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ENNANT & DISTRICT TIMES SAY NO MORE TO www.tdtimes.com.au | Phone (08) 8962 1040 | Email [email protected] FAMILY VIOLENCE Vol. 45 No. 9 FRIDAY 19 MARCH 2021 $1 inc GST CHECK OUT THE TENNANT CREEK RELIEF SUPERMARKET SPECIALS ON PAGE 7 Bad youth, bad youth: What you Gunner do? TENNANT residents are calling on the Northern Territo- on the out-of-control gangs of youth in town. Break-ins are Pauline believes the threat to Tennant is heightened with ry Chief Minister to stop burying his head in the sand now not just limited to the hours of dark – with youth waiting residents’ constant fear bound to cause a major tragedy and come to his hometown and experience the crime for residents to leave the house for exercise or work. putting the town in further disrepute to the nation. issues before a young person is injured or killed. There have been reports of the youth waving cheekily “The kids have been back to my house three times but Local resident Steve Moore is one of a growing list of vic- at the front of homes – heightening the angst of Tennant they now know what time I go for a run and take the dogs tims of crime in Tennant Creek and has been broken into Creek residents. and go to work,” she said. three times, with three more attempted break-ins. The Tennant Times spoke to BRADAAG CEO Pauline “They come to my gate and wave at me. They know nothing “The damage to residents is they don’t feel safe in their Reynolds who was broken into last Thursday morning. can happen to them. People will start taking matters into own homes and there’s nothing the police can do because Pauline runs with her dogs in the early morning before their own hands in a bit and somebody is going to get really the courts just let them go,” said Mr Moore. work. She came home from work mid morning to find her hurt and it will most likely be a young child. In Mr Moore’s role as CEO of the Barkly Regional Council, place ransacked. A stereo was stolen but she cared little “Do we really need Tennant Creek to continue being in he says crime and criminal damage are major issues for about that. It was the box of keepsakes of her 34-year-old such a bad spotlight?” Council. daughter who passed away from bowel cancer last year She begged the Chief Minister to help out towns below “We have had many break-ins and a lot of public assets – left rummaged through – that put a knife through her heart. the Berrimah Line immediately.” damaged and it just goes on and on,” he said. Pauline says Chief Minister Michael Gunner is non-re- Another local resident, Tom Machin, is also at his wits’ end. “Just months ago there was about $80,000 of damage to spondent and leaving Minister for Alcohol Policy Natasha Tom has been broken into twice this year. the Bowls Club and now it’s not available for public use and Fyles and Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services The first was in January when youth broke the screen door we can’t afford to fix it. We have spent tens of thousands of Nicole Manison to answer calls for action. and barged through the main door and the most recent was dollars fortifying building to keep the vandals out. “There’s nowhere safe in Tennant Creek,” she said. last Sunday. “They are not just stealing but destroying everything – it’s “The town is under-resourced - we don’t have enough “I was awake and they spotted me and were spooked, but ridiculous” police officers, police auxiliary liquor inspectors (PALIs) the damage to the doors was to the extent they came off Mr Moore believes the Police are doing all they possibly or public housing safety officers and it’s time they Gunner the hinges,” said Tom. can, however it’s time for the NT Government to take action started deliverying on his promises.” Continued on page 4. BP COMPLEX TENNANT CREEK TURKISH BREAD ROLLS TOASTED – DAILY DEAL!!! NEW VARIETY AVAILABLE! Paterson St, Tennant Creek (08) 8962 2626 @BPTennantCreek Opinion news Published weekly on Fridays PublishedWebsite: weeklywww.tdtimes.com.au on Fridays Website: www.tdtimes.com.au Tennantites feel like hostages Editor: Tash Adams Main officeEditor: phone: Tash Adams(08) 8962 1040 o By CATHERINE GRIMLEY Main officeMobile: phone: 0447 186(08) 636 8962 1040 LIKE a lot of people in town, I was not born here. Email:Mobile: [email protected] 0447 186 636 I am a “southern import” who was dragged up here when NewsEmail: Reporter: [email protected] Catherine Grimley News Reporter: Catherine Grimley my husband got a job at Nobel’s Nob. Mobile: 0409 281 390 I was pregnant at the time and the culture shock of moving Email:Mobile: [email protected] 0409 281 390 Email: [email protected] from a major city to a country town was certainly a unique The views expressed in TENNANT & DISTRICT TIMES are not experience. necessarilyThe views theexpressed views held in TENNANTby the Editor. & AllDISTRICT content isTIMES copyright are andnot That was 35 years ago, and I think I almost qualify as a maynecessarily not be reproducedthe views held without by the permission. Editor. All content is copyright and local these days. may not be reproduced without permission. DINNER GUESTS: Graham Stinson NIGHT OUT: Morgan Lehnert, Rianna Ashton, I have never had anda driver’s Jenny license, Kitching. never seen the need Pauline Reynolds and Ana Beranaliva. A LOCAL PAPER IS ONLY POSSIBLE BY THE for one, so I have always walked almost everywhere. CONTINUINGA LOCAL PAPER SUPPORT IS ONLY OF LOCAL POSSIBLE ADVERTISERS. BY THE Even when my daughter was a teen, we would take our CONTINUING SUPPORT OF LOCAL ADVERTISERS. As a small community newspaper we rely on YOU – the readers, the dogs out for a walk and were never concerned about it as businessesAs a small communityand the organisations newspaper we– to rely keep on usYOU to –date the andreaders, provide the there was nothing to be worried about in Tennant Creek – usbusinesses with the latest and theinformation organisations and news – to breakingkeep us into thedate Barkly and provideregion. there may have been the odd troublemaker (every town us with the latest information and news breaking in the Barkly region. has a couple) but nothing so bad that you had to fear for DEADLINE:DEADLINE: 5pm 5pm each each Wednesday. Tuesday. your safety. EDITORIAL: [email protected] However, in the last 12 months or so, this has changed for EDITORIAL: [email protected] the worse, I still walk most places, and my job means that ADVERTISING:ADVERTISING: [email protected]@tdtimes.com.au I tend to get about a bit, but these days I try to avoid being PrintedPrinted byby NTNT NewsNews -- DarwinDarwin PrintPrint Centre,Centre, 11 PrintersPrinters Place,Place, McMinnMcMinn Street,Street, DarwinDarwin NTNT 0800.0800. out on the street after dark, or even just on dusk. I no longer feel it is safe to be out when large groups of l TDT reporter Catherine Grimley with Acting The Tennant and District young people are wandering the streets with no regard for Prime Minister Michael McCormack last month. Times is published by Jasmin Afianos, 139 others and bad attitudes. dently say I was never scared of them, and some I am still Paterson Street, Tennant Creek NT 0860, and Over the years I have volunteered with community groups friends with to this day. printed by Peter Baldwin, that work with kids and teens, a lot of whom are now parents Tennant Creek needs help (as does Alice Springs), so the Carpentaria themselves. Newspapers, 112 people who live here do not feel like prisoners or hostages Camooweal Street, I never had a problem with any of them, and I can confi- to a bunch of children. Mount Isa Qld 4825. A ROARING PRIDE: Merrin Thompson Ashton, Kim Stewart, Lyndell Allen, Marlene Hicks, Ian Hicks, Ruth Preuss, Kate Foran, Ashley Leeson and Peter Hogan form the committee. Lions Club CONSTRUCTING reminisces a year of BuyYOUR VISION Fresh activities Celebrating 30 years in 2019! at annual Buy Local Providing a safety service for women and their childrenTennant including: & Beyondchangeover is a new local business that can 3 24-hour crisis accommodation dinner purchase THEand Lions Clubsupply of Tennant fresh fruit and vegetables. 3 Outreach Creek held their annual 3 Counselling Changeover Dinner at the Memorial ClubHOW on Satur- TO ORDER 3Safety planning day night. 3 ReferralsSend your email addressPresident to Kate us Foran and gave every Monday evening we will send a product a report of the activities of and price list for you toLions complete over the last year and and return. 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