Darwin city rentals left empty
MORE than 230 commercial properties are up for rent in the Darwin CBD, including at least 83 empty shopfronts on main roads and in arcades. Visitors to Smith Street will find almost 30 empty shops in the Mall and arcades alone, and on Cavanagh Street there are more than 25 arcade shops looking for a lessee.Darwin City Council has committed $100,000 for 2016/2017 to “activate the city centre” but what this will entail is unclear.“Council is currently in the process of meeting with key stakeholder..>> view originalCracking tales from the Territory
WHEN I stood on stage staring at the biggest crowd I’ve ever spoken to, the three red wines I’d guzzled beforehand did nothing to calm my nerves or still my clammy hands.But as soon as I began talking, sharing with a room of strangers the debaucherous and, in hindsight, pretty dumb and dangerous lengths I went to, to get laid, I was hooked.I’d been roped in to tell my story at the first event for Spun: True Tales Told in the Territory by my former lecturer turned mate Jennifer Pinkerton.The firs..>> view originalNT election: Jeff Kennett slams ABC's Four Corners for Don Dale ...
Can't fight this wheeling anymore
A SET of runaway wheels halted Scott Bugden’s fishing trip on Monday afternoon.On his way out to launch his boat, the axle of his trailer came apart on Gunn Point Rd.Stuck in the sand for several hours, the 30-year-old and his mates threw back a couple of tinnies while they waited for a tow truck to collect the boat and trailer.media_cameraScott Bugden was left with his boat in the sand after the axle came off his boat trailer. PICTURE: SuppliedCraving a fish, they tried to convince the tow-truc..>> view originalLaing O'Rourke wins lead role in NT defence contract
Laing O'Rourke has been appointed managing contractor of a project worth up to $500 million for the renovation and upgrade of defence facilities in NT.The project includes the upgrade of all engineering services and providing new buildings at the Larrakeyah Barracks, base of the Australian Army's Darwin-based North West Mobile Force. The contract also includes refurbishments to the other ranks' mess, living-in accommodation and gymnasium on Larrakeyah Barracks as well as upgrading marine struct..>> view originalBunnies blitz seals crown
An incredible comeback from South Darwin has seen them claim Darwin Rugby’s 40th first grade premiership after they came back from a 15-point deficit to beat Palmerston 36-31 last night.In what was an incredible match filled with momentum shifts, it was the Bunnies who held strong to take revenge after last year’s grand final disappointment.It couldn’t have started any better for Palmerston as they began with all the field position and territory.Liam Bilston crashed over from short range inside ..>> view originalThe hidden toll taken on Veterans
IRAQ veteran Alex Kaczmarek knows all too well the dark places post traumatic stress disorder can lead people. For him it was homelessness, alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts.“Every day for about eight years I wanted to shoot myself in the head,” he said. “The only thing that stopped me was knowing that someone would have to come retrieve the body.”There were times when Alex felt he was losing his battle against PTSD but now he is winning the war and he is also helping others to rehabilitate.Al..>> view originalSilence on inmates' fate after claims of mistreatment
CORRECTIONS will not reveal the fate of mentally impaired Aboriginal men who the Australian Human Rights Commission found to be subject to “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” in Territory detention. And no-one in the Territory or Federal Governments has answers about the list of AHRC recommendations as to the men’s care.AHRC president Gillian Triggs released a scathing report in 2014 into the treatment of the four men — each in need of specialised care — at the Alice Springs Correctional Cen..>> view originalThunder hit straps to smite Swans
PRESSURE. Hard work. Grunt. Effort.Those five words were the hallmarks of a stunning NT Thunder triumph last night that will instil belief in a shaken playing group — and possibly fear in their NEAFL rivals.Sydney Swans’ reserves had never beaten the reigning premiers in Darwin in three previous attempts, so the 38-point loss was not as surprising in that respect.media_cameraNT Thunder's Daniel Lewis celebrates a goal during Saturday nights game against the Sydney Swans. PICTUE: Justin KennedyBu..>> view originalOne dead, several hurt on Territory roads
A MAN has died after being thrown from his car in a single vehicle rollover at Darwin River Dam.The accident happened about 2.30pm yesterday about two kilometres south of the Lake Bennett turn-off.Duty superintendent Rob Burgoyne said the man was aged in his mid-20s.“He appears to have failed to negotiate the left-hand bend and was ejected from the vehicle,” he said.The fatal accident was just one of several motor vehicle accidents that left ambulance crews stretched from Friday morning.St John ..>> view original
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