Pearl Aviation sheds staff in Darwin as mining downturn bites
Pearl Aviation sheds staff in Darwin as mining downturn bitesBy Alyssa BettsPostedJanuary 15, 2016 20:18:57 A Northern Territory aviation company owned by the prominent Paspaley pearling family is downsizing and shedding staff in the face of a mining industry downturn.Pearl Aviation – which, on its website says it employs more than 200 staff – has confirmed in a statement to the ABC that it is restructuring its Darwin operations."Pearl Aviation's Darwin-based charter operations will be d..>> view originalDarwin's 'undercover craft groups' keep crochet alive by creating ...
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The site where Darwin City Council authorised the dumping of road waste in a stretch of mangroves near Rapid Creek. PICTURE: Helen OrrTHE Health Department has denied Darwin council’s allegations that it worked with council to fill in potential mosquito breeding depressions around the Rapid Creek area.It was revealed yesterday the City of Darwin authorised the dumping of dirt, gravel, rock and bitumen near and on a stretch of mangroves along Lakeside Drive near Alawa.Acting chief executive Diana..>> view originalWA crocodile attack victim recovering in Darwin hospital after ...
The woman had surgery this morning and is in a stable condition in the Royal Darwin Hospital. St John Ambulance's Craig Garraway said the woman was ...>> view originalTuck into Darwin's food scene
Cullen Bay Marina and restaurant precinct at sunset. Picture: David Silva, Tourism NT.T WO-Michelin starred chef and compulsive food forager Rene Redzepi squats in the Arnhem Land mud, rants about ants and twitters about critters.“Green ants are an explosive taste of kaffir lime, lemongrass and a touch of coriander,” he effuses, “But mud clam is the singular best mouthful I’ve had in Australia.”Redzepi, creator of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, one of the world’s best three restaurants, is forag..>> view originalSurvival kit breaks ice for singles
Damian Garner and Sarah Jones sample the First Date Survival Kit, worth $80 for two people, at Nirvana restaurant. PICTURE: Isabella MooreA FIRST date can be awkward and nerve-racking but a local restaurateur is hoping his new idea will help love blossom.We’ve all been on a date where you are sitting at the table looking at the person opposite you and wishing you had something to talk about or could just disappear.Cue the First Date Survival Kit.Jason Hanna’s restaurant, Nirvana, will start roll..>> view originalRock-throwing spate worries police
A Darwin taxi and Tiwi property were targeted in separate rock-throwing incidents on Wednesday night. PICTURE: Norm OorloffTWO more rock-throwing incidents across Darwin on Wednesday night have Northern Territory Police baffled.Territorian residents are again being reminded about the dangers of rock throwing as people came close to injury in two events.A taxi was the first to be targeted and the offenders could not be found.“The driver was travelling into the airport on Osgood Drive about 11pm w..>> view originalSA never stood a chance in the US Powerball
A customer holds a handful of Powerball tickets at at a store in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.IF Jay Weatherill held the winning ticket in yesterday’s US Powerball, he could wipe out more than half of the State Government’s net debt in one hit.But never mind the 292 million to one odds. The Premier, even if he were partial to a flutter, was never a chance of taking home the $2.15 billion (US$1.5 billion) jackpot. Nor were any other South Australians.Legislation that covers the types ..>> view originalAll five bright planets come together in the morning sky
For the first time in more than 10 years, it will be possible to see all five bright planets together in the sky. Around an hour or so before sunrise, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, the five planets that have been observed since ancient times, will appear in a line that stretches from high in the north to low in the east.The planets are visible from right across Australia in the dawn sky. You can start to look for the lineup from Wednesday, January 20 and it can be seen right through ..>> view original
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