Vaccination rates for Angurugu and Milyakburra, including all eligible 12 years upwards, as at 29th Sept 2021
| Population | First vaccine | Second vaccine | |
| Angurugu | 870 | 626 (71%) | 506 (58%) |
| Milyakburra | 103 | 77 (74%) | 58 (56%) |
Message from Angurugu Clinic manager:
“We will continue to vaccinate every day however the biggest day is Thursday, including vaccination in the Angurugu supermarket.”
Angurugu Clinic Manager
COVID Vaccination available in Angurugu Supermarket
The Angurugu Clinic is providing free walk-in vaccination at the Angurugu Supermarket on Thursdays.
If you need a first or second vaccination, visit the friendly Clinic staff at the Angurugu Supermarket on Thursday, or call (08) 8987 6317.
In the photo: Joanne Friday got her vaccination in the Supermarket on Thursday 23rd September - here is Joanne with her family. Click for a larger photo.
Angurugu Clinic staff
Vaccination rates for Warnumamalya population centres, people over 16 years, as at 10th Sept 2021
| Population | First vaccine | Second vaccine | |
| Umbakumba | 266 | 214 (80%) | 177 (67%) |
| Angurugu | 792 | 556 (70%) | 420 (53%) |
| Milyakburra | 93 | 66 (71%) | 46 (49%) |
| Total | 1151 | 836 (73%) | 643 (56%) |
Message from Angurugu Clinic manager:
“Vaccination rates on Groote are remarkably good, so we should feel proud.
We are now offering vaccines every day plus a full day on a Thursday.”
NT Government Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Angurugu Clinic Manager
The ALC Board held an important meeting to discuss the ways in which it could increase vaccination rates amongst traditional owners. The vaccination is considered the best defence in keeping the community safe from COVID-19, particularly with the highly contagious Delta variant spreading across Australia.
The Board resolved to offer $500 payments to all eligible traditional owners on the royalties list who have been fully vaccinated (two doses), or who go and get fully vaccinated (two doses).
Anyone who has not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should contact the ALC Community Support office [Angurugu 08 8987 6408, Umbakumba 08 8987 6421, Milyakburra 08 8987 7118] to book in their vaccination.
ALC
Lockdowns in Darwin and Katherine have both been lifted (Darwin was lifted on 19/8, Katherine on 20/8), Some retrictions remain. For details see the notice attachment or https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/stay-safe/covid-19-lockdown-restrictions-in-place.
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
Darwin & Katherine lockdown
From 12:01pm today (16/8/2021) for 72 hours, Darwin and surrounbding areas, and Katherine, are in lockdown due to a local COVID-19 case.
Residents can only leave home for these reasons:
For further details, see the notice attachment.
For lockdown details, see https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/stay-safe/covid-19-lockdown-restrictions-in-place.
For Exposure site details, see https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/stay-safe/case-location-alerts-and-public-exposure-sites.
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
[from Tanya Woodcock, Alyangula Police, 12th August 2021]
Good morning all, please note that travel is allowed from all of QLD again, however a BORDER ARRIVAL FORM must be completed by all interstate travellers: https://forms.nt.gov.au/Produce/Form/COVID19/Northern%20Territory%20Border%20Entry%20Application.
Outcomes of our operation to isolate and test all QLD arrivals in the week prior to 8th August are:
Congratulations to the Top End Health Service team, GEMCO, and all service providers who participated in our response and the LEC meetings.
Arising from the debrief with the emergency management team, I have two points of concern to feed back to relevant agencies and staff:
Alyangula Police
From 4pm Wednesday 11 August the Cairns and Yarrabah Local Government Areas lockdown will end. Some restrictions will remain.
ALC Cairns staff can return to the Cairns office from tomorrow. Please be Covid-safe; wash your hands, cover your sneezes/coughs, and practice social distancing.
Further details can be found at this link: Restrictions for Locked Down Areas – Cairns and Yarrabah | Health and wellbeing | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au)
Also please visit the NT Coronavirus link : Coronavirus (COVID-19)
[Update 12th August] As these areas are no longer current declared hotspots, people who arrive in to the NT from these areas after this date do not need to complete an Application for Approval to enter the NT form, however all interstate arrivals are still required to complete a Border Entry Form.
[NOTE: If you have been in any hotspot in the past 14 days, you cannot enter the NT unless eligible for an exception - see this page for the NT regulations and this page for details of the former Cairns hotspots].
ALC, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
[from Groote Eylandt Police, 9th August 2021]
GROOTE EYLANDT community advice - COVID.
A Taxi driver in Cairns tested positive for COVID, and as a result Cairns has also been declared a Hot Spot.
ANYONE WHO'S ARRIVED ON GROOTE FROM CAIRNS SINCE 29TH JULY (Thursday two weeks ago) MUST STAY AT HOME UNTIL THEY'VE BEEN TESTED FOR COVID.
For anyone who's flown from Cairns to Groote via Darwin or elsewhere (that is, not on a direct flight) - please contact Alyangula Health Clinic to give your details: 89876255. After testing, if the result is ‘negative’ (no virus detected) there is no need to isolate or restrict any movements.
There is a team of health workers arriving on Groote this morning, who will contact and arrange testing for all people who‘ve travelled from Cairns to Groote on any flights. They will be seen in our townships in the blue protection clothes and masks, attending houses to test travellers. Please reassure your friends and family that this does not mean we have COVID on Groote.
This testing is precautionary only. There is NO information that anyone on Groote has been infected with COVID, or has been in contact with an infected person. There is no need for lockdowns or the closure of any facilities on Groote.
For more information please check out the link: https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/travel/quarantine
Senior Sergeant Tanya Woodcock Officer In Charge | Carpentaria District | Northern Territory Police Force Groote Eylandt PO Box 397, Alyangula, NT, 0885 p...(08) 8987 6122 / Internal - 58726 I f...(08) 8987 6403 | e... tanya.woodcock@pfes.nt.gov.au.
Groote Eylandt Police
[From Groote Eylandt Police, 8th August 2021]
Cairns was declared a hotspot by the CHO at 12: 00 today, with the direction that anyone who’s travelled from Groote to Cairns since 29th July 2021 must isolate and be tested.
The CDC reports that this is a LOW RISK situation. Testing of all arrivals from the hotspot is precautionary, with no information that any Groote resident has been in contact with a COVID-positive person in Cairns.
The direction to isolate means a traveller returning from Cairns since 29th July should stay at home and not go out or have any unnecessary contact with any other people, until they’ve returned a negative COVID test. Once they test negative there is no requirement to limit their movements or contacts.
A Rapid Assessment Team will be on Groote early tomorrow morning, and will ensure that all travellers are contacted and tested quickly. This is quite a task as there are approximately 600 mine workers (already in isolation) and approximately 85 other persons who arrived on island in the relevant period.
I will have support team to liaise with ALC, GEMCO and Community stakeholders to advise on process. There will be more communication tomorrow, particularly with regard to informing our general community of the operation, and until then please reassure your families/employees/clients that the actions underway are precautionary only at this time, with no ‘lockdown’ or other measures required.
Tanya Woodcock, Alyangula Police
Hotspots declared for Cairns and Yarrabah
The NT Chief Health Officer has declared a hotspot for Cairns and Yarrabah, Queensland for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory effective at 12noon today, 8 August, 2021.
Hotspot locations include: City of Cairns and Aboriginal shire of Yarrabah. This is in addition to a number of hotspots already in place in South East Queensland.
Anyone travelling to the Northern Territory, who has been to the above hotspot locations and arrives in the Northern Territory after 12noon today will be required to undertake 14 days of mandatory supervised quarantine at the Alice Springs or Howard Springs quarantine facilities.
Anyone already in the Northern Territory who has been to a COVID-19 public exposure site in Cairns or Yarrabah since July 29, must isolate and get tested. You must stay isolated until you receive a negative result.
From midnight tonight, anyone from a declared hotspot is not permitted to travel to the Northern Territory without an approved exemption.
A list of declared COVID-19 hotspots can be found on the NT COVID-19 website. To book a COVID-19 test, book online or contact the COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 490 484.
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
The 2nd Vaccination roll out in Angurugu, Umbakumba and Milyakburra will take place next week 19-22 July.
Those that received vaccinations in the first round are now due for their second vaccinations, and must receive these this round to fall within the window of opportunity.
Community who have not yet been vaccinated are encouraged to come along to receive their first vaccinations this round. There will be a third roll out in a further 3 weeks – dates yet to be confirmed.
Vaccinations will take place:
Buses will run in both Angurugu and Umbakumba.
The CSP will provide Hot Dogs and Goody Bags to those vaccinated!
For full details, see the attachment.
Racheal Kleinschmidt, ALC CSP Manager
[2nd July 2021]
As advised by the Chief Minister today, the lockdowns in the Greater Darwin region and in Alice Springs will end from 1.00pm today, with some restrictions to remain in place for a further 7 days.
Note that anyone returning to Groote from Darwin or Alice Springs will be required to wear a mask in public on Groote for 7 days from 1pm today.
For full details, see the attachment.
NT Government via Mark Hewitt ALC CEO
