NT Independent

Contract to recommission Manton Dam awarded, new water treatment plant included

A $134 million design and construction contract to recommission the Manton Dam as been awarded by the Lawler Government more than a year after it was put to market, that it says will see a new water treatment plant and pumping station built, while maintaining the dam’s current use as a recreational facility.

Daly River resident says police had to rescue family after house set on fire, police media confused about incident

A Daly River resident said police had to rescue six people from a house that was set on fire, including a seven-month-old baby, by the Jovi Boys gang and associates during a riot in the community, an assertion that was not originally accepted by NT Police media but later confirmed, while Police Minister Brent Potter said police had prioritised a protest at Lee Point rather than attending the community riots.

Fire destroys three offices at Rio Tinto’s Gove mine

A fire that started in an electrical workshop at Rio Tinto’s Gove bauxite mine site destroyed three offices before it was contained on Thursday, while an investigation into how the blaze started has been launched.

NT Independent Car of the Week: 2022 Subaru Forester S5 MY22 2.5i-S CVT Wagon

This week, Dustin’s brings you its newly arrived grey 2022 Subaru Forester S5 MY22 2.5i-S CVT Wagon with a 2.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine and a 7-speed constant variable automatic transmission.

Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for May 6

Today’s national news includes an MP claiming she was drugged and sexually assaulted, the Government promising to slash $3 billion off student debt due to a cost-of-living crisis, PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence, and Police shoot dead armed teen after stabbing attack.

Darwin to host Motocross World Championship round

The Lawler Government has signed a deal to host the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme’s Motocross World Championship at Hidden Valley from next year, with taxpayers to foot the $1.6 million bill to build a new track, while the total cost to Territorians to host the event was not disclosed.

Missing student found after frigid night lost in West MacDonnell ranges: Police

A 13-year-old boy who became separated from his classmates during a school camping trip near Ellery Creek Big Hole in the West MacDonnell ranges was found safe and well after a night spent in plunging temperatures, NT Police said.

CEL Australia to develop $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel

A Singapore-based hotel and resort company has been chosen to develop and operate the proposed $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel, that has been billed as an “upscale” four-star facility with 236 rooms that will include at least one pool and a couple of restaurants.

Liquor inspectors doing bottle shop checks with police in Alice Springs

Licensing Inspectors are being used side-by-side with police officers to monitor people buying alcohol in bottle shops in Alice Springs, after the removal of some police axillary liquor inspectors from the town, an NT Police press release with no spokesperson’s name on it has retrospectively announced.

CLP releases its crime policy that includes bootcamps, women’s prisons

The Country Liberal Party has pledged to establish a comprehensive set of initiatives as part of its crime action plan that will reform corrections in the NT if it wins the election, including boot camps for youth and compulsory community service.