Council urged to ease up on skateboarders in CBD · 2020-04-23 · Other sunsets eat Uluru’s dusk...
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The conference, now in its second year, will be held on October 4 at the Alice Springs Convention Centre and tickets are available un- til September 25. Week for women THE first ever Australian Women’s Health Week be held early next month. High profile ambassadors and partners have come out in support of making women’s health a priority. The inaugural Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week will have a different focus each day. Participants can choose to take part in the online events (or find out if there’s an event in their local com- munity) and learn more about each topic, or just choose one area that is more interesting or most import- ant to them. There will be inspiring videos and podcasts, as well as information to read and print off. Register for free, see if there’s a community event near you and make your pledge to make one change for better health on the Great Wall of Pledges at www.womenshealthweek.com.au Women’s Health Week is taking place from Septem- ber 2-6. Other sunsets eat Uluru’s dusk A spectacular sunset over Uluru. It is one of the best places to see a sunset. Picture: OUTBACK BOB Katie Weiss THE pristine Outback setting of Uluru has been ranked one of the top spots in the world to watch the sunset. CNN picked Uluru and its neighbouring natural wonder, Kata Tjuta, as the third best place to stare at the horizon as the sun scatters pink and orange light over the clouds and sky. The rock of Uluru appears to change colors as the sun beams over the desert landscape, hitting Kata Tjuta in the background. Kata Tjuta, also known as ‘‘The Olgas’’, and Uluru were the only sites in Australia picked for the list of 12 Superb Sunset Spots Around the World. The sites beat traditional favourites, such as a Hawaiian sunset on the popular Maui island, a sand dune sunset in Dubai, or a view of the horizon from the Grand Canyon in Arizona. But these sacred Aboriginal sites, also listed as UNESCO World Heritage areas, were beaten by the longest teak bridge in the world, the U Bein Bridge in Myanmar. Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve came second on the list picked by CNN writer Raemin Zhang. ‘‘Dusk is that magical, ethereal time of day, favored by painters, photographers and postcard manufacturers,’’ Mr Zhang wrote on the CNN website. ‘‘We’ve picked a few that we think stand up to that claim.’’ Council urged to ease up on skateboarders in CBD Katie Weiss SKATEBOARD workshop organ- iser Matty Day says that town council bylaws will be unable to stop youth and street cultures sweeping into Todd Mall. Mr Day urged council to send out a positive message about youth culture by embracing skateboard- ing and allow skaters to enter the northern end of the mall, which is now open to vehicle traffic. Council initially agreed to allow skateboarding in the new Todd Mall development but backflipped on the decision in a recent meeting. ‘‘It’s important for young people to be able to be young people in the mall and in the CBD,’’ Mr Day said. ‘‘The bylaws just need to catch up to new developments (in society).’’ Mr Day said he would offer to work with council to develop a strategy on ways pedestrians and skateboarders could safely share the streets and walkways. ‘‘It’s not a unique issue, skateboarders exist with pedes- trians all around the world,’’ he said. Councillor Chansey Paech joined calls to ‘‘reclaim the streets’’ and allow skateboarders to enter the mall after a majority of councillors voted against the proposal. Mr Paech accused his fellow councillors of being ‘‘more inter- ested’’ in banning skateboarders in the CBD than problem drinkers. Councillor Steve Brown said he initially supported the idea but ultimately voted against skate- boarding in the CBD due to the noise and safety risks involved. ‘‘Skateboarders, I’m afraid, don’t mix with people,’’ Mr Brown said. Mr Brown said allowing skateboarders in the mall could encourage a ‘‘skateboarding frater- nity’’ to take over the strip and create hazards if their boards flipped out of control. ‘‘It’s really all about trying to make it fairly safe for our pedes- trians,’’ he said. Mr Brown said backlash against the skateboarding ban had led council to consider opening up a second skate park near Todd St.
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TourismspotlightALICE Springs will host an
annual tourism event pro-
moting industry evolution
and business development
in the digital age.
The founder of one of theworld’s most popular youthtravel companies, ContikiHolidays, will be a keynotespeaker at the event.
Founder John Andersonwill join Tourism Australia’ssocial media head, JesseDesjardins, at the TourismCentral Australia Confer-ence 2013.
Both are extremely suc-cessful pioneers in the tour-ism industry and are alsopowerful orators.
Workshops include dis-cussions on search engineoptimisation, tourisme-school, grant applications,business sustainability andthe art of negotiation.
The conference, now in itssecond year, will be held onOctober 4 at the AliceSprings Convention Centreand tickets are available un-til September 25.
Week forwomenTHE first ever AustralianWomen’s Health Week beheld early next month.
High profile ambassadorsand partners have come outin support of makingwomen’s health a priority.
The inaugural JeanHailes Women’s HealthWeek will have a differentfocus each day.
Participants can choose totake part in the onlineevents (or find out if there’san event in their local com-munity) and learn moreabout each topic, or justchoose one area that is moreinteresting or most import-ant to them.
There will be inspiringvideos and podcasts, as wellas information to read andprint off.
Register for free, see ifthere’s a community eventnear you and make yourpledge to make one changefor better health on theGreat Wall of Pledges atwww.womenshealthweek.com.au
Women’s Health Week istaking place from Septem-ber 2-6.
Other sunsets eat Uluru’s dusk
A spectacular sunset over Uluru. It is one of the best places to see a sunset. Picture: OUTBACK BOB
Katie Weiss
THE pristine Outback setting ofUluru has been ranked one of thetop spots in the world to watchthe sunset.
CNN picked Uluru and itsneighbouring natural wonder,Kata Tjuta, as the third bestplace to stare at the horizon asthe sun scatters pink and orangelight over the clouds and sky.
The rock of Uluru appears tochange colors as the sun beamsover the desert landscape, hittingKata Tjuta in the background.
Kata Tjuta, also known as‘‘The Olgas’’, and Uluru were theonly sites in Australia picked forthe list of 12 Superb Sunset SpotsAround the World.
The sites beat traditionalfavourites, such as a Hawaiiansunset on the popular Mauiisland, a sand dune sunset inDubai, or a view of the horizonfrom the Grand Canyon inArizona.
But these sacred Aboriginalsites, also listed as UNESCOWorld Heritage areas, werebeaten by the longest teak bridgein the world, the U Bein Bridge inMyanmar.
Kenya’s Maasai Mara NationalReserve came second on the listpicked by CNN writer RaeminZhang.
‘‘Dusk is that magical, etherealtime of day, favored by painters,photographers and postcardmanufacturers,’’ Mr Zhang wroteon the CNN website.
‘‘We’ve picked a few that wethink stand up to that claim.’’
Council urged to ease upon skateboarders in CBDKatie Weiss
SKATEBOARD workshop organ-iser Matty Day says that towncouncil bylaws will be unable to stopyouth and street cultures sweepinginto Todd Mall.
Mr Day urged council to send outa positive message about youthculture by embracing skateboard-ing and allow skaters to enter thenorthern end of the mall, which isnow open to vehicle traffic.
Council initially agreed to allowskateboarding in the new Todd Mall
development but backflipped on thedecision in a recent meeting.
‘‘It’s important for young peopleto be able to be young people in themall and in the CBD,’’ Mr Day said.
‘‘The bylaws just need to catch upto new developments (in society).’’
Mr Day said he would offer towork with council to develop astrategy on ways pedestrians andskateboarders could safely sharethe streets and walkways.
‘ ‘It ’s not a unique issue,skateboarders exist with pedes-trians all around the world,’’ he said.
Councillor Chansey Paech joinedcalls to ‘‘reclaim the streets’’ andallow skateboarders to enter themall after a majority of councillorsvoted against the proposal.
Mr Paech accused his fellowcouncillors of being ‘‘more inter-ested’’ in banning skateboarders inthe CBD than problem drinkers.
Councillor Steve Brown said heinitially supported the idea butultimately voted against skate-boarding in the CBD due to thenoise and safety risks involved.
‘‘Skateboarders, I’m afraid, don’t
mix with people,’’ Mr Brown said.Mr Brown said al lowing
skateboarders in the mall couldencourage a ‘‘skateboarding frater-nity’’ to take over the strip andcreate hazards if their boardsflipped out of control.
‘‘It’s really all about trying tomake it fairly safe for our pedes-trians,’’ he said.
Mr Brown said backlash againstthe skateboarding ban had ledcouncil to consider opening up asecond skate park near Todd St.
