Councillors split on bullying in chambers
By OSCAR PERRI Alice Springs Town Councillors are in disagreement about whether there is a culture of bullying in chambers, following an emotional statement at Tuesday’s meeting from Cr Marli Banks...
View ArticleCold weather and beanies become a must
By OSCAR PERRI Co-founder and “chief beaniologist” Jo Nixon says the Alice Springs Beanie Festival, starting tonight, grows every year, and this time, in its 25th year, the target is to see 4800...
View ArticleCOVID-19 case at the Granites goldmine: 900 to be traced
A male worker at the Granites gold mine (pictured) north-west of Alice Springs has sparked COVID-19 contract tracing of some 900 people in Central Australia and elsewhere. He arrived from Brisbane on...
View ArticleThree NT Aboriginal women to seek Federal Parliament seats
By ERWIN CHLANDA It is likely that Aboriginal women will occupy the Territory’s two Senate seats with current member Malarndirri McCarthy as the ALP’s number one candidate and Jacinta Price preselected...
View ArticleMayor, deputy keep distance from COVID action
ABOVE. A spokesman for Woolworths says: “Our Alice Springs store experienced higher than usual demand yesterday. We have more stock to replenish the shelves enroute, and we’ll continue monitoring the...
View ArticleRovers still undefeated but it was a draw
By OSCAR PERRI Rovers have maintained their unbeaten run in the CAFL this season, with a goal after the final siren from Nigel Lockyer Jr to tie up their top of the table clash with Federals Football...
View ArticleNetball: Surprise score by Rovers over KFC
By STEVE MENZIES Rovers Complete Construction scored a surprisingly comfortable win against KFC, A-Grade rival Federal Club Eastside on Saturday. It was no surprise that Rovers won but the 69-37 score...
View ArticleWhen did environmental action ever look so good?
By ERWIN CHLANDA The much loved catwalk presentation of Sustainable Couture collections went ahead this year in yesterday’s winter sunshine – a Covid-related decision whose good sense was appreciated...
View ArticleGardening: Geoff Miers vs Jack Frost
By GEOFF MIERS On average June has 10 frosts, July has 12 and August eight with one frost in September. These are averages and in some years the number of frosts can be 50% more than the average,...
View Article72 hour COVID lockdown for Alice Springs
By ERWIN CHLANDA Alice Springs is under 72 hours COVID lockdown starting at 1pm after an infected worker from the Granites gold mine was at the airport between 9am and 3.50pm last Friday, June 25. “He...
View ArticleLock-down wallops tourism but panic buying slows
By OSCAR PERRI and ERWIN CHLANDA The Alice lock-down is hitting the recovering tourist industry hard: One of its main figures, Brendan Heenan, says his MacDonnell Range Caravan Park has had...
View ArticleDo what you’re told. No questions.
COMMENT by ERWIN CHLANDA The nation’s debate about using lockdowns as a last resort in dealing with the pandemic seems to have gone over the heads of the NT Government. Here the Punch and Judy (aka...
View ArticleToiling hard now yields rewards in spring and early summer
By GEOFF MIERS The secret to having a healthy, colourful and productive garden is to be industrious now and be rewarded in spring and early summer. Toiling hard now will pay huge dividends both in the...
View ArticleAlice CDU campus has ‘mind blowing’ potential
By OSCAR PERRI Charles Darwin University’s Alice Springs campus has “mind blowing” potential. The University just needs to get out of its own way and start making it happen, according to new Vice...
View ArticleNo government explanation for show shut-down
By ERWIN CHLANDA The Alice Springs Show Society is facing serious financial uncertainty after the NT Department of Health stopped this year’s two-day fixture from going ahead. The society was told the...
View ArticleCOVID plan: It was a race.
By ERWIN CHLANDA “It was the fastest COVID plan ever. It happened in one day. We went right to the top.” The monkey on her back. This is how Elwyn Bell describes the lead-up to the two-day “fun fair”...
View Article‘Racial divide’ is mayoral candidate Steve Brown’s major issue
By OSCAR PERRI Former Deputy Mayor and local conservative figure Steve Brown says the “racial divide” in town is his key concern, as his mayoral campaign heats up with the election drawing closer....
View ArticleIllegal dump picked for clean up
By ERWIN CHLANDA Clean up of this site (above), one of hundreds around Alice Springs where rubbish has been dumped illegally, has now been “programmed” according to the Department of Infrastructure,...
View ArticleNative Fuchsias are tough, attract birds and have great blooms
By GEOFF MIERS Native fuchsias or Eremophilas are tough, drought hardy, bird attracting, have great blooms and there is a variety that will accommodate any condition or situation in your garden....
View ArticleMatt Paterson stands for Mayor
Councillor Matt Paterson announced this morning that he is standing for Mayor, the fourth sitting member of the 13th council to do so. He says in a media release that growing up here “was a unique and...
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