The Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited
Community Services
Family and Children’s Services
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0400
Gove District Hospital (Switch/enquiries) (08) 8987 0211
Gove Pharmacy (08) 8987 1155
Hearing Centre
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0436
Mental Health Services
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0413
St John Ambulance – Nhulunbuy (administration) (08) 8987 0200
Emergency Services
Emergency 000
Fire Station -Nhulunbuy (08) 8987 1000
Gove District Hospital – Accident and Emergency (08) 8987 0204
NT Emergency Services Volunteer Unit – Nhulunbuy (08) 8987 2727
Poisons Information 13 1126
Police -Nhulunbuy (08) 8987 1333
St John Ambulance – Nhulunbuy (08) 8987 3922
Health Services
Alcohol and other drugs
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0445
Community Health Centre
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0435
Counselling services
Employee Assistance Service 1800 193 123
Nhulunbuy Councelling (08) 8987 0428
Dental Service
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0425
Gove Private Dental Practice (08) 8987 1931
Disease Control
Dept. of Health and Community Services (08) 8987 0354
Endeaver Medical Centre – Nhulunbuy (08) 8987 3044
Mon–Fri 8am–5.30pm Sat 8–12pm (private GP)
Indigenous Organisations
Dhimurru Land Management
Aboriginal Corporation
(08) 8987 3992
Next to Captain Cook Shopping Centre
Mon–Fri 8am–12pm and 1pm–4pm
Permit fees are advised on application.
Northern Land Council (Nhulunbuy)
Endeavour Square Shopping Centre
Mon–Fri 8am–12pm and 1pm–4pm (08) 8987 2602
Web: www.nlc.org.au
Northern Land Council (Katherine)
5 Katherine Terrace (08) 8972 2894
Fax: (08) 8972 2190
Web: www.nlc.org.au
Yirrkala Dhanbul Community Association
(08) 8987 3433
Fax: (08) 8987 2304
Mon–Fri 7am–4pm
Web: www.yirrkaladhanbul.nt.gov.au
Email: dhanbul@octa4.net.au
Community Services
Nhulunbuy Community Library
Matthew Flinders Way (in the Nhulunbuy High School grounds)
Phone: (08) 8987 0860
Fax: (08) 8987 0836
Web: www.lyl.nt.gov.au
Email: nhulunbuylibrary.dcis@nt.gov.au
Membership of the Nhulunbuy Community Library is free for permanent and short-term residents of the town. Bring along your picture ID to become a library member. Library members can borrow up to 10 items at a time: books for four weeks, and magazines, videos, DVDs, CDs and CD-ROMs may be borrowed two at a time for two weeks. Users are encouraged to let the library know if they haven’t got what they need—it may be possible to borrow from Darwin or interstate, or purchase them for you to borrow.
Opening hours:
Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri: 10am–5pm
Thu: 10am–7pm
Sat: 10am–1pm
Sun: Closed.
Library catalogue: Go to www.lyl.nt.gov.au and follow the links.
Assistance: We can help with researching your family history, tracking down old newspaper articles, or finding that elusive book. Anything, just ask!
Languages: Books in languages other than English are available.
Computers: Computers are available for research, e-mail and word processing—all for free! Photocopying and printing is 20 cents per page.
E–information: Free electronic information via library subscriptions is available, eg e-books for kids, encyclopedias for school assignments, family health and medical information. This is accessible from the library or the library web page (www.lyl.nt.gov.au).
Training: Free training is available for those interested in learning how to use the Internet and send emails.
Displays: The library has display space available to promote your club or activities.
Newspapers: Northern Territory, national and international newspapers available in print or online.
Book exchange: Bring along your old books and swap them at the free book exchange.
Community
Residents: If you live in a homeland community, books can be posted to you.
East Arnhem
Collection: Check out our East Arnhem Collection on local topics including World War II history, Indigenous culture and the Alcan mine and refinery.
Kids: Under-fi ves ‘Story time’ is held every Wednesday at 10am. There are also plenty of great activities for kids of all ages to enjoy during school holidays
Children’s groups
Nhulunbuy Playgroup Association
Arnhem Road, behind the Captain Cook Community Centre
Nhulunbuy Playgroup is a wonderful and vibrant place to bring children for a morning of fun and games. At playgroup, parents, children and babies come together in an informal and relaxed environment. Water play, sand play, climbing equipment, bikes and scooters as well as a huge range of art and craft activities are available at each session.
Playgroup always welcomes new members and volunteers.
Toy Library
Captain Cook Community Centre
Phone: (08) 8987 1809
Open: Saturdays, 10am–12pm
The Toy Library service is a lending service for families throughout East Arnhem Land and provides an ever changing selection of toys for children at minimal cost. The library has a large range of toys for children aged from six months up to five-years-old, as well as toys for special needs children.
Nhulunbuy Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS)
Uniting Church Meeting Room (adjacent to Retravision)
MOPS is a group specifically for mums with children under 5 years of age. MOPS aims to support and care for mums in a friendly, fun environment in the belief that what you do as a mum, and who you are, is important. It’s a chance for mums to relax, laugh, listen, learn, talk and socialise for a couple of hours each fortnight. Running in conjunction with MOPS is MOPPETS—a program especially for children.
The MOPPETS program includes stories, music and singing, games and craft activities and is run by a caring team of helpers. MOPS is a program of the Nhulunbuy Uniting Church, run in cooperation with other Nhulunbuy Christian churches.
Community Neighbourhood Centre
Franklyn Street
Phone: (08) 8987 2191
Fax: (08) 8987 2212
Email: neighbourhood@bigpond.com
The Nhulunbuy Community Neighbourhood Centre provides a meeting place for members of the community. It is a great place for newcomers to meet people and possibly form lifelong friendships. The Centre runs activities based on community needs and offers a variety of programs to bring the local community together.
Nhulunbuy Children Services Inc.
Matthew Flinders Way
Church Services
Assembly of God Phone: (08) 8987 1522 A/hours: (08) 8987 1369
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Phone: (08) 8987 3440
Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Phone: (08) 8987 1147
Nhulunbuy Uniting Church Phone: (08) 8987 3526
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Phone: (08) 8987 1533
Seventh-Day Adventist Church Phone: (08) 8987 2375 Nhulunbuy Primary School
Other
There are excellent recreation facilities at Nhulunbuy, including sports grounds, a community swimming pool, golf club, yacht club, recreational fishing club, surf-lifesaving club, a BMX track, skate park and speedway.
Those who love their sport can join locally-organised soccer, touch football, AFL, rugby league, golden oldies and hockey groups at the town oval — see details of sporting clubs on the following pages.
Individuals or families can become ‘key club’ members of the swimming pool, which allows 24-hour access to the facility.
Boating, fishing, four-wheel driving and camping are also popular pastimes, with a number of great fishing and camping spots close to town. Some recreational areas are located off the Rio Tinto Alcan Gove lease and are subject to permit requirements.
Locally-organised recreational activities include fishing charters, island cruises, tours to designated recreation areas, camping, beach clean-ups, Yolηu cultural experience tours, spear making, spear fishing, the annual Garma Festival, golf days, soccer games, indoor cricket, touch rugby, BBQs, quiz nights and karaoke nights. For a touch of culture, the Gove Arts Theatre stages regular productions, and there is a newly-formed Town Band and weekly movies at the Arnhem Club.