
360 with Katie Woolf
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Tourism NT Chief Marketing Officer Tony Quarmby says the Million Dollar Road Trip initiative was a success with two teachers winning $10,000, yielding almost 56,000 entries from visitors and locals exploring the NT
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Universities Australia CEO Luke Sheehy says universities are already doing it tough with proposed caps on international student numbers set to do further damage, adding that NT greatly benefits from the cohort when it comes to employment and the economy
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Remembering Cyclone Tracy Committee Chair Richard Creswick says it’s holding four events in the lead up to Christmas for the 50th anniversary Cyclone Tracy including a story telling event and unveiling of its frangipani memorial at East Point
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Palmerston Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell says Goyder Square is being transformed into a Christmas Wonderland again with a number of new features this year
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Health Minister Steve Edgington says has announced a continuation of funding for the NT’s movement disorders specialist nurse to 2025/2026 after hearing the concerns of the NT’s Parkinson's support group
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Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson says a new masterplan for Anzac Oval will put the community at ease and he hopes work will commence quickly, also adding he’s keen to meet with the new Cabinet especially heading into Summer, when crime typically gets worse
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Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Dr John Coyne says having Japanese forces train alongside US Marines and the ADF in Northern Australia is great news for the NT, which also recently hosted Defence Ministers from those countries for trilateral talks
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Cyclone Tracy survivor Antony Bullock says City of Darwin is insisting he get public liability insurance to protest at a VIP event to unveil the sculpture for the Cyclone’s 50th anniversary, claiming Council is digging its heels in because it doesn’t want them there
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Transport Workers Union NT Branch President Sam McIntosh says the installation of driver protection screens on all NT buses is a welcome step in improving safety, but he’d also like to see more transit safety officers across the network
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Commander Danny Bacon says a woman was sexually assaulted while walking her dog in Moulden last night and officers this morning arrested a 27-year-old man, who is not known to the victim in relation to the alleged attack
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AFANT CEO David Ciaravolo says an assessment has found Golden Snapper stocks in Greater Darwin are depleting as a result of chronic under investment in fisheries management
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Minister for Logistics and Infrastructure Bill Yan says driver protection screens have now been installed on all buses in the Darwin and Alice Springs network, enhancing safety for everyone using public transport
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Parkinsons NT Support Group Coordinator Jean Jagst is concerned the NT will soon lose a specialist movement disorder nurse who’s been making a big difference to patients when Federal funding runs out if the NT Government doesn’t continue to fund the role
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AFL NT Chair Sean Bowden says the Gold Coast SUNS will play two games in Darwin next year, which have been timed to coincide with Bass in the Grass, adding that the Melbourne Football Club will play in Alice Springs
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Empire Energy Chief Executive Alex Underwood says drilling has begun on as part of the Carpentaria pilot project which has been given the green light to move into production, with gas to flow into the pipeline next year
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City of Darwin CEO Simone Saunders says an event permit is required to hold a protest and an application by survivors planning to boycott the Council’s Cyclone Tracy events has been rejected as the requirements haven’t been met
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NT Major Events Company Acting CEO Trevor Cox says it was a mutual decision to end the Parramatta Eels contract as NT’s national rugby league team after 12 years, with talks already underway to secure a new club
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Opposition Leader Selina Uibo says the party is prepared to work with the NT Government to address domestic violence with eight women allegedly killed by their partners in the NT since July
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Local mum Tegan Cann shares her experience after staying at Ronald McDonald House in Sydney while her son underwent heart surgery while McDonald's Coordinator Peta Doodee explains how people can support the charity on McHappy Day this Saturday
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Amber NT President Tayla Peters says an early payment of $58,000 from the NT Government will sustain the service until the end of the year but then it’ll be back to square one having already cut staff wages to try and stay afloat
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The Week That Was – 15th November 2024
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Helping People Achieve Acting CEO Stephanie Ransome says its contract with City of Darwin for the Trash and Treasure shop at Shoal Bay will end in January adding that supported workers with disabilities will be able to transition to the new operator
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Activate Darwin Executive Director Jo Smallacombe says 55 floats, a record number, from local schools, dance and sporting groups are set to take part in the Darwin Christmas Pageant this Saturday
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Health Minister Steve Edgington has committed to bring forward funding for Amber NT, which has a five year funding agreement with the NT Government to help the vital service continue to support Territory families after the loss of a child
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Senior Sergeant Meacham King says a TRG counter-terrorism exercise at the old Peary Street studios was a rare opportunity to put the unit’s tactical skills to the test with staff playing the role of hostages
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Department of Logistics and Infrastructure Chief Executive Louise McCormick explains how the car registration freeze and free driver's license renewal for 12 months will work
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City of Darwin CEO Simone Saunders says the Council is partnering with developer DCOH on the new $150 million Civic Centre and explains why HPA’s contract to run the Shoal Bay Trash and Treasure Shop is not being renewed
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Education Minister Jo Hersey says truancy officers will engage with families to get kids attending school before issuing fines of $370 or garnishing it from their welfare payments
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Darwin Triathlon Club’s Chris Galati says a progressive triathlon kicks off this Friday with a swim, followed by a ride on Saturday at Hidden Valley and then a 2.5km run in the afternoon in a bid to entice more people to get involved with the club
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NT Health Pediatrician Doctor Bianca Middleton says RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for children under 6 months old, with free vaccines for the virus set to become available from next year
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Amber NT Chair Taylah Peters says the group, which provides vital support to local families who have lost a child, needs urgent community support to help it stay afloat, having exhausted all other funding avenues
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Assistant Commissioner Matt Hollamby says police have received two new planes which are used to deploy teams to remote areas quickly, adding that a 20-year-old man has been arrested after a taxi driver was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen overnight
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CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman says it’s bracing for a $25 million hole in its budget next year from the loss of international student fees stemming from the Commonwealth’s cap on numbers, with around 25 redundancies on the cards
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Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says the Prime Minister is failing to keep the country’s borders secure after the arrival of foreign nationals on Croker Island, adding there have now been 23 people smuggling attempts since Labor came to power
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The Salvation Army’s Sally Courtney says there’s increasing demand for assistance amid the cost-of-living crisis with Territorians encouraged to dig deep to support this year’s Christmas food and gift appeal
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Cyclone Tracy survivor Joan Fitzsimmons explains how her family’s Christmas festivities turned into chaos and destruction when Cyclone Tracy hit, with photos captured by her father featured in a new exhibition for the 50th anniversary
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Senior Sergeant Meacham King says the TRG are running a counter-terrorism exercise in Darwin CBD tomorrow based on a scenario where the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader are taking part in a debate, during which terrorists take people hostage and start making demands
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Darwin’s Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis says an event on November 29 to meet the artist of the kinetic sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy is still going ahead, with about 100 people attending including some survivors
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NT Corrections Commissioner Matthew Varley says detainees who damaged seven bedrooms at the new Holtze youth detention centre were sharing notes and swapping tips about vulnerabilities
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Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is visiting NT schools and hopes to inspire kids to follow their passion and dreams and generate interest in STEM fields
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Katherine Outback Experience’s Tom Curtain says he’s humbled to win two awards at the Tourism industry’s night of nights, explaining how it all started out for him with no one attending his first show to now touring the country with a big support team as a Territory icon
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Darwin RSL Vice President Dan “Tank” Tellam explains the importance of Remembrance Day, reading out a poem with parting words from a fallen diggers and pays tribute to veterans doing it really tough
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Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says $200,000 damage to the new Holtze youth detention centre shows the level of lawlessness the government is dealing with, cementing the decision to move Youth Justice under the jurisdictions of NT Corrections
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Telstra’s Regional General Manager Nic Danks has apologized for any impacts on RDH from upgrades to the Tiwi tower, saying the work has now been completed ahead of schedule and he acknowledged that text messages were not sent out to inform people of the outage
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AMA NT President Dr Robert Parker says medical staff can now make calls at Royal Darwin Hospital after a Telstra outage to upgrade the Tiwi tower but there are still issues with text messages and he’s hoping for better planning by the Telco in the future
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The Week That Was – 8th November 2024
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DAF Senior Technical Officer Teagan Haby says a local Indigenous group and students were invited to pick excess mangoes from a research project in Katherine last week, learning about harvesting the fruit
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Darwin’s Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis responds to the concerns of Cyclone Tracy survivors about a secret event being held on November 29 to unveil the kinetic sculpture, which survivors say they’ve been excluded from
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Cyclone Tracy Survivor Robyn Cooper-Radke says many survivors feel betrayed by City of Darwin over its plans for the 50th anniversary of the cyclone and are questioning whether they attend commemorations
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Cyclone Tracy Survivor Antony Bullock claims the City of Darwin Council is holding a secret event to unveil its kinetic sculpture at Bundilla Beach after major backlash and is excluding survivors, inviting only media and dignitaries
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