Tennant Remembers Fallen Heroes
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LMVD 098 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. with Acting Mayor Barkly Regional Council News Noel Hayes Scullion visits Ali Curung for community safety report n early April the Fed- and prevention and divert eral Government Min- young people away from ister of Indigenous the criminal justice system. Affairs Nigel Scullion The community has also Icame to Ali Curung for an been calling for the airstrip important visit. to be sealed for a number I was there, along with the of years. Mayor Steve Edgington Minister Scullion has and Councillor Lucy Jack- agreed to write to the NT son, to welcome Minister Government to find out Scullion to the community. where Ali Curung is placed His visit follows on from on the priority list for air- the alleged sexual assault strip upgrades. of a young boy in Ali Cu- Minister Scullion also rung, along with reports of DISREPAIR: The Sport and Recreation building. heard about the opportu- social dysfunction and a nity to reform the School marked increase in alcohol KEY COLLABORATION: Minister Nigel Scullion, Priorities for Ali Curung in- in a state of disrepair and Council to have greater consumption, violence and second on the left, met with Deputy Mayor Noel clude the need for: not fit for purpose as a community involvement in criminal activity. Hayes, far left, the Mayor Steve Edgington, second l a new multi-purpose sports and recreation facil- their children’s education. During the day-long visit from right, and Council staff. Sports and Recreation ity. Later, Sharen Lake, Catho- Minister Scullion, who building; The basketball courts are lic Care Regional Manager is also a Senator for the about some of the chal- ship with police to help pre- Tennant Creek, gave eve- l an upgrade to the bas- also in a similar state. Northern Territory, met lenges faced by Council’s vent and minimise crime ryone a tour of the new committed Night Patrol and anti-social behaviour ketball courts; and Focusing on community with local police, mem- l childcare facility. bers of the Al Curung Lo- team, including working and keep community mem- sealing of the airstrip infrastructure, such as Council continues in its cal Authority and repre- long and irregular hours, bers out of the judicial sys- The Sports and Recrea- a new sport and recrea- collaboration with both sentatives from Barkly dealing with dangerous tem. tion building is one of those tion building and enclosed the Northern Territory and Regional Council, includ- situations, and cultural dif- We also discussed the old Nissen huts which were basketball courts, provides Australian governments to ing staff from Night Patrol ferences within the patrol Council’s five-year commu- designed as light aircraft an opportunity to increase represent the interests of and Sports & Recreation, team. nity infrastructure program hangars during the First out-of-school-hours activi- our residents and advo- to talk about community He also heard about the which has been driven and World War and used ex- ties for young people. cate for improved facilities safety. great work they are doing. developed through the tensively throughout the It is important to provide and community safety and It was a good opportu- The team has formed a Local Authorities of each Second World War. programs that lean to- better living conditions and nity for the Minister to hear positive working partner- community in the Barkly. Unfortunately, this one is wards early intervention support. Meet Cr Jane Evans Councillor Jane Evans joined the Council in September last year after the NT local government elections and represents the Kuwarrangu Ward. Cr Evans worked in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands of South Australia for many years. She moved to Elliott four years ago where she is the manager of the Elliott Store. Having grown up in the small outback town of Oodnadatta in South Australia, Cr Evans has a strong understanding of the challenges and issues faced by living remotely. She is passionate about the town and the region and is committed to supporting local youngsters with more youth programs and activities. l NO MORE signage is set WHAT’S NEW... to be installed in Purkiss FORWARD THINKING: Mayor Steve Edgington with Reserve as part of an ongo- Senator Nigel Scullion and CEO Steve Moore. l Council received a lot of ing collaboration between great entries for the Dob Council and the NO MORE in a Dumper logo contest. Domestic Violence Cam- Winners will be announced paign. Exploring for the future shortly and invited to the l The Mayor Steve Edgington and Australia. Fencing to the new ex- next Ordinary Council tension of the Tennant Council CEO Steve Moore went to Other information presented during Meeting on Thursday, 31 in Tennant Creek should be Creek Cemetery is well un- Geoscience Australia in Canberra the day included: May to collect prize money l removed, relaxed, retained derway and nearing com- for a presentation and update on the an update on the Mt Isa Super and certificates. or made more restrictive. pletion. The next stage will Northern Australia survey. Basin by the Department of Energy l While in the capital city the Mayor and Environment; The Department of Tour- l The second round of the involve the commencement and CEO met with the Barkly Regional l briefing on the Mining Investment ism and Culture has en- Council’s 2017-18 Commu- of a beautification program. Council’s counterparts from the Mt Isa Outlook from the Minerals Council of gaged Council to complete nity Grants Round opens l The Mayor Steve Edging- City Council, Mayor Joyce McCulloch Australia; a Barkly Visitor Experience on 1 May, 2018. Visit htt- ton and Regional Director and CEO Sharon Ibardolaza, as part l briefing about Northern Australia by Masterplan. The focus is on ps://www.barkly.nt.gov.au Martin Plumb (Department of the Tennant Creek and Mt Isa Cross the Office of Northern Australia; and Tennant Creek and how the for more details. of the Chief Minister) met Border Commission. l an update on water infrastructure recently committed $5.5m l Council waived the Civic with Jemena staff - Paul Both councils joined forces last year by the Department of Agriculture and from the NTG can best be Hall hire fees for the three- Adams, Managing Direc- in a cross border alliance designed Water Resources. spent to support and grow month long Michelangelo tor, Kin Wah Yew, Deputy to bolster economic development and Council is committed to working tourism in the region. A con- Exhibition (7 April-7July) in Managing Director and jobs creation for both regions. collaboratively with the Mt Isa City sultant will be engaged to Tennant Creek as part of its Jonathan Spink, NGP Pro- This alliance dovetails into a multi- Council and both the NT Government complete the plan. commitment to supporting ject Director - to discuss the million dollar Australian Government and the Australian governments to help l Council delivered a writ- the community. Opening progress of the Northern initiative dedicated to boosting develop the economy in relation to ten submission to the Liquor hours: Mon-Sun, 9am-5pm.