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what's Ngukurr like?

I went to a party in Darwin on Saturday nite and there were a few Important People there. While mingling and making small talk I was asked a few times, "What's Ngukurr like?". I found myself completely incapable of giving a decent answer. Any suggestions appreciated... I just don't know how to answer that question...

bad health

It's common knowledge that health in remote communities is in a bad state. Good then, to read a couple of stories calling for action. Read this and this . There's no doubt that this mob here aren't very well off when it comes to health care. Just today, one of the language workers came to me cranky because he went to the clinic and the big blister on his foot from a scalding wasn't treated. Later, another of the language workers nearly collapsed in pain and has been at the clinic all day. He'd been scheduled in for an urgent colonoscopy and gastroscopy but of course the process takes a couple of weeks and he has to have it done 320kms away in Katherine. He's really quite sick now and me and all his family are very worried. But how much can you expect when there's only two nurses here today. That doesn't seem like much for a community of over 1000. And there's no doctor here til tomorrow. I don't know anything about health care but would