Needed youth services missing from Budget: Councillor
I had hoped the NT Government would prioritise in the Budget after hours services given the recent focus on issues around young people on the streets at night, writes Chansey Paech, Alice Springs Town Councillor (pictured).
Budget gets thumbs up from interest groups
New Opposition Leader Michael Gunner (pictured) attacks the Budget's spending on health in his reply speech today, but makes no mention of the Central Australian Health Service being allocated $38m for capital works, including $34m to be spent in Alice Springs. Local Labor branch president Chansey Paech declines to be interviewed.
Tourism recovery? The proof will be in this year's pudding.
Making the most of what we've got is Tourism Central Australia's strategy. The second report in a series by ERWIN CHLANDA. PHOTO: Ellery Bighole marketing image from Tourism NT.
Majority stick to 'no' on fracking moratorium
Impassioned pleas from the public gallery, an eloquent speech from Councillor Jade Kudrenko, a certain volume of letters and emails, and a second small petition – adding 96 signatures to a previous 165 – were not enough to persuade the blockers on the Town Council to impose a moratorium on fracking in the municipality. KIERAN FINNANE reports.
Big capital works budget for Centre
The NT Budget announced this morning provides for a capital works expenditure in Central Australia of a whopping $174m, including $102.8m worth of new works. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. PHOTO: Ormiston Gorge. The completing of the inner loop road will trigger a boom in the Western MacDonnells.
Playing race relations for laughs
During the opening scene of the first episode of 8MMM an Aboriginal staff member falls into an open grave and dies. The scene is played for laughs. There couldn't be a clearer signal that no sensitivities will be spared in this comedy series out of Alice Springs which will start going to air on ABC television this Wednesday. KIERAN FINNANE was at yesterday's free public screening of the first two episodes.
Gunfire brekkie after moving ceremony
The town was up early for the Anzac commemoration. DAVE IVES reports.
Anzac Day dawn service, Alice Springs, 2015
An estimated 2000 people were at the dawn service on top of Anzac Hill this morning on the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. Photo and report by ERWIN CHLANDA
Anzac links by hands, hearts and hard drives
They are a long way from Gallipoli – even from Alice Springs – but School of the Air students are remembering the diggers in their own way. PICTURED is the McKnight Family on Huckitta Station.
Nearly all stage one blocks sold in Kilgariff
Almost all the lots have been sold in Kilgariff Stage 1 and there have already been six pre-sales off the plan in Stage 1B, writes Chief Minister Adam Giles.
