A SPECIAL garden comprising of 40 bush food and medicine plans has been unveiled at Alice Springs Language Centre. The garden is a memorial to a much-loved Arrernte teacher Miss M Smith. The language educator taught up to 650 students during each of her 14 …
Read More »Third man arrested over alleged serious assault which left man with life threatening injuries
A THIRD man has been arrested in relation to a serious assault incident in Alice Springs earlier this month. NT police allege the man, along with two others, detained and severely assaulted a 43-year-old man on Friday,
Read More »Amadeus Basin should get priority over Beetaloo in federal government gas basin plan, says Central Petroleum boss
THE NT’s largest onshore gas producer says the Amadeus Gas Basin near Alice Springs should be at the forefront of the federal government’s new key gas basin strategy.
Read More »After two weeks in hotel quarantine 162 seasonal workers from Vanuatu begin their work at Northern Territory mango farms
The workers will spend hours toiling in the hot sun thousands of kilometres from family, but the opportunity to earn nine times what is possible at home is too good to miss, and there are already more people waiting for the next flight to Australia.
Read More »Flood of ideas to get Northern Territory economy back on track
The Chief Minister’s Economic Reconstruction Commission has received 170 submissions, containing more than 800 recommendations and substantial funding requests for consideration to be included in it’s road map to Territory economic recovery.
Read More »‘Heartbreaking’: Small Outback business, the Ross River Resort, loses thousands in break-in
THE managers of a small hospitality business in the Outback near Alice Springs are “heartbroken” after a break-in which has cost them thousands of dollars.
Read More »Pool fences must be compulsory across the Territory, including rural areas, to save lives
WHEN a child drowns in an unfenced backyard pool in the rural area, it will be too late. That’s why pool fence laws in the Territory need to change so every swimming pool is fenced, by law. There can’t be a choice in this.
Read More »Want to use the Darwin loophole to see the grand final? Leave home at your own risk, says DHHS
Footy-mad Victorians hoping to make it to this year's AFL grand final in Brisbane can give up now or risk a fine. The Health Department has confirmed no one can leave the state for the purposes of fun,
Read More »Car crashes into bus in Darwin CBD
The silver grey car — possibly a Mitsubishi Outlander — is believed to have been travelling outbound on Daly St when it hit the bus, travelling inbound on Mitchell St. It’s understood the driver of the car may have run through a red left-turn arrow.
Read More »The Darwin Sistaz sealed the NRL NT Women’s Premiership with grand final win over Palmerston Raiders
DARWIN Sistaz took full advantage of early scores to seal both an unbeaten season and the 2020 NRL NT Women’s premiership with a 36-16 win over Palmerston Raiders.
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