Erwin Chlanda

Alice Springs

Happily married, father of four, love Central Australia and all forms of aviation. Journalist all my life, editor of the Alice Springs News Online. Visit us!

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Albanese's $250m for Alice "heading the wrong way” I Australian Rural & Regional News

4 days ago | arr.news | Erwin Chlanda

A prominent Aboriginal spokesman gave an account of a chaotic and meaningless process deciding how Prime Minister Albanese’s $250m Alice Springs “rescue package” is being spent. The money, allocated two years ago, was “drastically needed” according to Graeme Smith, at the time the CEO of the local native title organisation Lhere Artepe. But he says the cash “was heading the wrong way”.
Voting in Alice: Caning for CLP, small growth for Greens

1 week ago | arr.news | Erwin Chlanda

Labor’s Marion Scrymgour extended her margin in all but one of the seven Alice Springs booths during the landslide Federal election on Saturday. The sitting Member for the massive seat of Lingiari, more or less all of the Territory except Darwin and Palmerston, in the town council polling place got almost 10 per cent more votes than three years ago, and achieved a 7.96 per cent margin in Gillen.
It's their way or the highway I Australian Rural & Regional News

1 month ago | arr.news | Erwin Chlanda

Transparency is a very one-sided proposition for the Central Land Council (CLC): It wants the news media to publish its positions but it won’t give answers to questions the media put to them. That’s certainly the experience of the Alice Springs News with this secretive organisation which, like other Aboriginal land councils and land trusts, are not subject to freedom of information requests.
Aboriginal land council: Its their way or the highway

1 month ago | alicespringsnews.com.au | Erwin Chlanda

By ERWIN CHLANDATransparency is a very one-sided proposition for the Central Land Council (CLC): It wants the news media to publish its positions but it won’t give answers to questions the media put to them. That’s certainly the experience of the Alice Springs News with this secretive organisation which, like other Aboriginal land councils and land trusts, are not subject to freedom of information requests.
Environment Minister’s new green mates

1 month ago | alicespringsnews.com.au | Erwin Chlanda

By ERWIN CHLANDALandcare NT won’t be joining the “activists and economic vandals” as Joshua Burgoyne calls them. The Environment Minister isn’t talking about his government that will give an annual gift – no water rates to be paid – of 40 billion litres of Territory water a year, for 30 years, to the Chinese owned Fortune Agribusiness.
Indigenous affairs: Advancement and decline

1 month ago | alicespringsnews.com.au | Erwin Chlanda

By NEILL RETALLICKTwo Australians. Born thousands of miles apart into very different circumstances, the only tenuous connection being their humble beginnings and strong desire to contribute to their communities. Many people have fought to improve rights for Indigenous Australians, but few have done more than Dr H C “Nugget” Coombs and Charles Perkins (pictured).
Two cars for one

1 month ago | arr.news | Erwin Chlanda

The Central Desert Regional Council has sent “to the legal team” questions from the Alice Springs News about car expenses for its President, Adrian Dixon (pictured). No answers were given by Regional Manager Shiju Thomas. The President is entitled to have one car but usually has two: “The President may choose to have a dedicated vehicle for the duration of his/her term or be paid a stipend to the equivalent value,” according to the council’s policy.
DIY land care: Singing country

1 month ago | alicespringsnews.com.au | Mike Gillam |Erwin Chlanda

By MIKE GILLAMAnother fire was raging in the river and concerned groups of locals gathered on the Wills Terrace causeway to watch in horror and hurt as several trees were engulfed in flames. I was taking photographs to record this latest outrage when the screech of a galah demanded my attention. At the fire’s core a large hollow belched sparks and smoke but undaunted the protesting bird flew straight into the flames. Shocked, I held my breath and forgot about the camera.
A bird in the hand

1 month ago | alicespringsnews.com.au | Erwin Chlanda

By ALEX NELSONDuring most of the 2000s I worked at the Olive Pink Botanic Garden, and two decades ago gained an insight into just how zealous keen birdwatchers and twitchers can be when news spread of sightings of an obscure little bird, the grey honeyeater, at the botanic garden. This was prompted by observations in mid-2005 reported by renowned tourism identity, Barry Bucholtz, who often frequented the Olive Pink Botanic Garden during his terminal illness.
Two cars for one

1 month ago | alicespringsnews.com.au | Erwin Chlanda

The Central Desert Regional Council has sent “to the legal team” questions from the Alice Springs News about car expenses for its President, Adrian Dixon (pictured). No answers were given by Regional Manager Shiju Thomas. The President is entitled to have one car but usually has two: “The President may choose to have a dedicated vehicle for the duration of his/her term or be paid a stipend to the equivalent value,” according to the council’s policy.