Tomatoes aplenty but they need soil preparation
By GEOFF MIERS Tomatoes are a very high yielding crop for the home garden and there are so many varieties available today. However, it’s important to follow a few simple rules to ensure you are...
View ArticleAlice gets home quarantine as Mercure fills up
Yesterday afternoon 17 local residents who have been in COVID quarantine in Alice Springs were released to their homes under strict monitoring and compliance arrangements, according to the Department...
View ArticleDrag fans meet challenge, on the track and off
The Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series saw old faces and new in the winner’s circle of Alice Springs Inland Dragway as drivers and riders from across Australia claimed victories on the weekend....
View ArticleMassive water allocation scandal takes new turn
EXCLUSIVE by ERWIN CHLANDA The awarding of the NT’s biggest ever groundwater extraction licence for a cattle station tuned food producer, 380 km north of Alice Springs, appears to have run into a...
View ArticleHands-on tourism boss in bid for mayor
By ERWIN CHLANDA A man who came to town as a printer, a “solitary” occupation as he describes it, switched to tourism because it’s more fun to be with people looking for a good time. Now Patrick...
View ArticleSingleton water gift: Back to the drawing board
EXCLUSIVE by ERWIN CHLANDA NT Government moves towards an annual gift of 40 billion litres of Territory water for 30 years came to a halt within hours of the Alice Springs News pointing out that the...
View ArticleNew businesses from both sides of Alice’s community
By JULIUS DENNIS The now former ARB building on the Stuart Highway is in a unique situation for Alice Springs: Not only is its occupant leaving for a grander location in town, but neither will it sit...
View ArticleBush path will lead to further projects
By OSCAR PERRI The new Yeperenye trail, connecting Anthwerrke (Emily Gap) and Atherrke (Jessie Gap) in the East MacDonnell Ranges, was officially opened by traditional owners today. It was funded from...
View Article$35m for youth detainees: Bitter pill or settlement for mistreatment?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Revelations the Gunner Labor Government have agreed to pay $35m in compensation to up to 1200 current or former youth detainees is a bitter pill for Territorians and victims of...
View ArticleMayor candidate Cocking: masterplan but no costed projects
By OSCAR PERRI Mayoral candidate and current Councillor Jimmy Cocking has a vision for Alice Springs to become a “vibrant and safe cosmopolitan regional capital”, but first council needs to restore its...
View ArticleVoting blocks out, partnerships in: Mayor candidate Bedford
By ERWIN CHLANDA Politics and voting blocks would be out and partnerships would be in if he gets to be Mayor, says Patrick Bedford, who owns a growing tourism operation. And while many have given up...
View ArticleCouncil playing politics: Lhere Artepe
By JULIUS DENNIS “What I’d like to see from the mayoral candidates, and the aldermen candidates, is that if they put their hand up, they see out their term. “Commit to the four year term. Therefore,...
View ArticleHot end to July for the NT
Unprecedented heat across the Northern Territory has led to multiple records being broken, with more forecast as July daytime temperatures continue to be above average. Victoria River Downs reached...
View ArticleChamber planning mayor forum
By JULIUS DENNIS The Alice branch of the NT Chamber of Commerce is planning a mayoral candidate forum, with a date yet to be set, according to CEO Nicole Walsh. She says 14th Council should harness all...
View ArticleStreet art under government eye
By OSCAR PERRI Six walls around Alice Springs are currently being transformed into large scale public art by 13 local and interstate artists this week, as part of this year’s Alice Springs Street Art...
View ArticleMatt Paterson to be a RRR Mayor
By OSCAR PERRI Setting himself apart from the big ideas other candidates are bringing to the table, Cr Matt Paterson isn’t promising to “fix the world” as Mayor of Alice Springs, instead returning the...
View ArticleMayoral candidate Eli Melky: Five to four block votes a thing of the past
By ERWIN CHLANDA If sound financial management, transparency and remaining on the case about a youth curfew were Olympic disciplines, mayoral candidate Eli Melky would be scoring a few gold medals. In...
View ArticleComplete current projects instead of starting new ones: Marli Banks
By OSCAR PERRI The Alice Springs Town Council already has enough major projects on the table, according mayoral candidate Marli Banks, who says she would rather see the council getting better at...
View ArticleA one-point thriller between Rovers
By STEVE MENZIES Complete Construction and Wests Epilogue was the match of the day in the resumption of netball in the KFC Alice Springs Netball Association after the July holiday break on Friday...
View ArticleKim Hopper to run for councillor only: Going hard on environment issues.
By ERWIN CHLANDA Kim Hopper has withdrawn her candidacy for Mayor instead focusing on a position as “climate councillor”. This will make little difference to her influence on council decisions because...
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