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WEDNESDAY, August 21, 2013. Sun Newspapers 17 omas AM Administrator of the Northern Territory and Mr Duncan McNeill invite you to enjoy the beauty and charm of the Northern Territory’s oldest European house. Saturday 24 August 2013 2.00 - 7.00 pm Free admission. drinks and refreshments. Limited wheelchair access to the garden. GOVERNMENT HOUSE Open Day Telephone 8999 7103 http://www.govhouse.nt.gov.au TERRITORY CHILDCARE GROUP INC. Affordable | Flexible | Small Groups Individual Carers | Monitoring & Support 8920 0600 | 45 Malak Crescent, Malak [email protected] www.territorychildcare.org.au Your child’s home away from home 0000019031 SEAL-A-FRIDGE Is your fridge or freezer icing up? Motor running longer? Are the seals split, cracked or mouldy? Power bills extra high? DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL SEALS 13 14 79 We cover all of NT Call SEAL-A-FRIDGE for a free quote on Present this Coupon for a FREE SERVICE! save $55 SUN Newspapers >> General News Do you have a good community story? Email us at [email protected] City celebrates during festival Choir Girl was a festival hit. Picture: SARAH WALKER EACH year the city buzzes with excitement during the Darwin Festival. This year is no exception. I’ve enjoyed the events I have attended so far – including Choir Girl last week – and am looking forward to the Trade Winds on Friday evening. If you haven’t made it out yet, jump online and check out the libraries Festival Fun program, which includes extended hours at the city library. Head to darwin.nt. gov.au/libraries/ events to see the latest program. You can also pick up a great meal with the family at Festival Park (next to the Civic Centre) or just enjoy the ambience. Today the City of Darwin is hosting a public workshop that provides an opportunity for everyone to get involved in the development of the Darwin CBD Masterplan. More than 100 people will be meeting to discuss the future planning of the CBD. There are limited places available and I encourage anyone who is interested to join in at the Double Tree by Hilton. You can also have input on the project via a survey on our website. The Darwin CBD Masterplan aims to produce a precinct-based blueprint and set of principles to guide Darwin’s growth over the next 20 years. We are focused on liveability, connections into the CBD, potential areas for new development, and guidance for the private sector on how to get the best commercial return on investment in the CBD. These opportunities will include: ● Movement by private and public transport, pedestrians and bicycle. ● The public realm, including streets, parks, malls, the water’s edge and open spaces. ● Infrastructure such as arterial roads, bridges, utility services and social infrastructure. ● Potential and existing tourist networks and facilities that tell the stories of Darwin. ● Land uses such as office, retail, tourism, residential and community spaces. ● Landscaping character. Have you joined our conversation on the web? Our Darwin ordinary council meetings are now live on the web so you can listen in to decision-making discussions about your city. The webcasting is part of a three-month trial that is running between July and December. Jump online to join us at our next council meeting – and let us know what you think via our online survey. Finally, thanks to everyone who bought a cupcake from our RSPCA Cupcake stall in The Mall on Monday. The stall raised more than $1000. It’s contributing to an early total of $6200 heading into the RSPCA NT fundraiser kitty. Cash deposits are yet to be counted and the RSPCA are accepting further donations, so don’t miss out. You can head to the RSPCA website at rspcacupcakeday.com.au. Your donations will help give a surrendered puppy a home, rescue a neglected pony, provide emergency surgery to an injured kitten and help save lives. Early vote option available EARLY voting in this year’s feder- al election began yesterday, for voters unable to vote on the day. ‘‘The early voting services allow people who may be working, away on holidays or cannot easily access a polling centre on Saturday, September 7, to register their vote in advance so they do not miss out on having their voice heard at this election,’’ said NT electoral officer Robert Pugsley. ‘‘In Darwin, the early voting centre is located at the Double Tree by Hilton Esplanade Hotel, at 116 The Esplanade.’’ ‘‘Early voting services for Territorians will be available at other locations around the Terr- itory including Darwin Internat- ional Airport, Lyons, Palmerston, Fred’s Pass, Jabiru, Katherine, Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek,’’ Mr Pugsley said. The venue is open from 8.30am 5.30pm. Visit aec.gov.au. Helping girls with life skills THE Palmerston Girls Academy will be hosting the 2013 Nestle Deadly Chicks Mentoring Seminar from today until Friday. Around 100 girls from across NT will take part. Over the three days the girls will rotate through educational workshops concerning personal presentation, nutrition and hygiene, sexual and mental health, resume writing, interview skills, financial literacy, respect for culture, tertiary education options and workplace readiness. The workshops will focus on the benefits of positive self- image, educational commitment, responsible personal conduct, employment, respect for self and others, and pride in culture. Prominent indigenous women, such as Dorothy Morrison, chief executive of Heart Foundation Darwin, will be there.
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WEDNESDAY, August 21, 2013. Sun Newspapers 17
omas AMAdministrator of the Northern Territory
and Mr Duncan McNeill invite you to enjoy the beauty and charm
of the Northern Territory’s oldest European house.
Saturday 24 August 2013
2.00 - 7.00 pm
Free admission.
drinks and refreshments.
Limited wheelchair access to the garden.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Open Day
Telephone 8999 7103http://www.govhouse.nt.gov.au
TERRITORY CHILDCARE GROUP INC.
Affordable | Flexible | Small Groups Individual Carers | Monitoring & Support
8920 0600 | 45 Malak Crescent, [email protected]
Your child’s home away from home
0000019031
SEAL-A-FRIDGEIs your fridge or freezer icing up?
Motor running longer?
Are the seals split, cracked or mouldy?
Power bills extra high?
DOMESTIC &
COMMERCIAL SEALS
13 14 79 We cover all of NT
Call SEAL-A-FRIDGE for a free quote on
Present this
Coupon for a
FREE
SERVICE!
save $55
SUNNewspapers >> General News
Do you have a good community story?
Email us at [email protected] celebratesduring festival
Choir Girl was a festival hit. Picture: SARAH WALKER
EACH year the city buzzes withexcitement during the DarwinFestival.
This year is no exception. I’veenjoyed the events I haveattended so far – including Choir
Girl last week – and am lookingforward to the Trade Winds onFriday evening.
If you haven’t made it out yet,jump online and check out thelibraries Festival Fun program,which includes extended hoursat the city library. Head todarwin.nt. gov.au/libraries/events to see the latest program.
You can also pick up a greatmeal with the family at FestivalPark (next to the Civic Centre) orjust enjoy the ambience.
Today the City of Darwin ishosting a public workshop thatprovides an opportunity foreveryone to get involved in thedevelopment of the Darwin CBDMasterplan. More than 100people will be meeting to discussthe future planning of the CBD.
There are limited placesavailable and I encourage anyonewho is interested to join in at theDouble Tree by Hilton.
You can also have input on theproject via a survey on ourwebsite. The Darwin CBDMasterplan aims to produce aprecinct-based blueprint and setof principles to guide Darwin’sgrowth over the next 20 years.
We are focused on liveability,connections into the CBD,potential areas for newdevelopment, and guidance forthe private sector on how to getthe best commercial return oninvestment in the CBD.
These opportunities willinclude:
l Movement by private andpublic transport, pedestrians andbicycle.
l The public realm, includingstreets, parks, malls, the water’sedge and open spaces.
l Infrastructure such asarterial roads, bridges, utilityservices and social infrastructure.
l Potential and existing touristnetworks and facilities that tellthe stories of Darwin.
l Land uses such as office,retail, tourism, residential andcommunity spaces.
l Landscaping character.
Have you joined ourconversation on the web? OurDarwin ordinary council meetingsare now live on the web so youcan listen in to decision-makingdiscussions about your city.
The webcasting is part of athree-month trial that is runningbetween July and December.
Jump online to join us at ournext council meeting – and let usknow what you think via ouronline survey.
Finally, thanks to everyonewho bought a cupcake from ourRSPCA Cupcake stall in The Mall
on Monday. The stall raised morethan $1000.
It’s contributing to an earlytotal of $6200 heading into theRSPCA NT fundraiser kitty.
Cash deposits are yet to becounted and the RSPCA areaccepting further donations, sodon’t miss out. You can head tothe RSPCA website atrspcacupcakeday.com.au.
Your donations will help give asurrendered puppy a home,rescue a neglected pony, provideemergency surgery to an injuredkitten and help save lives.
Early vote option availableEARLY voting in this year’s feder-al election began yesterday, forvoters unable to vote on the day.
‘‘The early voting servicesallow people who may beworking, away on holidays orcannot easily access a pollingcentre on Saturday, September7, to register their vote in advanceso they do not miss out on havingtheir voice heard at this election,’’said NT electoral officer RobertPugsley. ‘‘In Darwin, the early
voting centre is located at theDouble Tree by Hilton EsplanadeHotel, at 116 The Esplanade.’’
‘‘Early voting services forTerritorians will be available atother locations around the Terr-itory including Darwin Internat-ional Airport, Lyons, Palmerston,Fred’s Pass, Jabiru, Katherine,Nhulunbuy and Tennant Creek,’’Mr Pugsley said.
The venue is open from8.30am 5.30pm. Visit aec.gov.au.
Helping girls with life skillsTHE Palmerston Girls Academywill be hosting the 2013 NestleDeadly Chicks MentoringSeminar from today until Friday.
Around 100 girls from acrossNT will take part. Over the threedays the girls will rotate througheducational workshopsconcerning personalpresentation, nutrition andhygiene, sexual and mentalhealth, resume writing, interviewskills, financial literacy, respect
for culture, tertiary educationoptions and workplacereadiness.
The workshops will focus onthe benefits of positive self-image, educational commitment,responsible personal conduct,employment, respect for self andothers, and pride in culture.
Prominent indigenous women,such as Dorothy Morrison, chiefexecutive of Heart FoundationDarwin, will be there.
