NRETAS News
Lunchtime Talk with Jimmy Little - 27 August
Don’t miss your chance to hear a talk by Australia’s first Aboriginal pop star, Mr Jimmy Little, at the Northern Territory Library, Parliament House tomorrow at 11am Thursday, 28 August 2008. View media release (pdf 34Kb)
Youth Literature Takes on a Festive Vibe - 26 August
Internationally recognised songwriter, author and former Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst will help the Northern Territory Library encourage a love of literature amongst Territory youths, as part of the literary program for the Darwin Festival. View media release (pdf 43Kb)
HMAS Arunta Sailors Visit Alice Springs Desert Park - 26 August
Parks and Wildlife Minister Alison Anderson will today meet nine sailors from HMAS Arunta at the Alice Springs Desert Park. View media release
Public Notice of Pastoral Land Clearing Application - 25 August
The Pastoral Land Board has received an application seeking approval to clear approximately 3792 ha of native vegetation on Bloodwood Downs Station, Sturt Plateau Pastoral District. The application is available to view. Public submissions close 5 September 2008.
Major Early Morning Fire Threatens Rural Area - 23 August
Bushfires NT staff and volunteers had an early start to their weekend when an intense fire was reported at 5am Saturday, 22 August, along Fly Creek, south of Old Bynoe Road. View media release (pdf 28Kb)
Paralympian Melanie Heads to Beijing - 22 August
Chief Minister Paul Henderson today presented wheelchair basketballer Melanie Hall with a Territory Flag as she prepares to leave Darwin for the Beijing Paralympics. View media release
Get the Kids Ready for Great Local TV - 22 August
A new award-winning children’s television series produced in the Northern Territory will air on Channel 9 and Imparja’s Saturday morning line-up this weekend, 23 August 2008. View media release (pdf 33Kb)
Partnerships Vital for Managing Australia's Northern Coasts - 22 August
Exploring tropical coastal marine biodiversity and current and future partnerships with Indigenous communities will be the main topics discussed today, Friday 22 August, the final day of the Coast to Coast 2008 Conference being held in Darwin this week. View media release (pdf 21Kb)
Working Together for Regional Coastal Management and Development - 20 August
Regional cooperation for healthy coastal ecosystems, coastal development and climate change, better management tools and improved water quality will be key topics of discussion tomorrow, Thursday 21 August, at the national biennial Coast to Coast 2008 Conference being held in Darwin this week. View media release (pdf 22Kb)
Water, Water Everywhere... and Not a 'Tropical' Drop to Drink - 19 August
Australia’s leading riverine scientists will be dispelling the myths about tropical river systems and outlining the opportunities and challenges for future water use, during tomorrow’s program Wednesday 20 August, at the Coast to Coast 2008 Conference being held in Darwin this week. View media release (pdf 29Kb)
Climate Change - Australia's Top Coastal Priority - 19 August
The impacts of climate change will be the key issue discussed by Australia’s foremost coastal scientists, planners, managers and policy makers at a four-day national conference that commenced in Darwin today. View media release (pdf 22Kb)
Bushfires NT Urges Territorians to be Fire Aware - 18 August
Bushfires NT Director Stephen Sutton is urging Territorians to be fire aware and heed all fire warnings. View media release (pdf 31Kb)
Territory Ethnobiologist Receives Churchill Fellowship - 18 August
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts (NRETA) Ethnobiologist Glenn Wightman has recently been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to examine programs being undertaken by leading institutions to preserve and pass on traditional plant and animal knowledge. View media release (pdf 31Kb)
'Sink or Swim' - Preparing for Coastal Climate Change - 18 August
Amid the increasing realities of climate change - Australia’s leading coastal scientists, planners and government agencies, will be meeting in Darwin this week to discuss the latest forecasts and approaches to dealing with the impact of climate change on our coasts. View media release (pdf 20Kb)
Statement from Telstra Art Award Winner - 15 August
On behalf of Makinti Napanangka, Papunya Tula Artists would like to thank the judges for their wonderful acknowledgement of Napanangka’s vital contribution to Australian art. View statement (pdf 10Kb)
Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award Winners Announced - 15 August
Makinti Napanangka from Kintore in the Northern Territory has been awarded Australia’s premier Indigenous art prize at the 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award. View media release (pdf 56Kb)
Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award Opens in Darwin - 13 August
The Silver Jubilee 25th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award will open at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) in Darwin this Friday 15 August. View media release (pdf 52Kb)
25th Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award Judges Announced - 12 August
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) Senior Curator of Aboriginal Art and Material Culture, Franchesca Cubillo today announced Hetti Perkins and Judy Watson as judges at this year’s 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. View media release (pdf 45Kb)
Gatapangawuy Dhawu - Buffalo Story - 11 August
For the first time ever a 3D installation consisting of a traditional bark painting with an accompanying film has been entered in this year’s 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. View media release (pdf 54Kb)
2007 Prize Winner Angelina George enters 25th Telstra Art Awards - 11 August
Winner of the 2007 Telstra Art Award General Painting category, Angelina George, has entered another beautiful landscape piece in this year’s 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. View media release (pdf 55Kb)
Childhood Memories Continue to Inspire Artist - 7 August
Acclaimed Yolgnu artist Gulumbu Yunupingu’s entry in this year’s 25th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Garak the Universe, continues on with her universal theme, which is inspired by childhood memories of her father’s night time stories at the family camp of the seven sisters and other ancient mythologies. View media release (pdf 55Kb)
Ocean to Outback Exhibition at Araluen - 1 August
A travelling exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia featuring some of Australia’s most iconic artists can be seen at the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs from Saturday 9 August until Sunday 19 October 2008. View media release (pdf 39Kb)
Secrets Lives of Darwin Harbour Dolphins - 28 July
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts (NRETA) Biodiversity Conservation Scientist Carol Palmer has been hard at work uncovering the secret lives of Darwin Harbour’s dolphins. View media release (pdf 33Kb).
Territory Parks Alive in Owen Springs - 28 July
Locals and tourists are encouraged to participate in a free ranger-guided walk at the Owen Springs Reserve at 1pm on Sunday 3 August 2008. View media release (pdf 30Kb).
Update on Crocodile Sighting at Tjuwaliyn Hot Springs - 24 July
Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service and the Crocodile Management Team have identified the photograph taken by a tourist at the Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs as a freshwater crocodile.
View media release (pdf 31Kb).
Crocodile Sighting at Tjuwaliyn Hot Springs - 23 July
Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service advise that the Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs facility, including camping areas have been closed to all visitors.
View media release (pdf 29Kb).
Artist in Residence Program Begins at Araluen - 21 July
A new ‘Artists in Residence’ portal is now operating at the Northern Territory Government’s Araluen Arts Centre. Director of the Alice Springs Cultural Precinct, Tim Rollason, said the first artist in residence is local artist Dayananda, who specialises in jewellery made from crystals and has established the Maid in Earth Studio, in the Araluen Arts Centre foyer. View media release (pdf 25Kb).
