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Yipirinya boarding facility: Questions remain

Key details about the proposed $12m Yipirinya boarding facility remain unclear while the Federal Opposition has further assured its support for the project in a meeting with the school’s board of Aboriginal elders. Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, and Shadow Minister for Education, Senator Sarah Henderson, said the school is “like a family” when they visited the campus.

Vandals devastate Speedway Club days before its opening weekend

Just ahead of the Tennant Creek Speedway’s opening race weekend, committee members turned up for a meeting yesterday to be greeted by utter devastation ... The police and firies were immediately called. "We are so close to opening night, and it’s a double feature" ... "We need to do something because these little f**ks are just running amok."

Crowds turn out to remember our heroes

Catherine Grimley. Promptly at 9.30 on Tuesday morning marchers stepped off at the Transit Centre for the ANZAC Day March to the RSL ... This year’s main address by Sergeant Pam Dillon focused on the sacrifices and service of animals in war (represented by the purple poppy)...

Goldies manager calls out TCA for forgetting about the Barkly

The Manager of the Goldfields Hotel was not a happy camper this week when a customer emailed him the latest Tourism Central Australia (TCA) Dining Guide publicised on its website to promote restaurants and cafés in the central NT region ... "The Barkly seems to be the Bermuda Triangle of the Territory – forget the Berrimah Line – it should be the Capricorn Line – everything north of Alice is forgotten about": Jason Groves.

Laramba Water Treatment Plant officially opened: Fyles, Uibo

Water quality in a Central Australian community has improved following the installation of a water treatment plant ... With a capacity of 360 kilolitres per day, the plant uses proven ion-exchange technology to treat the drinking water and reduce naturally occurring uranium to well below Australian Drinking Water Guideline (ADWG) Levels.

We need ‘critical minerals’

If the Northern Territory wants to achieve a 50% renewable energy target by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050, as it says it does, it seems we will need to make a choice between two types of mineral extraction: Good Mining and Bad Mining. “Good Mines” would get out of the ground the dozen-plus materials needed to make batteries and solar panels, known as critical minerals, needed for clean energy technologies, including copper, nickel, manganese, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum and zinc.

NT the place to be for mining: Minister at Alice conference

NT Mining Minister Nicole Manison was addressing more than 300 industry people attending the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) in Alice Springs ... She said the NT has 15 of the critical minerals the world needs, “and we have lots of copper as well, and 13 prospective critical minerals” ... Minister Manison said the government will change the royalty system to ad valorem, including petroleum.

SARC promotes Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month with this year’s themes being Drawing Connections and Prevention Demands Equity. On Wednesday the Barkly Sexual Assault Referral Centre team held a Community BBQ in Peko Park to raise awareness in the community that sexual violence is not okay and that there is support available for those that are affected by it.

Mayor meets with Territory counterparts

Barkly Regional Council Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin met with his Territory counterparts this week at the Local Government Association NT’s (LGANT) annual conference in Alice Springs. The two-day Sustainable Councils conference was held in Alice Springs and was attended by mayors, presidents, councillors, CEOs and delegates from all 17 local government areas in the Territory.

Police Watch House to undergo $11.5m redevelopment

The Tennant Creek Watch House will undergo a $11.5 million redevelopment as part of the Territory Labor Government’s investment to improve police resources in Budget 2023. The Territory Government committed $3.4 million to redevelop the Watch House in 2019 as part of the Barkly Regional Deal, however it was subsequently deemed that a full replacement of the facility was required.

Northern Australia Food Futures Conference, 22-25 May 2023

The biennial Northern Australia Food Futures Conference, organised by NT Farmers Association, is now in its 5th year. The conference was established to promote the development of agriculture across northern Australia and to raise the profile of northern region at a national level. 

The Voice not an issue in the big bush

The Voice is not on the agenda of two of the three local governments in the Central Australian bush, and it is understood that this is also the case with the MacDonnell Regional Council ... Adrian Dixon, President of the Central Desert Regional Council, said the Voice had not been spoken about in the council and there had been no consultation about the Voice ... And Barkly Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin says: “We don’t need a Voice, we want an Ear first.”

No-one is safe anymore

Catherine Grimley. On Wednesday night as he was playing a game of eight ball at the Memo Club, local identity Greg "Wheelie" Jordan received an alert on his home security app that there were unwanted visitors in his yard ... his modified car was stolen and home ransacked ... upset and angry he is victim a second time ... feels he has no option but to give up his beloved eight ball and become a prisoner in his own home until he is able to sell up and leave town.

Delivering for the region

Which projects will benefit communities outside Tennant Creek? A number of initiatives are designed to benefit communities outside of Tennant Creek including the Student Boarding Facility which will see a 40-bed boarding school built next to the Tennant Creek High School ... The Alliance has positions on the Governance Table and contributes to decision-making about the implementation of the Deal initiatives.

Brilliant Barkly boys shine in U12 footy championships

Pam Dillon. A team of 15 boys from four different schools across the Barkly ventured up to Darwin to compete in the 12 Years and Under School of Sport Education NT Australian Football Championships. Team officials Tyler Horwood and Lachlan Dunemann coached and managed the boys through the three-day championships.

Crowd control funding to deter threatening behaviour at bottleshops

Takeaway liquor outlets in the Barkly are urged to take advantage of funding from the NT Government to engage crowd control services during permitted takeaway operating hours. The Crowd Control Assistance Grant will provide immediate financial support to outlets who are experiencing antisocial behaviour on their premises or who have been impacted by crime.

Heavy Metal better than the streets

Dave Oakes. What’s the difference between Rap and Hip Hop? An unlikely place to find this out was the Yipirinya School yesterday afternoon, scene of a Heavy Metal concert for the young ... The youth concert organised by the town council was a focus on the possibilities in life as opposed to anti social behaviour.

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