Gold Coast will play only one AFL game in Darwin next season, while Melbourne will continue with its one game in Alice Springs, the newly released league fixture shows, but the Finocchiaro Government has not acknowledged the loss of the game or said how the change affects the total it is paying the Queensland team to come to the Territory.
UPDATED: Roughly 1,800 Alice Springs properties remain without power 48 hours after a massive storm tore through town on Monday, with the Finocchiaro CLP Government offering residents a “one-off $250 prepaid card” to replace spoiled food – if their power remains out for at least another 24 hours – but it was announced later that significant federal disaster funding has now been made available.
At least 9,000 properties in Alice Springs were without power late last night as crews from across the Territory rushed to the region for restoration and clean-up efforts following a severe windstorm Monday afternoon that ripped through the town and outlying communities damaging property, pulling roofs off homes in some instances, and downing trees, with Power and Water warning the power outages could last for days.
Campsites in the Finke River area west of Alice Springs have been identified as having the “highest snake risk” of all the NT’s campsites, a new study has revealed, with death adders, crowned snakes and hooded-curl snakes all found at the five campsites in the area, but Palmerston also made an appearance on the list for a high frequency of sightings, including brown snakes.
Alice Springs is set to receive a major infrastructure upgrade for a new four-way signalised intersection at Schwarz Crescent, connecting to Smith Street and the Stuart Highway, as part of a joint government tender, with the total cost not revealed.
NT Police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old male prisoner in the Alice Springs Prison yesterday afternoon.
Uber will launch its ride services in Alice Springs in late 2026, the company has announced, recruiting local drivers and offering sign-up bonuses that will see transportation options expanded in Central Australia.
A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a woman and her child, aged under two, with a blunt weapon, breaking the mother’s hand and causing swelling to the child’s head, NT Police said.
Alice Springs Town Council has launched the ‘myTodd Mall’ buy-local voucher program to support small businesses and attract customers amid ongoing construction disruptions that will see customers earn vouchers depending on how much they spend at participating businesses.
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly physically assaulted by a group of six females who attempted to remove her clothing and attack her with an edged weapon in Alice Springs overnight, NT Police have said.
The Alice Springs Town Council has appointed Peter Varris as its new chief executive officer, the mayor Asta Hill has said.
A man has been charged after allegedly smashing the windscreen of a ute with an edged weapon at traffic lights in Alice Springs before chasing the driver with the weapon, NT Police said.
