes 2013
Tiwi Islands Ferry - Schedule
Chairman's Words
Port Melville makes progress
Joyful Moments
Training Ship
Forestry Harvest
Managers' Notes
Quiz
Port Melville Quarantine
TITEB New Job Program
Member's Message
TLC Operations Centre at Picka
Pedro in America
Tiwi Bombers
Find a Word
Chairman's Words
Jobs at Tiwi Islands Adventures
Manager's Notes
Diamond Wedding Jubilee
Feral Cats
2013 Turtle Research Results
Quiz
Tiwi College
Think about your Burning
Member's Message
Healthly
Fort Dundas
Tiwi Bombers
Find the Word
Chairman's Words
Bathurst Island Lodge Open
Manager's Notes
Quiz
Fire Ants - Eradication Success
Tiwi College - Peaceful Picka
Member's Message
Opening or Piliyamanyirra Shop
Tiwi Islands Grand Final
Tiwi Bombers
Tapalinga Award Winners
NT Government Meetings
Celebrating Piliyamanyirra
Chairman's Words
Corporate Governance Training
Will for the Tiwi
Manager's Notes
New Tiwi Art Book
Going Down
Quiz
Message from Member of Arafura
Tiwi Bombers
Tiwi College "Respect" Term 1
Chairman's Words
MCPS AQward
Good to know
Buffalo Herd Management
Manager's Notes
TIA Bathurst Island Lodge
Nursery at Tiwi Plantations
Message from Member of Arafura
Piliyamanyirra Shopping Centrre
Five years Mantiyupwi Pty. Ltd.
Wulirankuwu Pty. Ltd.
Tiwi Corporate meet NT Ministers
Quiz
Youth Drop in Centre opening
Tiwi Bombers
Tiwi Ashes 2012
Learning Pottery the Tiwi Way
Munupi Art Christmas Sale
Chairman's Words
Tiwi Resources
Manager's Notes
Whale in Shark Bay
Timothy Cook's Telstra
Maralampuwi's Arafura win
Purrapimayi Shopping Centre
Quiz
Alberta Puruntatameri retired
Search & Rescue Exercise
Tiwi Forestry Environmental Audit
Forestry Clearing at Kilu-Impini
Stray Cane Toad
Liquor Act
Old Sawmill
Tiwi College and Matilda
Tiwi College's partnership with Scotch College
The Tiwi Ashes 2012
Funeral and Ceremony Money
Tiwi Bombers New Chairman
Tiwi Magic brings Jobe the Brownlow
Chairman's Words
TIA Bathurst Island Lodge
Manager's Notes
Rubbish and Respect
Munupi Art
Tiwi Fire Week
Burnt Plantations
Tiwi Forests
Traditional Owners burn their country for carbon
Red Goshawk
Quiz
Welcome Students
Mantiyupwi Family Trust
Old Canoe arrives
Tiwi Bombers
Ted Egan Connection
Chairman's Words
Matilda Sand Mining
Manager's Notes
Farewell
Tiwi Forests
Tiwi Super Tree
Tiwi College Gardens
Quiz
Tiwi Enterprises = Good Services
Science gives good information
Turtle Research
Supreme Tiwi Footballers
No Fires
Tiwi Rangers - Burnig for Carbon
Junior Rangers
Xavier College / Tiwi College Fete
Governor General Visit
Port Melville / Member for Arafura
Senate Estimates
Remote Housing Funding Agreement
TLC Chair & Deputy Chair Elections
Ngaruwanajirri / Military Exercise
Environment / Tiwi Language Puzzle
Barunga Festival
Jilamara Arts / Bima Wear
Tiwi Land Council Economic Stimulus Package
Condolence messages – Mr John Sydney Hicks / Mr T Wurramarrba AO
Tiwi Football