Emma Haskin

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Emma Haskin

The Alice Springs Town Council has apologised after a roadside memorial was destroyed without consultation with family and friends. Alice Springs teen Alex Marchant-Powell died on May 31 last year when the car he was driving hit a tree on Bougainvillea Avenue in East Side. The tree became a roadside memorial for friends and family to visit and pay their respects. Several weeks ago mementos, flowers and fairy lights were removed without consultation, leaving those closest to him bereft.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Stewart Brash |Emma Haskin

Search and rescue teams have been deployed to section five of the Larapinta trail, 55 kilometres west of Alice Springs. A lone 46-year-old female hiker activated her personal locator beacon (PLB) at about 3pm on Wednesday near Hugh Gorge. Southern watch commander Senior Sergeant Andrew Dunne said emergency services and Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife rangers formulated a rescue plan.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Emma Haskin |Stewart Brash

An Alice Springs roundabout renowned for its Sturt's desert pea display has been cleared by the local council. Horticulturalist Geoff Miers is furious after tending to the site for more than two decades. The Alice Springs Town Council has declined to comment. An Alice Springs roundabout renowned for its beautiful desert blooms has been destroyed by workers contracted by the local council.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Emma Haskin |Victoria Ellis |Stewart Brash

Ultra-marathoners from all over Australia will converge on the Northern Territory's Larapinta Trail in the west MacDonnell/Tjoritja National Park from Friday. Organisers of the West Macs Monster, which is held annually on the third weekend in May, say they are gearing up for the event's biggest field across four races. Event director and 231-kilometre race record holder, Simon Duke, said the race had been going from strength to strength since it was first held in 2019.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lillian Rangiah |Emma Haskin

A group of grocery wholesalers and distributors are hoping to halt federal Labor's planned remote food subsidy scheme, raising concerns the policy will force them out of business and unfairly benefit major supermarkets. The group, which includes IGA owners Metcash, says it will seek an injunction from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the scheme.