Here’s a list of activities planned for this Australia Day across the Northern Territory, including free pool entries, fighter jet fly-overs, the annual ute run and many more festivities on tap this Sunday.
NT Independent Car of the Week: 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser
Dustin’s brings you its newly arrived white 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser VDJ76R Workmate Wagon with a 4.5-litre 8-cylinder diesel engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. This 4WD vehicle has an odometer reading of 174,637 km.
NT Fight Series continues this Saturday with first-ever WBC title fight held in region
The NT Fight Series returns for its sixth edition, showcasing the NT’s first-ever world title fight event and other Muay Thai matches this Saturday.
Free Meningococcal B vaccination now available for infants, adolescents
Approximately 4,200 infants and 18,500 teenagers across the NT are now eligible to receive free Meningococcal B vaccinations, which will be rolled into the regular immunisation schedule, the government has announced.
$8.4 million boost to NT’s domestic violence services
More than $8 million from the federal and NT governments will improve access and essential services for survivors of domestic, family, and sexual violence across the Territory, through the National Partnership Agreement.
Qantas to resume direct flights from Darwin to Canberra and Singapore
Qantas will resume non-stop flights from Darwin to Canberra and introduce flights from Darwin to Singapore in the coming months, as part of a new long-term agreement between Qantas and the Airport Development Group.
Letter to the editor: Government needs to reverse its decision on gill nets ban
As an election promise the CLP said it would phase out gill nets because it was scared of losing votes, but now it is in government it needs to show courage by reversing its decision on the ban which would mean the end of wild caught barramundi and threadfin salmon in restaurants, writes Gerry Wood.
Planned changes to NT child protection laws criticised
The Finocchiaro Government has proposed changing child protection laws to override national guidelines, making it easier for courts to place Indigenous children in the care of non-Indigenous families to avoid the child being put at risk, but the NT Children’s Commissioner Shahleena Musk has argued the changes go against the evidence of what is best for children, it has been reported.
Man surrenders after siege: police
A man who was allegedly chased from the Alice Springs Hospital by police because of an outstanding arrest warrant for domestic violence, allegedly threatened to burn down the house he was holed up in during what police described as a siege.
Tiger Brennan Drive overpass on and off ramps to open this weekend, as completion delays continue
The long-delayed and extremely overbudget Tiger Brennan Drive overpass is limping its way to completion with on and off ramps opening to traffic as of Saturday, but the south end of Berrimah Road will still not be accessible for a while yet, the NT Government has warned.
NT Business News – January 21
Latest highlights include the NT’s first magnetite shipment leaving for Asia, the Federal Government committing an additional $200 million to boost the NT’s rare earths mine, and MetalsGrove announcing encouraging exploration findings. Also making resource news is energy company Echelon making further acquisitions in the Territory.
Three escapees apprehended after Nhulunbuy break-out: Police
UPDATED: Two 30-year-old men reportedly escaped from an NT Corrections facility in Nhulunbuy on Saturday night, with Corrections not discovering until the next morning that a third inmate, aged 34, had also escaped the facility around the same time, NT Police said. The trio were arrested on Monday.