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NRETA Media Releases - 2008

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September

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
8 September Supercroc Skull Arrives at MAGNT
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8 September Travelling to the Heart of Art 38Kb
8 September Saving Orphaned Emus
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7 September Supporting School Sport  
5 September Threatened Species at TWP
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5 September $1.25m Rainforest Walking Track To Be Built at Fogg Dam  
5 September Territorians Invited To Comment on Draft Magpie Goose Program
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4 September Waterfowl Hunting Season Starts 29Kb
4 September Celebrate Father’s Day With Animals And Machines  
4 September Doris The ROV Launched At TWP  
4 September MAGNT Supports Alola Foundation 32Kb
3 September Replant Exhibition Opens In Alice Springs  
2 September New Play Equipment At George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens  
1 September Alice Springs Desert Park - A Great Place to Visit  
1 September Exotic Ants Targeted During Biodiversity Month
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August

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
29 August International Cricket Returns to the Territory 60Kb
27 August Lunchtime Talk with Jimmy Little 34Kb
26 August Youth Literature Takes on a Festive Vibe 43Kb
26 August HMAS Arunta Sailors Visit Alice Springs Desert Park  
23 August Major Early Morning Fire Threatens Rural Area 28Kb
22 August Paralympian Melanie Heads to Beijing  
22 August Get the Kids Ready for Great Local TV
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22 August Partnerships Vital for Managing Australia's Northern Coasts 21Kb
20 August Working Together for Regional Coastal Management and Development 22Kb
19 August Water, Water Everywhere... and Not a 'Tropical' Drop to Drink! 29Kb
19 August Climate Change - Australia's Top Coastal Priority 22Kb
18 August Bushfires NT Urges Territorians to be Fire Aware 31Kb
18 August Territory Ethnobiologist Receives Churchill Fellowship
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18 August 'Sink or Swim' - Preparing for Coastal Climate Change 20Kb
15 August Statement from Telstra Art Award Winner
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15 August Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award Winners Announced
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13 August Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award Opens in Darwin 52Kb
12 August 25th Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award Judges Announced 45Kb
11 August Gatapangawuy Dhawu - Buffalo Story
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11 August 2007 Prize Winner Angelina George enters 25th Telstra Art Awards
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7 August Childhood Memories Continue to Inspire Artist
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1 August Ocean to Outback Exhibition at Araluen
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July

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
28 July Secrets Lives of Darwin Harbour Dolphins
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28 July Territory Parks Alive in Owen Springs 30Kb
24 July Update on Crocodile Sighting at Tjuwaliyn Hot Springs
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23 July Crocodile Sighting at Tjuwaliyn Hot Springs 29Kb
21 July Artist in Residence Program Begins at Araluen
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16 July

Precious Timor-Leste Artefacts Arrive in Darwin
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15 July

World’s First Curlew Egg at Territory Wildlife Park
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15 July Territory Artist Pays Homage to her Love of Weaving 53Kb
14 July

First Twilight Tour at the Territory Wildlife Park
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14 July Minister Congratulates History Grant Recipients  
14 July New Guidelines for Keeping Venomous Snakes 32Kb
11 July $1.5 Million Tender for Fogg Dam  
11 July Searching for Snails 29Kb
11 July Waterfowl Hunting Season  
11 July Arafura Craft Exchange Exhibition Opening
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10 July Swamp Burn Protects Environment 36Kb
9 July Sneak Peek at Artwork Shortlisted in Silver Jubilee Telstra Art Award
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7 July The Arrival is Speechless Magic
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3 July Territory Talent Shines at Gala Opening of Message Sticks Festival
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2 July Installation of Arafura Craft Exchange Exhibition at MAGNT
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2 July Popular Visitor Attraction at Butterfly Gorge Re-opens 29Kb
1 July Ingkerreke Trainee Rangers Undertake Conservation Projects
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June

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
30 June Balibo Filming Commences in Darwin 31Kb
30 June Cracker Night at Casuarina Coastal Reserve 29Kb
30 June Territory Wildlife Park Welcomes Newborn Northern Quolls
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30 June NIDA on Tour in the Northern Territory
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29 June Historic WWII Propeller
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27 June Draft Water Allocation Plan Release for Public Comment 34Kb
27 June Kings Creek Walk Under Repairs 29Kb
26 June Draft Water Allocation Plan for the Tindall Limestone Aquifer  
26 June Parks Joint Management Takes a Big Step Forward, With Thanks to Senator Scullion  
26 June Identifying Marine Ecotourism Opportunities in Timor-Leste
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25 June Protecting the Environment As Development Moves Ahead  
25 June Alice Springs Desert Park Creates Bush Tucker and Medicine Garden
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25 June Art at the Heart Full of Highlights  
25 June Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri Mural Restored  
25 June Popular Camping Site Re-opens at Litchfield National Park 30Kb
23 June Aquatic Weed Discovered in Durack Lake
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22 June Designs Finalised for New Waterslides  
19 June Estimates To Find Commitment To Protecting The Environment  
19 June Joint Management Plan at Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve
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18 June Monkey Mornings at the Territory Wildlife Park 30Kb
18 June Flamenco Fire at Araluen Arts Centre 22Kb
18 June Learn Traditional Painting with an Indigenous Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger 31Kb
16 June Waterfront Public Art Unveiled  
16 June Trees Branch into Heritage and Significant Registers 30Kb
15 June Rainbow Valley Begins Operation Under Joint Management  
10 June Welcome to Vertebrate Pest Committee  
10 June Environmental, Lifestyle and Community Value of NT Parks 31Kb
5 June Tackling Climate Change Together  
5 June Opportunity for Territorians to Hone Screenwriting Skills 32Kb
5 June Temporary Closure at Leanyer Recreation Park 28Kb
4 June Finke Desert Race Spectators Urged to Minimise Environmental Impacts
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4 June No Mine at Koongarra  
4 June Exciting Opportunity for Emerging Territory Filmmakers to work on Balibo Feature 34Kb
3 June Consultant to Review Territory Theatre and Performance Sector 30Kb
2 June Top End Seeds Preserved in Global Plant Conservation Programme 31Kb
2 June Closure of Thermal Pool at Elsey National Park 29Kb
1 June Kick The Carbon Habit  

May

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
30 May Last Catalina Found
 
29 May Leprosarium Memorial Opens at East Arm
 
28 May Recycled Water Now Flowing from Alice Springs Water Reclamation Plant  
28 May Over 100 Artworks Selected in the 25th Telstra Art Awards 52Kb
27 May Territorians Releae Flatback Turtles
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27 May Northern Territory Attracts Ausfilm 30Kb
26 May Fire Damage at Nganalam Art Site - Keep River National Park 29Kb
26 May Darwin Festival Economic Impact Moves Territory Arts Ahead 263Kb
20 May Gadgets
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19 May Territory Taxonomic Specialists Return From Lizard Island Expedition
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19 May Signs Stolen from Territory Parks
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18 May Saving the Sandfly  
16 May Reynolds 4WD Track Re-Open 29Kb
16 May Alice Springs Junior Rangers Help Our Bat Caves
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15 May Experience NRETA at the Freds Pass Rural Show
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14 May Territory Parks Alive in Top End and Katherine 30Kb
14 May Territory Parks Alive in Central Australia 30Kb
13 May Spotlight on Central Australian Wetlands
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12 May Territory Schools Tackling Burning Issues  
9 May Important Heritage Repairs for Alice Springs Buildings
 
8 May Berry Springs Nature Park Re-opens for Swimming 30Kb
8 May Environment And Sustainable Development Committee Report
 
8 May Invasive Species Report Tabled in Parliament
 
7 May Spoil Mum At The Territory Wildlife Park  
7 May Final Report on West Mac Think Tank Available 45Kb
7 May NTFO Grant Support for Industry and Screen Culture Development 34Kb
6 May Territory Lifestyle a Winner in Budget 2008 - More for Sport, Recreation, Parks, Fishing and the Arts  
6 May Investing in the Territory's Future with Record $870 Million Cash Iinfrastructure Budget  
6 May Combatting Climate Change and Protecting the Territory's Environment  
4 May $7.5 Million Upgrade for Litchfield National Park  
2 May Mulga Walk Adds To Alice Springs Desert Park Visitor Experience  
2 May Reminder that Ferrets are Prohibited in the Territory
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1 May Joint Management Plan For Rainbow Valley Tabled In Parliament  
1 May Schools Stream Ahead in Saving Water
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April

Date Media Release File Size -pdf
30 April $10,000 Reward Offered to Find Tree Posioner  
30 April Bushfires NT Bambi Bucket Stolen
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29 April Baby Death Adders Born at Territory Wildlife Park
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29 April Wildlife Deaths Prompt Warning 30Kb
28 April Australian Feature Film has Darwin in its Sights 31Kb
28 April Territorians Urged to Sign Up For Devil's Claw Festival  
27 April $2 Million Boost for Bushfires NT  
24 April Yarning Up Filming Moves on to Tiwi Islands
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24 April Shorter+Sweeter at Araluen Arts Centre
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24 April Australian Film and Television Incentives 41Kb
24 April Indonesian Ceramic Pieces arrive at MAGNT
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23 April

Sky's the Limit for Apprentice Scheme
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22 April Minister Encourages History Grant Applications  
21 April Museum Conservation Workshop for Tropical Climates
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21 April Exit Art People's Choice Award Winner
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18 April Building Our Museums Sector  
18 April Volunteers Being Called to the Wild 119Kb
17 April National Container Deposit Legislation One Step Closer  
17 April Yarning Up Filming Commences in Remote Communities
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17 April Transporting Alice Back to the Future 159Kb
17 April Ellery Creek Safety Concerns
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16 April Natural Resources and Environment Ministerial Council in Melbourne  
16 April Florence Falls 4WD Campground Re-open 29Kb
15 April Leanyer Water Playground Closing for Maintenance 108Kb
14 April Cold Blooded but Warm Hearted...
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10 April Paradise City Spectacular Coming to Alice Springs
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10 April Travel Assistance to Alice for Art at the Heart  
10 April Forging Relationships at Finke Gorge 108Kb
9 April Funding for Northern Territory Arts Organisations  
8 April Born and Bred Territory Ranger Returns to the Top End
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8 April Opportunity for Darwin Filmmaker 141Kb
7 April Environment the Winner for this Young Achiever 122Kb
4 April Hamilton Downs Hosts Successful Joint Management Forum
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3 April First Reported Croc Attack in Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park Factsheet
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2 April Statement from MAGNT Director Anna Malgorzewicz 104Kb
2 April Tackling Climate Change and Creating Jobs  
1 April Stolen Indigenous Artworks Recovered
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March

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
30 March $200,000 in Heritage Grants Up For Grabs  
28 March Leading the Way on Climate Change  
28 March Territorians Urged to Support Earth Hour
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28 March Regional Museums Grants Support Program 112Kb
27 March $215,000 Boat Ramp to be Built at Channel Point  
24 March Northern Quolls Living in Paradise
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20 March Eggs Abound at Territory Wildlife Park 108Kb
20 March $60,000 Medium Attack Fire Trucks Donated to Volunteer Bushfire Brigades
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20 March Millennium Seed Bankers Visit UK
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20 March West Macs Tourism 'Think Tank' Great Success 113Kb
18 March Firearm Warning in National Parks
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17 March Artists Urged to Enter 25th Telstra Art Award as Closing Date Looms
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14 March Territorians Urged to Support Earth Hour  
14 March Water Quality in Darwin Harbour 35Kb
13 March 'Creatures of the Night' Holiday Feature 174Kb
13 March Easter-Features Galore at Owen Springs
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13 March DesArt in the Park
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13 March Apprentices Making a Positive Contribution to the Territory  
12 March Our Heritage Continues to be Preserved for Future Enjoyment  
10 March West Macs 'Think Tank' 29Kb
10 March Half Lizard, Half Fish, Predator of the Sea
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9 March $560,000 in EnvironmeNT Grants Up For Grabs
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6 March

$50,000 Research Study Into Coastal Dolphins
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6 March Wildlife Permits Caution
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5 March Local to Chair Independent Environment Protection Authority  
5 March Donation Given to Bushfires Volunteer Association 107Kb
5 March George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens Boardwalk  
4 March 2008 Araluen Arts Centre Visual & Performing Arts Program Launch
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3 March

Local Landscape Reflected in New Exhibition
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February

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
29 February Alice Springs Joint Management Indigenous Ranger Programs
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113Kb
29 February Volunteers Needed for Historic Evening
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109Kb
26 February

New Viewing Platform for Kathleen Springs
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26 February Katherine River Home to New Species of Fish
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25 February Investing in Alice Parks
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25 February Invasive Ants Army on the Move
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25 February WWII Sites Recommended for Heritage Listing 97Kb
22 February Working in Partnership
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21 February Government to Reduce its Carbon Footprint  
21 February Watercolour Exhibition at Albert Namatjira Gallery
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21 February Waterslides to be Built at Leanyer Rec Park  
20 February Cooee: Darwin Junior Rangers
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19 February National Youth Week at ASDP 31Kb
18 February Saving a Species 79Kb
15 February "Floater" Returning to the Open Sea
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15 February New Arts Internship Coincides with Telstra Awards  
15 February 25th Telstra Art Award Open 196Kb
12 February

Swimming Restrictions at Litchfield National Park
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11 February

Baby Boom hits Territory Wildlife Park
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8 February Landscaping Design Meeting at GBDBG 156Kb
8 February

Bush Painting, Bush Medicine and Bushfires...
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6 February Lost in the Desert for 135 Years but Found Alive 123Kb
4 February New CEO for Housing, Local Government and Sport  
1 February New Croc Boat for Darwin Harbour  

January

Date Media Release File Size (pdf)
29 January New Species of Skinks Discovered
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29 January Holiday's over for Feral Turtle Doves 109Kb
21 January Australia Day at Territory Wildlife Park 124Kb
17 January 237 Crocs Removed from Darwin Harbour  
17 January H2O Science Show Booking Out Fast 30Kb
14 January

Alice Springs WWII Sites Heritage Lists

 
11 January Sir Edmund Hillary - Statement from Parks Forum, Australia New Zealand 32Kb
8 January Territory Wildlife Park Reopens 28Kb
5 January Top End Parks Affected by Tropical Cyclone Helen 29Kb
4 January Temporary Closure for Window on the Wetlands 28Kb
4 January Temporary Closure for Territory Wildlife Park 26Kb
4 January George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens Closed 28Kb

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