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Elcho Island is 500 kilometres east of Darwin and a world away from the lifestyle of Canberra, so the community was pleased to host a…

The historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Northern Territory Government and the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) signifies…

Similar to all other areas in Australia, the Northern Territory is currently developing a set of performance indicators for Councils to measure against and report…

To celebrate 20 years as a Town Council, Tennant Creek is inviting delegates from across Australia to attend a national conference scheduled for 16-17 September.…

A major issue facing Aboriginal communities is the provision of adequate housing. Lifestyle and health factors demand improved housing as a key priority in most…

The first Regional Organisation of Councils to be formed in the Northern Territory includes six Councils from the northern area of the Territory. It has…

Margaret Vigants is a living advertisement for the Northern Territory. Visiting the Territory for six weeks, from South Australia 11 years ago, she returned for…

Devastating floods, which engulfed the Katherine region in February, received wide publicity around Australia reminding everyone in this land of ‘drought and flooding rains’ just…

Chairman of the Galiwin’ku Community Incorporated Association, Oscar Datjarranga manages to live in two quite different worlds. Born and bred on Elcho Island, he says…

With some of the world’s most remote communities, it is not surprising that the Northern Territory Library Service has the highest percentage of borrowings per…

The Town of Palmerston, some 20 kilometres from Darwin, remains one of the highest growth areas in the country. With a continual influx of young…

The Department of Housing and Local Government at Katherine has recently prepared a home video of several communities in the Katherine region. The video covers…