Healing in the Red Dust
A pair of community organisations have banded together to help slow the cycle of addiction and trauma plaguing Alice Springs.
The partnership between the Salvation...
What does volunteering mean to you?
Carl Jason: "I don't currently volunteer, though I'd like to when I retire. Maybe for an organisation like Meals on Wheels. I think volunteers...
Weapons of old will return
YUENDUMU resident Simon Japangardi Fisher Senior has found his father’s kularda (spears) and pikirri
(spear thrower) in the South Australian Museum.
“I had tears in my...
Alice sends firies
Volunteer firefighters from Alice Springs were last week helping battle the huge Tennant Creek blaze while their colleagues were also fighting several smaller fires...
Vets reunite for the voice
TWO elderley Vietnam vets embrace in an Alice Springs back yard, squinting in the bright midday sunshine,
blinking away their tears.
Geoff Shaw (78), a Kaytetye...
Child commissioner quits
Northern Territory children’s commissioner Colleen Gwynne has resigned.
The resignation followed Ms Gwynne reaching a confidential settlement with the NT government after about six months...
Relief for cattle producers
Cattle producers are buoyant following the lifting of export restrictions to Indonesia for northern Australian cattle, with pastoralists now seeking quick action to bring...
Tree fire raises concerns about bushfire plans
Alice Springs town councillor Kim Hopper and local historian Alex Nelson have raised concerns about the protection of significant trees in town, after two...
Cost of going feral
Feral cats and other introduced species are causing widespread destruction across Australia, contributing to the loss of native species and impacting the livelihoods of...
Netballers to represent Territory
Four Alice Springs netballers have been selected to play for the Northern Territory at the upcoming National Netball Championships, with the young stars keen...
