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  • Oct 25, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Sierra Haigh

    A carpark worth $637,000 is set to make school drop-offs safer at one Top End school. The new nine-bay car park and “kiss and go” area at Nightcliff Middle School is set to be completed by February 2025. Principal Eva Kokkinomagoulos said the new car park would relieve congestion during peak drop-off and pick-up times and drive better connections between the school and the community. Ms Kokkinomagoulos said students would be safer and Nightcliff Rd would become more accessible as a result.

  • Oct 14, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Sierra Haigh |Harry Brill

    Welcome to the NT News’ weekly Top End rolling police, crime, traffic, fire and breaking news blog. Keep up with the latest in the Top End – from Katherine to Darwin, West Daly, West Arnhem and the Tiwi Islands. October 15, 6am: A paramedic was rushed to hospital after a group of children smashed an ambulance windshield, causing fragments of glass to strike their face and eyes.

  • Oct 9, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Sierra Haigh

    Rebecca Kopke-Bennett swapped classrooms for clinics when she launched her career as an audiologist this year. Ms Kopke-Bennett was the first to graduate from Charles Darwin University’s Master of Clinical Audiology at the start of 2024, leaving behind a two-decade legacy of work in the Territory’s education system. Her draw to the field stemmed not only from her work as a high school psychology teacher, but her son’s experience with hearing loss.

  • Sep 24, 2024 | cairnspost.com.au | Sierra Haigh

    Police are searching for a 38-year-old man who escaped Alice Springs Correctional Services on Tuesday afternoon. An NT Police spokesperson said the man, Robin, was described as “Aboriginal, 180cm tall, with a medium build”. “He was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and jumper,” the spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the man fled from prison about 3.21pm Tuesday.

  • Sep 24, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Sierra Haigh

    Police are searching for a 38-year-old man who escaped Alice Springs Correctional Services on Tuesday afternoon. An NT Police spokesperson said the man, Robin, was described as “Aboriginal, 180cm tall, with a medium build”. “He was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and jumper,” the spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the man fled from prison about 3.21pm Tuesday.

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Steve Vivian

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Steve Vivian primarily covers news in various locations across Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne, and Darwin, with frequent mentions of surrounding areas in the Northern Territory and South Australia.

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Emily Dobson

Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Emily Dobson primarily covers news in the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, including areas around the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Christine Robertson has spent the last decade strengthening her ability to support her community – alongside her work with #military operations and as a #firefighter – and this week, she finally donned a graduation cap and gown. 👩‍🚒 Read more 👉https://t.co/VJyML1jIvy

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15 May 25

The at-risk greater #bilby could benefit by combining Indigenous knowledge with western survey methods, according to a new study led by Charles Darwin University in collaboration with the North Tanami Rangers and Lajamanu Traditional Owners. Read more 👉https://t.co/sbOmOBkFgR