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Young women embrace healthYOUNG women in Tennant Creek learned to put them-selves first as part of a Women’s Health Week event at Juno Horse Centre this week.

Around 45 girls from local primary and high schools had a blast participating in multiple workshops crafted to raise awareness on the importance of maintaining good health.

With the theme “The health of those we love starts with us,” this

year’s theme encouraged women to take the time to put themselves first. The girls took part in a cooking class, soap making, dance therapy, bush medicine making, friendship bracelet crafting and PVC pipe painting, all while learning about topics such as smoking educa-tion, self care, emotional management, respectful relationships and education on consent, sexual health and ear health.

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CHIEF Minister Mi-chael Gunner will be in Tennant Creek to-day to meet with local business people.

Member for Barkly Gerry McCarthy said the Chief Minister would meet with representatives from local businesses, the Bark-ly Regional Economic Development Committee and stakeholders.

“The Territory Labor Government’s Boundless Possible campaign and our Population Strategy will head the agenda,” he said.

“There are multiple op-portunities for local busi-nesses in Tennant Creek and the wider Barkly re-gion to benefit from these two plans that are designed to grow our economy and our communities by en-

couraging people to in-vest, do business, live and work here.

“The number one prior-ity of our Government is to create local jobs and attracting more people to live in areas such as the Barkly means more jobs,

a stronger economy and more GST revenue.”

Mr McCarthy said the Chief Minister would also discuss the Tennant Creek Community Safety Action Plan.

The luncheon will be held at Woks Up.

Michael Gunner. Gerry McCarthy.

Chief Minister in town to talk local business

POLICE were kept busy on the weekend af-ter a number of teenagers were arrested for a spate of crimes in Tennant Creek on the weekend.

Around 11pm Saturday night, the beginning of what would be a very chaotic night for local officers, Police received a report of an alleged aggravated assault at the Tennant Creek BP.

Police say an employee locked the doors after spotting two males, aged 18 and 13, shoplifting.

The 13-year-old managed to flee the store, but the 18-year-old was caught inside and started to throw cans of drink at the employee and also punched him in the face.

On arrival to the service station, Police saw a large number of persons yelling in the bushland, before retreating.

The 18-year-old was charged with assault to worker, stealing and criminal damage.

Just hours later at 1:30am, there was a break-in at the ANZ Bank.

Police attended and gave chase to a 14-year-old male, who spat at police once arrested.

He was charged with damage to property, unlawful entry and assault to police.

About an hour later, Police received a report that a 13-year-old male was walking around with a stolen firearm.

The boy was arrested and the .22 calibre firearm was recovered without incident.

Police believe the gun was stolen by the 13-year-old and others during a home break-in earlier that night.

A witness said her family was woken by gunshots in the early hours of Sunday morning.

“It was quite frightening because we could tell it wasn’t far from our house,” she said.

“We didn’t really know what was happening.”The witness said Police arrived at the scene promptly.The 13-year-old was charged with three counts of

stealing, three counts of unlawful entry, possessing ammunition, possessing and using a firearm without

a licence, recklessly endangering life, discharging a firearm and going armed in public.

A 15-year-old was also charged with possessing and using a firearm, carrying and exposed firearm in public and going armed in public.

Early Sunday morning, Police received yet another report of a break-in, this time at the Lone Star Service Station.

It was alleged that three males forced their way into the closed service station through the front doors, causing considerable damage.

They stole cigarettes, lighters, gum, mints, and a dona-tion jar from the counter.

Police say the offenders are still at large and investiga-tions were continuing.

Tennant Creek Lone Star Manager Tanya Battle said CCTV footage showed three people breaking in through the front door at 3:22am.

She said the offenders stole around $1,000 worth of cigarettes, confectionery, the SES donation tin, lighters and destroyed the front door.

“It delayed our opening because we had to wait for the Police to come, and then clean up and get a door operational again so we could actually open to the public,” said Tanya.

“So we’ve lost trade. We didn’t open until around 8:30-8:45am when we usually open at 6am.”

“Just before the break-in, CCTV captured a group of 15-20 youths walking past the front of the shop.

“You know, what the heck are they doing out at 3:15am in the morning?”

Tanya believes that one of the three offenders looked like one of the offenders involved in another break-in to her store that occurred earlier this year.

She said that Police were as helpful as they could be.“They were scrambling like us and under the pump,”

she said.Investigations continue for all crimes committed over

Saturday night and Sunday morning. Anyone with information on these incidents can call Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Teens arrested in local crime spree

THE welfare of Tennant Creek’s children remains in the national spotlight after a three-year-old girl was allegedly indecently assaulted last Friday afternoon.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Townsville that the alleged assault made his “heart cry”.

“It’s important that the law enforce-ment authorities and others who are dealing with that situation on the

ground do just that,” he said.A 50-year-old was charged with in-

decent dealing with a child and gross indecency without consent.

The man, who was on bail at the time of the alleged offence, remains in custody after appearing at the Tennant Creek Local Court earlier this week.

The case is currently under investiga-tion by police and Territory Families.

Man charged with alleged indecent assault of toddler

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THE Memo Club is hosting two in-credible parties this weekend with in-ternational DJ Charly Templar provid-ing eclectic beats.

DJ Charly T is not only world renowned for the music he creates, but also for using his music as a tool to assist the under-privileged and empower youth worldwide.

After being chosen in 2010 to deejay at a private event for the Dutch DJ Tiesto, Charly has gone on to support numerous superstars on stage and has played at private VIP events for former prime minister’s Kevin Rudd and

Tony Abbott.He will be deejaying for the Memo’s Blue

Party at 9pm tonight and the Black and White Party tomorrow night.

Functions Manager Danielle Withers expect both nights will be big and the weekly Friday night member’s draw has been increased to a one-off $9,000 to celebrate the momentous occasions.

“DJ Charly is probably one of the biggest names that we’ve had this year,” she said.

“We’re really lucky to have secured him. He’s come here because he likes to help out

remote communities.“It’s a great opportunity for people in Ten-

nant Creek to come and see something they wouldn’t normally see in our town.”

Born in Cameroon, DJ Charly is now based in Australia.

He lived Arnhem Land for six years where he ran a program to educate youth on the damaging effects of smoking, and moved to Katherine last year, where he now works with children from remote communities.

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By CAITLIN McMAHON

HOW much longer do we have to put up with the Mayor’s shameless self pro-motion?

Mr Everywhere is all over social media but his ‘snapshot of achieve-ments’ spiel in the Tennant Times (TDT 31/8/2018) last week was just too, too much.

Sorry, but ’advocating’ and ‘lobbying’ are not achievements.

To advocate is to ‘recom-mend a cause’ and to lobby is to ‘seek to influence’. All the Mayor has done, or claims to have done, is to make suggestions.

According to Mayor

Edgington’s dictionary, that must make children incredible achievers. They lobby for junk food, they lobby to stay up at night and they advocate for iPads and to be able to do whatever they please.

I don’t think this new-definition lobbying is breaking any boundaries. I

think it is egotistic, narcis-sistic, annoying behaviour.

Why wouldn’t the May-or congratulate the real achievers on behalf of the Council? Is it because his political affiliations and political ambitions would make the words stick in his throat?

What’s wrong with the rest of the councillors, who let him get away with this garbage? Has anyone in the Pyramid got a spine?

As someone who has lived in the town for many years, I am really sick of seeing politics take pre-cedence over people. The councillors and (especial-ly) the Mayor are all well paid to sit on Council. So

you’d think that they could get on with the job and ac-tually achieve something, not just hijack the achieve-ments of others.

I’m certain our May-or must have genuine achievements to gloat about.

Such as, at the very first meeting of the current Council an amendment was made to the Presiden-tial Protocol Policy to al-low the Mayor “usage of a Council vehicle (including all fuel and running costs) Australia wide for official duties, including reason-able personal use.” Previ-ously this was limited to the Northern Territory.

Now that’s quite an

achievement but it failed to make the year’s Snap-shot of Achievements. I wonder why.

Perhaps the Mayor could take out another advertise-ment in the local paper letting us know why he needs use of the Council vehicle outside the North-ern Territory; where he has travelled and how often; whether the travel was classified under ‘official duties’; and whether the Council paid the fuel and running costs associated with the travel.

Go on, I dare all the councillors to tell the truth.

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A NEW committee has come to the rescue of the Tennant Creek Children’s Tree event which held an uncertain future.

A last-chance AGM to save the day was held recently and a whole new team of volunteers has stepped up to take over from long-serving committee members.

The new committee is headed by Grant Melzer and made up of 10 other members of the community who wanted Tennant Creek children to continue to experience the joy of Christmas for years to come.

They are: Rebecca Way (vice chairperson), Emilie Puckett (secretary), Sarah Curran (treasurer) and Jeff McLaughlin, Natasha Nichols, Randall Gould, Sid Vashist, Alba Brockie and Rochelle Wildman.

“It’s all a go ahead and everything is continuing on as normal,” said Grant.“It’s going to be a really smooth transition between the old committee and

the new committee thanks to the help of the old committee.“There’s no-one that sits on the current committee that has been on the

previous one, so it’s a completely fresh start.“But there’s still going to be the old committee members helping in the

background as well.”Former secretary of 12 years, Libby Lavery, said the outgoing committee

congratulated the new team and wished them the best for the future.“And just a reminder to everyone, help is always needed and greatly ap-

preciated in the lead up to, and on the day,” said Libby.

Volunteers save kids’ Xmas event

A TENNANT Creek woman in court for break-and-enter and assault had a long history of alcohol abuse and addiction.

Justice Martin said the woman, who the Tennant Times has declined to name, had a “sad and distressing his-tory” and over the years had sustained serious injuries - including a broken back - and was sexually assaulted for many years at the hands of her ex-partner.

The woman was in court because she had broken into the Visitor Informa-tion Centre at Battery Hill, damaging a door lock in the process.

During the break-in, last November, she stole cash, Coke, water and wine.

Later that evening she returned to the centre with a co-offender, intend-ing to steal more items but when she found the door had been properly locked she smashed a window.

Armed with beer and other refresh-ments, the woman fled when an alarm was triggered as she moved near the cash register.

The woman’s movements were captured on CCTV and when she was arrested four days later she made detailed admissions to the police.

She was granted bail, but four weeks later she breached the bail conditions as well as a trespass notice when she attacked her former partner at the place where he worked and lived in staff accommodation.

The woman was intoxicated when

she climbed a fence, entered the premises and armed herself with a serrated-edged knife.

Even though the man shut his bed-room door, she kicked it and when the door partially opened she man-aged to reach through and stab his torso. On the way out, she picked up a mop bucket and threw it through the window.

The owner of the premises found the woman hiding in a carport in the same street. Asked if she had smashed the window, the woman admitted it and apologised. But then she turned on her, calling her an “old white c…” and “four eyes”. She accused her of having an affair with her ex-partner and as police approached she shoved the woman in the chest, causing her to stagger backwards and almost fall.

Justice Martin said the woman’s offences were serious and far too common.

“Our community is deeply disturbed by these types of crimes, particularly crimes of violence involving the use of weapons,” he said.

The woman was sentenced to two years but had already served seven and a half months.

Justice Martin suspended the sen-tence forthwith, warning the woman that she was on probation.

She was banned from buying or drinking alcohol for 18 months and a string of other conditions was imposed.

Suspended sentence for woman on assault and steal charges

Former BRADAAG boss in courtSTEWART Naylor and Anna Costello faced court in Alice Springs again this week.

Naylor is facing eight charges of obtaining benefit by deception and Costello is facing three charges for the same offence.

The charges relate to the matters at the couple’s previous place of employ-ment at BRADAAG where hundreds of thousands of dollars, or more, were allegedly misappropriated.

Mr Naylor managed the drug and alcohol rehabilitation service for nine years.

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A BOOKLET landed on my desk titled, “Tennant Creek Kids: The Beginning of 1000 Children’s Voices.”The narrative starts with positives about living in Tennant Creek and how the town is small therefore everyone is somewhat connected.The introductory text resonates, ‘What our children love most about Tennant Creek, is our families, as family means everything.’However Page 3 opens with the obliga-tory and almighty BUT!“But sometimes it can be really hard living in Tennant Creek as there is not much to do and few places that are SAFE and FUN, especially at night,” the booklet reads.The next two pages document Tennant Creek social and cultural problems, through the eyes and ears of our children like drinking alcohol, drunks, drugs, swearing, screaming, bullying, fighting, littering and break and enters!Football gets a mention on page 5, “Sometimes there are also fights at our football games.”The next three pages provide insight into solutions around child safety from the perspective of young people and the final prophetic paragraph highlights, our children of today will be the adults of tomorrow and the need to write the next chapter together.This little book screams from its pages that significant adults, family members, parents and grandparents need to ‘wake up’ and ‘walk the walk’ not continue with pathetic blaming where it’s always someone else’s fault.Another alleged sexual assault of a young child in our town last week should strike fear into our hearts demanding each and every one ‘step up’ and take re-sponsibility for our families and children.For those needing help, education, awareness and guidance in protecting

children, I strongly recommend the Braveheart’s organisation.“Braveheart’s specialise in providing personal safety education programs for children as well as tailored child protection training packages to support, encourage and nurture a culture of child protection within organisations working with and providing support to young people.”The Braveheart’s, “suite of education and training programs have been profes-sionally developed and are highly trusted and acclaimed by teachers, parents and organisations nationwide.”“By empowering children with personal safety skills and training adults in child protection, we can create child safe environments and make Australia the safest place in the world to raise a child,” Braveheart.For parents, access Braveheart’s infor-mation and resources to help you talk to your child about personal safety.For organisations, access Braveheart’s training and support to make your busi-ness, organisation or community group child safe.For professionals, access Braveheart’s training for teachers, carers and educa-tors working with children and practitio-ners wishing to expand their knowledge.Child Protection is everyone’s business!Important note; If you are wishing to make a client or personal referral to Braveheart’s counselling or case man-agement services, please use the Online Referral Form or contact the team on 1800 272 831.

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From page 1.Tennant Creek Health Promoting School Nurse, Rebecca Way, said the day

went extremely well.“It was a lovely day for females to get together and discuss female health,”

she said.“The girls especially loved the soap making workshop run by Keara Storey

Baker. “Some of the girls actually missed out on it, so I’m bringing Keara back on

Friday to the school so they can to do it.Also a favourite of the girls were the cooking classes, where bliss balls and

healthy wraps were whipped up.Women’s Health Week partnered with STARS Foundation, Department of

Education, Department of Health, SARC, Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge, Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation, Central Australian Women’s Legal Service, CatholicCare NT, Alba Broke and NT Hearing to deliver the Tennant Creek girls a wonderful day.

“It wouldn’t have happened without all the organisations who came together to bring about the event,” said Rebecca.

“The STARS Foundation ladies did a heap of work to bring it all together.” “They did all the pick-ups, a lot of the cooking and got all the permissions

letters out to the parents.”

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Central Australia Disability Services (CADS) has been facilitating and fostering the valued status of people with disabilities in the Tennant Creek community since 2017. Tennant Creek is a part of the Barkly Region, and is located 500km north of Alice Springs.CADS is a part of a larger agency that has been supporting people in local communities since 1979, recognising the value of having locally based staff who are a part of the community. Our goal is to ensure all people with a disability are able to participate in the community by connecting people to the best resources, advice and information about disability support in Tennant Creek.Reporting to the Senior Support Coordinator, the Support Coordinator will facilitate and coordinate the implementation of supports in a participant’s plan including informal, funded, mainstream and community supports, ensuring all services are participant directed.Key responsibilities of the Support Coordinator:• Manage and coordinate services for NDIS funded client or brokered support clients to a high standard and within legislative, funding and CADS policy requirements;• Ensure all services operate in a consultative and collaborative manner;• Provide individualised support coordination and monitor service delivery to ensure it is in accordance with the participant’s NDIS plan;• Ensure that supports build the capacity of the person to manage the impact of their disability on their life and wellbeing;• Research, coordinate and manage a range of supports to suit individual needs across multiple providers;• Establish and manage stakeholder relationships with community partners across disability services, mental health services, carer support activities, and mainstream services;• Maintain accurate and up to date client records on a daily basis;• Write comprehensive reports for each client as required.Essential Criteria:• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, or other allied health, developmental educator, social or health science profession;• Demonstrated experience in working with people with a disability who have complex needs;• Knowledge of the NDIS, including eligibility and development of appropriate plans;• High degree of conflict resolution and negotiation skills;• Excellent time management skills, with experience working autonomously;• Demonstrated experience in writing case notes, reports, and maintaining data in a CRM system• Current Driver’s License, Working with Children Check (N.T. Ochre Card), National Police Check and First Aid Certificate.The Successful Applicant:• We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly resilient, motivated individual with excellent communication skills. As the successful applicant you will have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, be highly organised and results driven. This position would suit someone with a happy disposition with a high work ethic; our culture is one of compassion, positivity,n integrity and team support.• The successful applicant will have both an understanding of the needs of Aboriginal communities, and an understanding of cultural practices and expectations.• Applicants from, or with experience working in, the Northern Territory will have an advantage. Applicants from other parts of Australia will need to demonstrate an understanding of what is to be expected when working in a very remote location.Due to the nature of this position it is expected you will respect client confidentiality in performing duties of the position and behave in a professional manner. You will adhere to the CADS privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures and maintain Disability Standards in undertaking all duties.CADS is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

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AREA MANAGER/SENIOR SUPPORT COORDINATORChild & Family Services (Tennant Creek)

• Are you a multi-skilled, resourceful, creative, passionate, cheerful, community minded individual?

• Do you want to work with a business who strives to develop better opportunities for people with disabilities in our community?

Central Australia Disability Services (CADS) has been facilitating and fostering the valued status of people with disabilities in the Tennant Creek community since 2017. Tennant Creek is a part of the Barkly Region, and is located 500km north of Alice Springs.CADS is a part of a larger agency that has been supporting people in local communities since 1979, recognising the value of having locally based staff who are a part of the community. Our goal is to ensure all people with a disability are able to participate in the community by connecting people to the best resources, advice and information about disability support in Tennant Creek.We have an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Senior Support Coordinator who has a background in supporting people with a disability with complex needs, and is ready for leading an organisation in a very remote location. As Senior Support Co-ordinator, the position will facilitate and coordinate the implementation of supports in a participant’s plan including informal, funded, mainstream and community supports, ensuring all services are participant directed. As Area Manager, the position will support a wonderful team of staff as well as build and maintain connections with key stakeholders in the community. The Area Manager will also be required to that both the business and operational aspects of CADS are compliant with all requirements, as set by legislation, funding bodies and the parent company.This position may be available as two separate roles, and applicants should state their preference for consideration of Area Manager/Snr. Support Coordinator (combined role) or Area Manager (18hrs p/w) or Snr. Support Coordinator (20hrs p/w).Key responsibilities of the Area Manager (18 hours p/w)• Oversee the daily operation of the organisation;• Develop and manage the annual project plan;• Participate in yearly budget planning, including calculation of income and expenditure;• Monitor financial reports on a fortnightly basis;• Monitor client allocation and service delivery, adhering to the service agreements;• Ensure staff record and supply hours of NDIS or brokered supports for appropriate billing;• Maintain a high community profile with other relevant services to support an integrated service response for people living with a disability;• Establish, manage and maintain a range of stakeholder relationships with community partners across disability services, mental health services, carer support services and other relevant agencies;• Ensure that systems for client recording and reporting meet legislative requirements;• Ensure conflict of interest is well-managed between all staff within CADS;• Maintain all assets and resources of the organisation;• Participate in regular meetings and communication with the parent company, including the provision of reports for the Board;Key responsibilities of the Support Coordinator:• Manage and coordinate services for NDIS funded client or brokered support clients to a high standard and within legislative, funding and CADS policy requirements;• Ensure all services operate in a consultative and collaborative manner;• Provide individualised support coordination and monitor service delivery to ensure it is in accordance with the participant’s NDIS plan;• Ensure that supports build the capacity of the person to manage the impact of their disability on their life and wellbeing;• Research, coordinate and manage a range of supports to suit individual needs across multiple providers;• Establish and manage stakeholder relationships with community partners across disability services, mental health services, carer support activities, and mainstream services;• Maintain accurate and up to date client records on a daily basis;• Write comprehensive reports for each client as required;The Successful Applicant:We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly resilient, motivated individual with excellent communication skills. As the successful applicant you will have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, be highly organised and results driven with experience in efficiently coordinating a team of high performing employees in a challenging environment. This position would suit someone with a happy disposition with a high work ethic; our culture is one of compassion, positivity, integrity and team support and we like to have a bit of fun along the way!Essential Criteria of the Area Manager:• Understanding of business practices, including strategy, leadership, planning, finance, and human resources;• Demonstrated leadership skills, preferably leading a small team;• Very good understanding of NDIS;• Understanding of requirements of the SCHADS Award;• Demonstrated experience of excellent administration, record keeping, and report writing skills;• Demonstrated experience in managing a project budgetSenior Support Coordinator:• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, or other allied health, developmental educator, social or health science profession;• Demonstrated experience in working with people with a disability who have complex needs, preferably as a Support Coordinator;• Knowledge of the NDIS, including eligibility and development of appropriate plans;• High degree of conflict resolution and negotiation skills;• Excellent time management skills, with experience working autonomously;• Demonstrated experience in writing case notes, reports, and maintaining data in a CRM system• Current Driver’s License, Working with Children Check (NT Ochre Card), National Police Check and First Aid CertificateResponsible for the team in Tennant Creek you will coach and proactively manage their development to strive for a challenged, harmonious and high performing team.The successful applicant will have both an understanding of the needs of Aboriginal communities, and an understanding of cultural practices and expectations.Applicants from, or with experience working in, the Northern Territory will have an advantage. Applicants from other parts of Australia will need to demonstrate an understanding of what is to be expected when working in a very remote location.Due to the nature of this position it is expected you will respect client confidentiality in performing duties of the position and behave in a professional manner. You will adhere to the CCDN privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures and maintain NSW Disability Standards in undertaking all duties.CADS is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

If you have the necessary experience and would like to apply please submit your cover letter and resume addressing the Key Responsibilities and Essential Criteria for

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THIS year was one of the most successful NT Athletics Championships for the students of Barkly Region School Sports.

The students competed in a variety of events with the throwing events the most successful.

A new NT U/12 Javelin record was achieved by Teigan Kingston with a throw of 21.57 m.

Deakin Kingston was selected into the NT Athletics team to compete at the School Sports National Cham-pionships in Melbourne in November.

This year two students competed in the Multi Class events, Wallace Godilla and Tarrent Jackson.

Tarrent claimed three gold medals and Wallace scored three gold and a bronze.

It was great to see these boys compete and two of the Barkly boys being guide runners for Tarrent which was a new experience for them.

All students tried their best in every event and some students helped out other regions by joining their relay teams to make up the numbers and were successful in gaining a medal.

The Barkly region had some down time during the hottest part of the day so they recovered their tired

muscles in the spa and pool back at the resort they were staying in.

Mindil Beach Markets, Palmerston Water slide and Leanyer Water Park were places they visited whilst they were in Darwin with a beautiful smorgasbord dinner by Darwin harbour on the Sunday night to celebrate a great athletics championship.

A big thank you to Tennant Creek Primary School Principal Bryan Hughes and Charmaine Corbet from Mungkarta for taking the students to Darwin to compete in the Championships.

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Medals galore for Barkly athletes

Tennant primary kids hit the trackTENNANT Creek Primary School’s annual cross coun-try for senior stu-dents was held out at the beautiful Lake Mary Ann last week.

The younger grades competed in an obstacle cross country at the back of the school in the af-ternoon.

There were some great times recorded at the lake with all students enjoying the course.

Back at school, Tran-sition to Grade 2 com-peted against each other in a variety of obstacles ranging from jumping, crawling under and over, hitting, rolling, balancing and comman-do crawling.

There was fantastic participation by all stu-dents which made it a very fun event.

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THE Eagles will be play-ing in their first grand fi-nal since 2015 after their 26-point win over Spitfires on Saturday.

The Eagles beat Spitfires, 13.13-91 to 10.5-65, and took a single-point lead into the be-ginning of the second and third quarters, and sealed their victory by smashing out several goals in the last 10 minutes of the game.

With Spitfires out of the run-ning for the Premiership, Eagles are set to take on Elliott in the grand final this Saturday.

The two teams last played one another in a grand final 12 years ago.

Make sure to head down to support your local teams at Purkiss Reserve at 2pm this Saturday.

Remember to keep the good sportsmanship alive!

Goal kickers for Eagles: I. Farrell-Nelson 3, M. Driver 2, L. Dickenson 2, B. Dawson 2, B. Plummer, T. Gillett, L. Holt-Fitz, M. Hayes. Spitfires: M. Green 2, N. Dickson 2, L. Morrison, L. Fry, T. Horwood, Z. Limerick, L. Walden, D. Bahr-Kelly.

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WOW, who has got their nose out of joint because of the hard-working regional council (“Lobbying is not an achievement says reader”, TDT 7/9/18)?

The reality is the current Mayor has taken the posi-tion on full time, the first to do so. By doing this he is 100 per cent doing what he has promised and that is to work for the residents of the Barkly and keep them informed.

I lived in Tennant Creek from April 1995 until May 2018, over the years one of the biggest complaints from people in general was they did not know what the council ever did, and the council was a waste of time, et cetera.

Steve Edgington, as a full time Mayor, is in a better position to keep constitu-ents informed on what council is doing.

He has definitely demon-strated this and that in it-self is a great achievement.

T h e ‘ S n a p s h o t o f Achievements’ in the monthly that Name With-held is referring to and the criticism is a complete

joke. By advocating and lob-

bying different issues, which they are doing and continue to do, is get-ting results for the Barkly, therefore all the dot points are achievements because the positive outcomes are being seen.

Obviously the writer is completely uninformed as to the vehicle issues as all previous mayors have had an option to have a council-owned vehicle for both private and council use.

The agreement to allow Mr Edgington to go in-terstate is correct as there is a joint Mt Isa-Barkly Commission working to-gether to achieve a better economy for both areas.

So he has to go inter-state on council business and why would that be a problem?

I see the Mayor constant-ly puts other councillors forward and informs the public what they are doing and you criticise this?

Senior public servants earn well in excess of $100,000 a year and your local Mayor’s salary is capped at $93,000 before tax.

He took a large pay cut to take the position, and I congratulate him for that as he has put the position first before personal finan-cial gain.

By the way his salary is capped by none other than your local member.

I see the criticism on the

Mayor’s political alliances but no criticism on Coun-cillors’ alliances, as some of them are different to the Mayor’s and more aligned with the local member. But gee, let’s not mention that!

I congratulate the Mayor and the Council for their continuing hard work they are doing for all the resi-dents of the Barkly.

As always, I have the testicular fortitude to put my name to my opinion as I always have.

I fear not the truth and trust that truth and honesty will prevail.

– Mick Adams, for-merly of Tennant Creek, financial life member of the CLP and friend of the Mayor and several councillors.

LAST week Chief Minister Michael Gunner came to town to talk local business.

Mr Gunner said the Territory Labor Govern-ment’s ‘Boundless Possible’ campaign and population strategy will provide multiple opportunities for Tennant Creek (“Chief Minister in town to talk local business”, TDT 7/9/18).

Apparently, the number one priority of Gunner’s Government, is to create local jobs and a stronger economy by getting people to invest here.

What would they invest in?Just how these will be achieved and what

those opportunities are, under these two plans, is not that clear.

Perhaps the silent local Regional Economic Development Committee is in the know, and could shed some light?

Too much jaw flapping goes on — just words, words and more words.

Talk is cheap, we need real outcomes.

As another very long-time local, I say politi-cians of all persuasions and various commit-tees, should stop taking Tennant Creek people for total mugs.

There were big promises with the gas pipeline.

That’s come and gone, with nothing long term gained for Tennant Creek and its people.

It would be good if we had a local member who would actually fight for this town.

Some years back during the Giles Govern-ment, it was proposed an inland container port be built here serviced by rail from Mount Isa.

The proposed site is just north of the railway quarry off Warrego Road.

The site was standing fully surveyed, just needing commitment of action.

What happened with that? It appears, that once Labor gained gov-

ernment, to make the first-time ever newly elected Labor member of Katherine look like an achiever, they decided the container port should be at Katherine.

It was the most illogical decision ever and potentially deprived Tennant Creek of any sustainable employment and economic oppor-tunity that bore any semblance of substance and reality into the long term.

The gas pipeline corridor to Mount Isa now exists, so there should be no reason why a railway line can’t be built on the same corridor to an inland container port here.

Our local member was bewailing the idea before the gas pipeline corridor existed and, while the Giles Government were in power, that the Liberals might swing the railway line north before it even got to Tennant Creek.

NT Labor once in government, did worse, they gave the whole lot away to Katherine.

The inland container port is something our Local Member or Mayor or both, should be fighting hard and lobbying to get back here in Tennant Creek, while the Commonwealth Government is looking towards development of the north.

– Long-time local.

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Actions speak louder than words Mr Gunner

A TERRITORY Aboriginal-owned company has been awarded the tender for safety works at legacy mines around Tennant Creek.

Piening Holdings Ltd based in Humpty Doo were awarded a contract for $29,395 for Kunjarra Quarry near the Pebbles and $153,850 for various old mines around the region.

Works are expected to be complete by November.There are 13 old mine sites which were flagged as a priority due to

their close proximity to the town and popularity with visitors.Barkly MLA Gerry McCarthy said works at Kunjarra Quarry will

include a stock proof fence.There will also be remediation works at the historic Plain Jane,

Arizona, Maple Leaf, Lone Star and Enterprise mine, reinstating the head frame at the Lone Star, backfilling shafts, putting in grates and erecting safety fencing and signage to warn of danger.

“These latest contracts, which include a stock-proof fence at the Kunjarra Quarry (the Pebbles), provide jobs for Aboriginal Territorians and a safer environment for local residents and visitors to Tennant Creek,” said Mr McCarthy.

“Similar works are already being carried out in the Eldorado area, Burnt Shirt and town areas by a Tennant Creek contractor employing Aboriginal people.”

Funding for the projects comes from the Mining Remediation Fund, made up of the one per cent annual cash levy on security bonds held for mining activities in the NT.

Indigenous owned company to start legacy mines works

SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT:

Primary Industry and Resources Ken Vowles, Barkly MLA

Gerry McCarthy and Department of Primary Industry and Resources

Director of Mining Remediation Mike

Fawcett at True Blue mine.

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A STRATEGIC alliance between two mining companies has brought renewed hope for jobs and investment growth in the Barkly.

Territory Resources Ltd have purchased the Warrego Mill site from Emmerson Resources and will soon start construc-tion of a 300,000 tonne per year carbon-in-pulp mill.

The commissioning of the new mill will provide a central processing facility for gold deposits and open up the potential for new mines.

The facility will provide a more ef-ficient way to process ore than previous technologies available now to the Ten-nant Creek mineral field.

Also under the alliance, Territory Re-sources will fund Emmerson Resources with $5 million for exploration over five years.

Emmerson Resources Managing Direc-tor, Rob Bills, said that the integration of ore processing, mining and exploration will unlock a great deal of value from all players in the Tennant Creek mineral field.

This includes the owners of smaller resources who have previously found it uneconomic to process their ore through

the Battery Hill facility, which uses an outdated and less efficient method for processing ore than a carbon-in-pulp mill.

“This is really big news because it now has the potential to unlock those stranded assets,” Mr Bills said.

“This strategic alliance between Em-merson and Territory Resources will realise Emmerson’s long-held ambition of Tennant Creek being re-established as an integrated exploration, mining and minerals processing hub.

“We welcome the continued support of the NT Government for this initiative and look forward to making a positive economic contribution in the region.

“This is really big news because it now has the potential to unlock those stranded assets.”

Ore from Edna Beryl mine will be the first to be processed at the new mill, which is expected to be ready to go by late this year or early next year.

Member for Barkly Gerry McCarthy said Tennant Creek is well known as the golden heart of the Territory.

“This latest development proves that gold is not only part of our historical and contemporary success, but an integral element of our future as well,” he said.

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Alliance brings golden future to Tennant Creek

Elliott tells Telstra to clean up its actELLIOTT resident Bob Bagnall has called on Australia’s telecom-munications giant to clean up its act and maintain its rundown site in the town.

Bob said the Telstra site was an eyesore of the col-lapsed demountable ablu-tion block and overgrown grass posed a serious fire hazard, and has stayed that way for about six months.

“The concerning thing is nothing has been done about it,” he said.

“I believe Telstra is aware of the site’s condition.

“There’s a caravan with t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s equipment in it, so if a fire started in it, who knows what would happen?

“People walk all over

small remote towns. They think ‘oh well, it’s only El-liott’ but you know, that’s no excuse!”

Mr Bagnall said corpo-rate entities had an obli-gation to the small towns where they own land.

Area General Manager for Telstra in the NT, Nic Danks issued a response in regard to the rundown Elliott site after being contacted by the Tennant

Times. “Both power and water

services have been discon-nected to the old demount-able ablution block,” he said.

“Telstra is currently in-vestigating options for the removal of the dam-aged building and general clean-up of the site.

“We hope to have this resolved as soon as pos-sible.”