growth spurt for Darwin athletics club for youths with disabilities and other top stories.

• growth spurt for Darwin athletics club for youths with disabilities

  

  Grassroots community love leads to growth spurt for Darwin athletics club for youths with disabilities Updated September 22, 2016 16:08:09 Animal welfare officer Paul Mitchener describes his after-hours passion as something that he "just fell into" 15 years ago while coaching his own children's athletics team.Darwin's only dedicated athletics group for young people with disabilities started with one child he noticed sitting on the sidelines."They were just sitting there..

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• Junior shooters taking aim at Darwin Clay Target Club

  THERE has never been a clearer pathway to the top of shooting for aspiring NT juniors.The Darwin Clay Target Club has a young crop of shooters who are trying their hands at the sport and achieving success.Due to smaller numbers than the southern states, NT juniors receive exclusive personal coaching time from experienced shooters such as the president of the Darwin club, Nicholas Ferteklis.“There are some kids who come down to our Wednesday beginner nights and they really enjoy it,” Ferteklis sa..

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• 'Still safe to swim' after girl, 11, stung

  

  THE Darwin lagoon remains safe for swimming despite reports of a jellyfish sting in the area, according to the Waterfront Corporation.A statement was yesterday released by the organisation in response to an article in the NT News which revealed an 11-year-old girl had been stung at the popular swimming spot on September 13.“Following a reported sting ... the Corporation and its contractors have continued to monitor the area, however to date have not received any further reports of stings since t..

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• There's Pride inspirit of resilience

  

  The Darwin Pride Festival will celebrate the resilience of the community with a diverse variety of events.Darwin Pride Festival chairman Daniel Alderman said this year’s theme Visibility, Unity, Resilience aimed to strengthen the community with events from today until October 1.“The committee this year decided to theme the festival Visibility, Unity and Resilience because we’ve seen a lot of negativity and hate speech, this year particularly, around the marriage equality and safe school debate,”..

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• Awards honour the cream of NT filmmaking

  

  THE best of Northern Territory filmmaking will be honoured with the inaugural Capricornia Film Awards.Winners across 10 categories will be named this Saturday night at the Deckchair Cinema with the awards hosted by Tom E Lewis.Darwin International Film Festival director Tim Parish said the awards were a great way to honour the calibre of Territory film makers and round out the festival.“Not many people realise just how broad and exceptional the local film industry is,” he said.“From independent ..

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• Rebels bikie in hospital after hit-and-run in NT

  

  Rebels bikie in hospital after hit-and-run in NT Updated September 21, 2016 19:05:59 A member of the Rebels outlaw bikie gang is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Tuesday night, NT Police say.Detective Acting Superintendent Mark Stringer said two senior Rebels members went to a shed in the Palmerston suburb of Yarrawonga last night and became involved in an altercation with a man there at about 10:30pm.Another person returned ..

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• Woman stabbed and left for dead in alley

  

  A WOMAN stabbed multiple times and left for dead in a Katherine alleyway was medivaced to Darwin last night.Police are calling for witnesses to come forward after the injured woman was found between the Katherine River bridge and Kalano Community at 8.20pm on Tuesday.Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Malogorski said police wanted anyone in the area between 6pm and 8pm to contact them.“The woman had multiple stab wounds to her body. CareFlight transferred her to Royal Darwin Hospital where she is in..

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• Bachelorette Australia 2016: Cocky Carlos evokes natural selection ...

  

  Spoiler alert: contains details from episode one. The teachings of Charles Darwin might be scorned in the backwaters of Tennessee. But among Aussie lotharios, he remains a revered figure.  More Entertainment Videos Previous slide Next slide The Bachelorette: Interview with Georgia Love Chelsea Handler doesn't hold back on Brangelina split 'Avengers' assemble for a political statement Director Curtis Hanson dies age 71 George Cloon..

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• Fury over Esplanade playground choice

  

  TOP END businesses are furious about Darwin Council’s decision to award the contract for a $1.1 million playground to an interstate company.Despite receiving tenders to build the Esplanade’s new Bicentennial Park from multiple local companies, the council opted for Queensland head office based Urban Play.Following the decision, local company NT Sports and Playground Surfacing published their design online, and expressed disappointment a Territory company was not chosen.“Even if we hadn’t receive..

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• Bikie boss run down

  

  THE Darwin Rebels sergeant-at-arms is in a coma after he was run down during a confrontation with an associate of the outlaw bikie gang.The NT News understands Shannon Althouse, 30, and another senior Rebel member had allegedly assaulted an associate in the industrial area with a weapon when his housemate returned home on Tuesday night.Police believe the housemate ran down Althouse, who was driven to the Palmerston GP super clinic by the senior Rebel member.He was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital ..

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