Tag: Alice Springs 0870
The future of Aboriginal outstations considered
The NT Minister for Central Australia says the government can't continue to fund many remote outstations. [MORE]
Wait continues for Tennant sobering up shelter funds
The chief executive of Tennant Creek's drug and alcohol service says he is still waiting for government funding to build a new sobering up shelter.[MORE]
Alice council seeks security cameras input
The Mayor of Alice Springs says concerned community members should apply to be part of a steering committee on security cameras in the CBD.[MORE]
November weather breaks central Aust records
Unusual weather in central Australia has seen several records broken during November, with new rainfall records set at Undoolya, Kulgera, Curtin Springs, Wallace Rockhole and Palm Valley.[MORE]
Search intensifies for man missing at Uluru
NT Police intensifying a search for a man missing at Uluru since late last week.[MORE]
Qld Health rejects intervention influx claims
Qld Health says there's no evidence many Indigenous people are moving to Mount Isa to escape the NT intervention. [MORE]
Victorian man missing at Uluru
NT police release the name and a photo of a Victorian man missing at Uluru. [MORE]
$11.6m expansion planned for Alice jail
The Superintendent of the Alice Springs Correctional Centre says the prison will spend $11.6 million expanding, due to rising inmate numbers.[MORE]
Alice council seeks federal funds for library rebuild
Alice Springs Town Council will be putting in a submission to win Federal Government funding to rebuild the town library.[MORE]
Tennant police see dry town law results
Tennant Creek police say dry town laws appear to be working. [MORE]
Legal action launched against NT coroner
Lawyers acting for the family of a 72-year-old dementia patient who died in a remote nursing home last year have launched legal action against the Northern Territory coroner.[MORE]
Council continues camp dog shake-up
The Alice Springs Town Council's ranger unit will start microchipping and tagging camp dogs in Abbotts Camp within the next fortnight.[MORE]
Food festival promotes healthy eating
The manager of the Engawala Store, 170 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs, says a fruit and vegetable extravaganza held at the store on Thursday was a great success and will be repeated throughout the coming year.[MORE]
Teens charged over $55k sex shop theft
Two Alice Springs teenagers have been charged for stealing $55,000 worth of property from an adult store.[MORE]
Warlpiri training program 'an inspiration'
The head of the Central Land Council says a development program specifically for young Warlpiri people is an inspiring example for other Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and around Australia. [MORE]
Minister plays down domestic violence law concerns
The Northern Territory Minister for Children and Families says the concerns of women's shelters about a new mandatory domestic violence reporting law are counteracted by overwhelming statistics.[MORE]
NT Govt backs solar farm federal subsidy
The NT Government welcomes federal funding for half the cost of a new solar farm planned for Alice Springs.[MORE]
Yuendumu enjoys pool paradise
The manager of a new remote community pool says having a pool is like having a little piece of paradise.[MORE]
Concern about race relations in the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Opposition says relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are "degrading" throughout the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Alice Springs goes solar
Construction of a solar power station in Alice Springs will begin in February next year.[MORE]
Woman charged over town camp bashing
A 34-year-old woman in Alice Springs has been charged with aggravated assault causing serious harm on a man at Little Sister's town camp early on Sunday morning.[MORE]
Opposition stresses urgency in Alice crime fight
The Opposition spokesman for regional development says it is urgent that central Australian Government ministers work together to combat a crisis in law and order and antisocial behaviour.[MORE]
Survey reveals uranium mine business support
The results of a survey conducted by the Alice Springs Chamber of Commerce show businesses would be happy to see the development of a uranium mine south of the town.[MORE]
Qantas problems in Alice Springs
The Transport Safety Bureau is investigating another "serious incident" involving a Qantas passenger jet, after a plane nearly stalled while landing in Alice Springs.[MORE]
Alice Springs aldermen call for more police
The NT Government says crime in Alice Springs isn't serious enough for a special police taskforce.[MORE]
