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COMMUNITY SPIRIT
But it’s also far more than that – the much-loved resort, entertainment and dining venue is also a key part of the community’s social life.
The casino resort supports a wide range of sporting, community and business groups in many ways.
Mindil Beach Casino Resort General Manager Sean Knights says: “The partnerships we are...
BLAZING A TRAIL
Asinate Bradbury was named the Austin Asche Apprentice of the Year after leaving a career in finance to learn a trade.
She has completed her Certificate III in Engineering and started a Certificate III in Heavy Vehicle Mechanical Technology.
She is also a strong advocate for the Territory’s vocational education and training sector....
LIA FINOCCHIARO
Lia Finocchiaro has enjoyed – and endured – one of the most remarkable political journeys in Northern Territory history.
For a few days not so long ago, it seemed as though she would be the loneliest person in the Territory, the only CLP Member of the 25-strong Legislative Assembly facing a phalanx of Labor.
Today, she is the Chief...
REACHING OUT
There is a special place in the hearts of the Northern Territory's people. It is a place that is a wellspring of sympathy for people who have been afflicted by tragedy and disaster.
That place in Territory hearts is the source of compassion, a desire to help others who are suffering the consequences of disastrous events. It springs from full...
AIRPORT’S LIFE-SAVING ROLE AFTER CYCLONE
The role of the airport was critical – from bringing in relief workers and crucial medical and food supplies to evacuating women and children, and keeping Darwin connected with the outside world.
Long-term airport employee and history buff Bob Calaby says of the coordinated and community-focussed response: “It was a massive and united...
REMEMBERING Tracy
The total cost of Tracy in 1974 was estimated to have been $837 million. Accounting for inflation, that would be more than $8 billion today.
Wind gusts reached 217 km/h before the anemometer at Darwin Airport was destroyed
255mm of rain fell in 12 hours overnight, 14 mm in the two half-hour periods on either side of the eye of the...
NEVILLE PANTAZIS CYCLONE TRACY SURVIVOR
Neville Pantazis was 15 when Cyclone Tracy came to town.
The family was living on Ross Smith Avenue – Paul (Napoleon in Cypriot) and mum Irene, nee Kanaris, sister Paula, with cousin Angelo Angeli, a relative from Cyprus, and his pregnant wife Hariklia.
During the “eye” of the cyclone, Paul, who is now 93, and Angelo went to his...
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
What I have found fascinating is that Tracy has become a defining milestone in Territory history. Those who were here are changed because of it, those who were kids, such as Frank Gohier, reflect on it in an artistic way. I even met a local from Wurrumiyanga when I was at the Nguiu Club and I asked him how old he was and he responded: “I’m a...
REMEMBERING Tracy
Cyclone Tracy, which hit Darwin in the small hours of Christmas Day 1974, killed 66 people and devastated 80 per cent of the city.
In the days and weeks following the disaster, most of the traumatised population left the city.
On 28 February 1975 the Whitlam government established the Darwin Reconstruction Commission, which effectively...
SMC MARINE WORKS MAGIC AT MANDORAH
It’s constructing a ferry service marina at Mandorah, the red-hot fishing paradise on the opposite side of the harbour to Darwin.
The $63 million Northern Territory Government-funded project is supporting numerous local jobs and includes:
• protected boat harbour to enable safe ferry berthing/passenger access, and boat ramp access...
SUPER SIX SET FOR SUCCESS
The program is an innovative collaboration jointly funded by Prelude FLNG, operated by Shell, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade and Charles Darwin University and GTNT Group.
The aim is to create employment and training opportunities for Territorians by offering sustainable employment pathways while also addressing skill...