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WELCOME TO TENNANT: Traditional dancers from the Cultural Authority Group Michael Clarke, Kennett Plummer, Ronald PHONE 8962 2655 Plummer Junior and Darius Plummer with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Tennant Creek Airport on Sunday. * Members and bonafide guests only Alice Springs Mazda Showroom Opening August 2018 Visit or call us today for all your Mazda needs. 46 Stuart Highway | Alice Springs NT | 08 8955 4200 CONTACTS AND DEADLINES | Phone: (08) 8962 1040 | Editorial and Letters to the Editor: [email protected] | Advertising: [email protected] | | Accounts: [email protected] | Deadline: 4pm every Tuesday for that Friday’s edition. BUY TICKETS NOW! BUY FESTIVAL T-SHIRT NOW! FOOD VENDORS Register your stall today For all the above go to festival website or come in and see us at Barkly Regional Arts or call 08 8962 2799 VOLUNTEER Can you spare a few hours over the festival to join the volunteer team? Head to Festival website and fill out online ‘volunteer’ form, or call Barkly Arts 08 89622799 to let us know dates/times you could do. Get involved in Dance Hall! Finucane & Smith would love to hear from you if you have an act you could perform! Line dances, tap routines, musicians, singers, poets deadly moves & tunes – traditional and brand new - you name it! We can incorporate ready to go acts, or work with you to shape what you have into an act. PLUS anyone who is interested can learn the finale dance and take part, alongside the performers. All you need to do to be involved in the finale is turn up to the venue one hour before showtime to learn some simple moves! No registration required, just rock up! Contact The Kath Papas, Creative Producer, Finucane & Smith- 0422570837 PIKKA PIKKA-KA [email protected] UNDER 12 KIDS SPACE YAWIRRI SPACE Bring the little ones down for a party each day during the Desert Harmony Festival, 13 - 18 YOUTH SPACE to a space just for them! This colourful space has dress up characters to host each CAMP HARMONY day, a DJ for surprise disco parties, lots of art & music workshops, healthy snacks, Sponsored by Catholic Care NT, this is a hang out space filled with theatre shows and games. creativity at the Desert Harmony Festival. Mon 31st July- Fri 3rd Aug Get hands on and build a cardboard city, paint large murals, make Open 10am - 3pm music, join dance battles and head on in to the silent disco. 3:30pm- 5:30pm Saturday 4th, Sunday 5th & Monday 6th Free BBQ dinner each night. Need a bus pick up? Tennant Creek Transport starts pick-up at 9am Open 3pm - 8pm Saturday 4th, Sunday 5th & Monday 6th Sign up young people, aged Need a bus pick up? Call Stewart Wiley 0409 459 380 10-17 now for SATURDAY AUGUST 4TH CAMP HARMONY. Host - Miss Colourful Way with DJ Charly 10am Essential Oils - Sarah Curran Workshop 3pm -5pm 6pm -7pm 5pm -6pm 7pm -8pm It’s a week of professional arts 10am Connected Beginnings All day art activities and fun Mural Break Battles & Noon Music Playground - Steve Langton Workshop Junk to Funk Silent Disco 1pm Crafts - Miss Colourful Way Arts & Craft activity Painting Hip Hop Dance training with a performance 2pm Hip Hop Dance - Leah & Tom Workshop Steve L. DJ Charly outcome at the Festival. NT Legal Aid Leah & Tom SUNDAY AUGUST 5TH Host: Rio Peeters with DJ Charly 10am Parachute games This year sign up for: 10am Connected Beginnings All day art activities and fun + Essential Oils workshop, friendship bracelet making & radio workshop 10:30am Goldie Locks & the 3 B-Bears Theatre/dance show $5.00 11am Dancing with Dora - DJ workshops Noon Music Playground - Steve Langton Workshop 1pm Crafts - Miss Colourful Way Arts & Craft activity - Guitar/singing workshop 2pm Hip Hop Dance - Leah & Tom Workshop - Hip Hop Dance workshop MONDAY AUGUST 6TH Host: Rio Peeters with DJ Charly - Break battle workshop 10am Parachute games 10:30am Goldie Locks & the 3 B-Bears Theatre/dance show $5.00 11am Painting - First People Disability Network Noon Music Playground - Steve Langton Workshop 1pm Crafts - Miss Colourful Way Arts & Craft activity Call Kathy Burns, 088962 2799 2pm Hip Hop Dance - Leah & Tom Workshop or come into Barkly Regional Arts for a sign up form. 2 TENNANT AND DISTRICT TIMES FRIDAY 27 JULY 2018 news CATCHING $47.99 GREAT NORTHERN SUPER CRISP LAGER UP WITH 24 X 330ML BOTTLES FRIENDS? 30 PACK $49.99 XXXX GOLD 30 X 375ML CANS Photo by CONSTABLE ADRIAN HERTMAN. No injuries $51.99 in rollover CARLTON DRY 24 X 355ML BOTTLES FOUR people are lucky to be alive after their vehicle rolled on Warrego Road last Thurs- day. A 21-year-old male driver and three boys aged 13, 14 and 14, were travelling westbound before the sedan rolled and ended up lying on its roof 2km from Ten- nant Creek. The crash, which occurred at 6:50pm, was reported and police attended. $51.99 Thankfully, all four occupants of the vehicle were uninjured. It is unknown how many times the car rolled but Police COOPERS PALE ALE were able to determine that speed was a contributing 24 X 375ML BOTTLES factor that led to the rollover. Investigations continue, no charges have been laid. Quilt workshops JÄGERMEISTER $ 700ML $55.99 coming to town 46.99 By CAITLIN McMAHON VICTORIA BITTER LOCAL Jenny Kitch- it may lead for them?” 24 X 375ML BOTTLES ing has been work- Generous local, Jean Ci- ing extremely hard vitarese, has donated her JACK DANIEL’S to bring the fantastic registration fee for the TENNESSEE opportunity to learn postponed workshops to WHISKEY 10 the art of decorative support the Girls Guides 700ML PACK quilting and sew- workshop, as she is unable ing skills to Tennant to attend the upcoming Creek. project. 10 $ .99 Coming up in August, Jenny has also consulted PACK 22 EACH Decorative Workshops run with an Indigenous or- by award-winning quilter ganisation to sponsor four Elizabeth Chadwick will women from Epenarra and STRONGBOW be taking place at the CWA Canteen Creek to attend CIDER Hall. the workshops. 10 X 375ML CANS Elizabeth will be assisted The women will gain by friend and avid quil- valuable knowledge and ter, Joy Stinson, and the skills by attending the women will be travelling workshops. from Adelaide to teach One of the skills Eliza- participants sewing skills beth will be teaching is and the basics of decora- paper piecing, and after tive quilting. completing a course with Jenny, who has financed Quiltworx America sev- the project, had previously eral years ago, she became scheduled the workshops one of the first certified to take place in May, but instructors in Australia to $ $ had to postpone them due teach the technique. 34.99 36.99 to lack of response from Jenny fell in love with the community. Elizabeth’s work when she BLACK JIM BEAM She said Elizabeth, Joy met her while on holidays DOUGLAS WHITE LABEL and herself have re-looked in Adelaide. SCOTCH BOURBON at the program and are For those interested 700ML 700ML now offering a 50 per in learning some time- cent discount on the reg- less new skills, you can istration fees to encourage now register to attend the members of the commu- Workshops are being held nity join up. at the CWA Hall Thursday As was previously 9 to Monday 13 August. planned for the work- An Open Day is also shops, the local Girl being held on Wednesday Guides will be given a 8 August for the public to complementary workshop. view some of Elizabeths “It’s a really good oppor- artwork. See more infor- TENNANT CREEK HOTEL tunity for the younger ones mation on the advertise- TENNANT CREEK to be introduced to quilt- ment on page 5. ing and sewing,” Jenny To register, call Jenny Bottlemart supports the responsible service of alcohol. Specials apply 27/7/18 to 7/8/18 BOTTLEMART.COM.AU said. or while stocks last. Price includes GST. on 0428 815 714 or jen- NT_P16_2707_38x5_TDT “And who knows where [email protected]. TENNANT AND DISTRICT TIMES FRIDAY 27 JULY 2018 3 news Festival focus on ‘place and 24-hour Crisis Accommodation, support and referrals for Photo by WILL THOMSON. women and children. TEAM DESERT HARMONY: Barkly Regional Arts’ Georges Bureau, Experiencing Violence? belonging’ Dirk Dickenson, CEO Alan Murn, Jeffrey McLaughlin, Warren H. Wil- liams and, in front, Steve Langton and Kathy Burns in the official Desert In Crisis? Harmony t-shirts which are available for sale. The pictured table will be Too many troubles? By CAITLIN McMAHON one of the musical sculptures Steve is making. SHOWCASING the engaging as ever. talent we have in our re- of Dinner Under the Stars, Tickets for events such Need someone to talk to? best of the Barkly’s Held over four days from gion and the tremendous including a burlesque- as Dinner Under the Stars, Call our Counsellor creative talents and Saturday to Monday, 3-6 community spirit when we themed night where partic- the Culture Tour, Silent providing memorable August, this year’s festival come together.” ipants will be entertained Discos and BAMFest can and exciting experi- focuses on the theme of There is a hefty line- by a burlesque troupe, a also be purchased online.