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WEBSITE w\vw.alicespringsne\vs.com.au :•-. Please call'Chef on 0418525723 or drop your EMAIL [email protected] Box 1613, Alice Springs 0871 resume @ the restaurant. Chief Minister booed By ERWIN CHLANDA and KIERAN FINNANE Chief Minister Clare Martin was subjected to unprecedented anger, with sustained booing and heckling while she spoke to the crowd - a Who's Who of small local busi­ ness - gathered to protest about law and order issues as Parliament opened in Alice on Tuesday. Ms Martin took the microphone to loud boo­ ing, and it didn't get any better, with constant, often vehemently angry, inter­ jections. "I do understand your concerns," she said. "Go and walk our streets in the dark!" came the cry. "We as government have put over the last 12 months considerable ef­ forts into dealing with the long term issues of Alice Springs." Booing, catcalls. Ms Martin got sustained heckling when she men­ NT Government members visibly shaken by the unprecedented hostility displayed towards them in Alice Springs (from left) MLA for MacDonnell Alison tioned the alcohol plan and Anderson, Ministers Delia Lawrie, Marion Scrymgour, Paul Henderson, Syd Stirling (back to camera), Elliot McAdam, Chris Burns, Chief Minister Clare a decrease in consumption Martin, minder John Gaynor and MLA for Stuart Karl Hampton (with glasses). (a minimal 11 %.). "What crap." for the future of the town numbers will be at full to be dealing with the im­ Ms Martin: "Your fu­ Ms Martin: "I'm happy Ms Martin: "Thank you "Look around the camps." strength in the future." mediate problems, which ture is bright." . to meet, if you are available, for coming today." Northside." "When are you going Loud heckling by sev­ we are." "No thanks to you." to talk about these issues in "Oooohhh. Booo! Go Ms Martin: "There are to start?" eral people. "Well then do some­ "If this were Darwin, it more detail." back to Darwin." major plans under way Ms Martin: "Police Ms Martin: "We need thing today." wouldn't be happening." "We're here." CONT. PAGES 10 & 11. ! ALICE SPRINGS NEWS ... the ONLY locally owned newspaper in The Alice. wzssaBSffiassaxmssmawussiBBBBai 3823J8^JSiSZS2!l£g312al££B3BS£3m^ .7«rvi^ar.Mss-„f. ia^«srcraE3OTs^«rrav«r.^yr>£s Zixt^ss. ALICE SPRINGS NEWS - Vol 14, ISSUE 11. April 19, 2007 - Page 1 • Opinion The Larapinta Line has a certain ring to it It cannot be said that for themselves and if not tells motorists that turn­ Don't you need an urban town in the country .•"But a Fran will have ordered ing the rail networks and the vast majority of peo­ for themselves for their ing right will take them to area before you can have city it isn't. Lord Mayor business cards the traffic jams and the toll ple in Alice Springs lack children. the "Eastern Suburbs" and a suburban area? But 24 For those of you who to replace the regular May­ roads that come, with the aspiration. Some towns are aspira­ turning left will lead to the there are, so a sign telling don't get out much, cities oral ones and I know that title of "city". We are an aspiration- tional too and Alice Springs "City Centre". the driver that there are sub­ have traffic and tall build­ there has been discussion I'm not saying that we al lot. In fact most of is a shining example of one Did we steal this sign urbs where I thought only ings and rail networks and as to where to draw Cen­ should be content with our us came here for of these. from somewhere? Should one suburb at best existed importantly a lot more than tral Australia's own ver­ lot. I love the "we can do the opportunities There are in­ the police be called? Was might just be a case of great 30,000 people. sion of the Berrimah Line. anything" attitude of the provided by the dications of this it kids? I assume the sign forward thinking. • Be that as it may, this (I personally think that the town. place. all overthe place. refers to Sadadeen and the But no matter how I try week Alice Springs is "Larapinta Line" has a cer­ I'm just saying a city Former La­ The frustration middle of town. to rationalise it in my mind, I technically the capital of tain ring to it). isn't always something on bor leader Mark with the social The mysterious place can't for the life of me figure the Northern Territory, the So for those of you who which to hang your aspi­ Latham popu­ problems we face names committee has in the out to what city Stott Ter­ capital-being defined as the wish to call us the capital rations. larised the term comes from our last week or so told us that race could lead. seat of government. city now you have your So tomorrow morning "the aspirational want to be bet­ we now have 24 suburbs in Let's drop the aspira­ Parliament is sitting chance. when you drag your aspi­ class" a few years ter. Alice Springs. Twenty four! tional rose coloured glasses here this week and therefore I however see nothing rational body out of bed, go ago. The fact that Are you sure? for just a second. we are the capital. Hooray! wrong with Alice Springs outside, breath in the fresh Sure he also business owners With a population of Alice Springs is a bril­ Many of you will be think­ being a town. air and think how good it popularised being are the spokes- thirty thousand I'm not sure liant town. In fact it could ing "well, about bloody There's nothing wrong is to live in a small out- a bit of a nutter people for social we need so many. well be the finest remote time". in my mind with not hav­ . back town. and self implod­ change reflects in ing in front of a very, real way, the entire nation the economic as­ Letters but credit where pirations of the it's due. town. The aspirational class, My favourite indicator, according to Latham, is a however, is a little simpler. sub-section of'the lower It is four words which con­ middle class. veys our aspirational nature A group of people go­ louder to me than any protest What has permit system aehieved? ing about their business in or petition. order to make life socailly There is a road sign near and economically better the Barra on Todd which Sir,- Has the permit unwanted and unwarranted Mr Magnay talked Springs Town Council put forward by the people system to go onto Aborigi­ violations of privacy, and I about "smacking a child's elected members, North­ of Alice Springs to tackle nal land gone past its used- have no doubt they will af­ bum" and that incorporates ern Territory Government crime in the town. by date? . ford the same protection on exactly the same type of vi­ and Federal elected mem­ Government inaction is After more than two Aboriginal Homelands and sion I am talking about. bers for Central Australia, part of the reason why Alice TALK OF THE TOWN decades of permits, today to those who live there. Children embody the Northern Territory Police, residents have been forming there is a steady exodus Bold visionary leader­ potential (both good and representatives from In­ into community groups and from the permit protected ship will be required if we bad) of our society and so digenous organisations, taking to the streets. areas into the urban centres. are to have such a paradigm we continually look back representatives from Alice The Chief Minister Almost everyone out there shift. We would need to ei­ on our own experiences, to Springs Youth organisa­ should already be thinking NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK- RAGE AND RIDE is aware of, and wants ac­ ther convince or replace the inform our current attitudes tions and the Northern Terri­ long and hard about the type The first Alice Springs Rage and Ride event is being cess to, the health, educa­ more timid of the gatekeep­ in hope of building a bet­ tory Licensing Commission of strategies her government held on Friday 20 April from 4 - 7pm at the Alice tion, and materiel benefits ers, but it could be done. ter future. to name a few. will be willing to adopt. Springs Skate Park, as part of National Youth Week. on offer within the larger Without the artificial I'm not advocating in I am positive that our en­ I predict that at the very tire community shares one This free community event will include breathtaking community.