Ebony's keeping a flexible schedule
MORE than 20 clowns have popped up over fences and in paddocks around the Top End as acrobats, jugglers and motorcycle cage riders make themselves at home under the big top.The Loritz circus is in Darwin on Bagot Rd until July 17 before the trailers hit the road down to Alice Springs for shows at Blatherskite Park from July 22-31.Ebony Marklew, 26, is one of the newest performers with the circus, bending her body with them for just three months.“It’s amazing,” she said.“It’s my dream come true –..>> view originalLast asylum seekers being moved from Darwin detention centre
Asylum seekers are being transferred from Darwin's Wickham Point detention centre as the government prepares to close the facility. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection announced earlier this year the lease for the centre would not be renewed beyond November 2016. Natasha Blucher, from the Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network, said groups of detainees had been transferred out Wickham Point regularly since June. "Tomorrow – as far as we understand – is the last transf..>> view originalHMAS Darwin sailor Mitchell Blundell reunites with his mother ...
HMAS Darwin sailor Mitchell Blundell reunites with his mother Lynne Blundell after he was deployed in the Middle East. PICTURE: Ivan RachmanHMAS Darwinsailed into its namesake port just after sunrise on Wednesday after four months in the Middle East chasing drug and weapon smugglers. It was a bittersweet trip for the crew of the Adelaide-class frigate. The ship was responsible for the capture of thousands of weapons and almost a ton of heroin in the Middle East but a crew member also died while ..>> view originalUse keywords to search content on this website
MARK Winterbottom has declared he is ready to put his “worst ever’’ Supercars round behind him and reclaim the championship lead in Townsville this weekend.Dumped from first to fourth on the championship ladder following a disastrous Darwin round, the reigning champion copped two pit-lane drive-through penalties in a last start “shocker’’.“I rarely get one pit-lane penalty, let alone two,’’ Winterbottom said.“I definitely think it was a first for me. It was just a nightmare weekend and one that ..>> view originalDarwin Aboriginal Art Fair 10th Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair
The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016! The event showcases the contemporary fine art of over sixty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community owned and operated Art Centres. The fair is held in Darwin, on Larrakia Lands, at the Darwin Convention Centre. The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) provides a unique opportunity to purchase stunning art and experience the rich diversity of these beautiful, unique works. You will find art and design from e..>> view originalGovernment criticised over inaction on Stolen Generations
NAIDOC: Government criticised over inaction on Stolen Generations Posted July 06, 2016 21:23:15 A group of Indigenous women in the Northern Territory say they are still waiting for recommendations from a landmark report into the Stolen Generations to be implemented 19 years after the document's release.Speaking at a NAIDOC event in Darwin, Barbara Raymond, who identifies as a member of the Stolen Generations, said past federal governments should be ashamed of their re..>> view originalBig bash with CUA cash
Iconic furniture store Le Cornu to close
ADELAIDE’S iconic Le Cornu furniture business is to close.Fantastic Holdings today announced it would close the business over the next six months with the likely loss of about 70 jobs.The company says it hopes to redeploy about 25 of its current staff of 95 at the Keswick site.Fantastic owns two company-owned Le Cornu stores, in Adelaide and Darwin, which compete directly with nine Harvey Norman franchised stores across both cities for the “mass market” category.It had decided to close the Adela..>> view originalBarlow makes miracle recovery
FREMANTLE midfielder Michael Barlow has put his hand up to make a shock appearance in Saturday night’s clash against Melbourne in Darwin. Barlow was expected to be sidelined for at least two more weeks after surgery on a fractured finger last week.But the 28-year-old approached coach Ross Lyon earlier this week telling him of his eagerness to play against the Demons.Fremantle had the bye last week, meaning Barlow might not even miss a single game with the finger injury.“He came into the office (..>> view originalNT Chief Minister seeks help to replace pooscare catchphrase
NT Chief Minister seeks help to replace pooscare catchphrase Posted July 06, 2016 19:43:59 Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has appealed on social media for an alternative catchphrase to pooscare to counter claims from the opposition Labor Party his Government plans to privatise the jurisdiction's Power and Water corporation.Mr Giles posted a video on his Facebook page accusing the federal Labor Party of lying during the recent election campaign when the p..>> view original
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