Dhimurru is calling for volunteer assistance in processing marine debris from our annual marine debris survey at Cape Arnhem. This survey has been running for 15 years and is possibly the longest running marine debris survey in Australia.

TWO mates on the fishing trip of a lifetime had the most unbelievable experience when a whale shark swam up to their tinnie.

Fishing about a mile off shore from Nhulunbuy, Colby Smith, 26, and Charlie Lucas, 25, had stopped for lunch when they noticed a large shadow pop up near their boat.

Less than three months ago, the Australian Space Agency was launched, bringing the nation up to speed with almost every other developed country. A key piece of legislation governing space activities has also been overhauled, to better accommodate the private sector companies that now make up 76 per cent of the global industry. At the same […]

The Gove AFL Grand Final was held in Yirrkala on Saturday, 1 September with an incredible turn out by the East Arnhem Community. Following consultation with the Rirratjingu and Gumatj Aboriginal Corporations, the traditional owners requested licensees implement takeaway alcohol restrictions during the grand final weekend. Officer in Charge of Nhulunbuy Police, Senior Sergeant Daniel […]

The social networking giant’s mysterious algorithms are a cornerstone for the latest popular hoax. Despite what you’ve heard on Facebook, the social network isn’t going to limit status updates in your news feed to 25 preselected friends. The real news is much scarier: People are falling for a Facebook hoax — again.

The social networking giant’s mysterious algorithms are a cornerstone for the latest popular hoax. Despite what you’ve heard on Facebook, the social network isn’t going to limit status updates in your news feed to 25 preselected friends. The real news is much scarier: People are falling for a Facebook hoax — again.

A remote Northern Territory ­Aboriginal community that was at the heart of Tony Abbott’s 2013 declaration that he would be a “prime minister for indigenous ­affairs” has challenged him to back its comprehensive plan for educational reform in his new role as special envoy. Data shows only 20 per cent of Aboriginal students in the […]

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Northern Territory Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal should NOT be used with this warning. TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 15 Issued at 8:01 pm ACST [8:31 pm AEST] on Friday 23 March 2018 Headline: Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora […]

An indigenous dancer from Arnhem Land has won the coveted best new talent award at the Venice Film Festival. Baykali Ganambarr, who has no formal acting training, portrays a tracker in The Nightingale, a revenge thriller set in convict-era Tasmania. Earlier this week, he joined the likes of Hollywood stars Jennifer Lawrence and Mila Kunis in accepting […]

HUNDREDS of thousands of people have only just discovered that all capsicums start out green — and it’s blowing people’s minds. That’s right, the different colours are simply caused by the fruit ripening. The revelation was made by lifestyle blogger Amy, from Hull in the United Kingdom, who tweeted: “OK so I’ve just found out […]

The availability of affordable housing is absolutely critical to Gove’s successful transition from a cashed-up mining town to a tourism-based region populated by more realistically salaried families.

One of our ambassadors, illustrator Ann James, and Tina Raye and Nicole Whiles from our team have just returned from Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land. Their trip was dual purpose: to conduct writing workshops with a group of kids from Nhulunbuy Primary School and to boost our Book Buzz progam in local playgroups. Late last year, Ann, […]

The Northern Land Council has condemned the decision of the NT EPA to approve the overburden management project at the McArthur River Mine. NLC CEO Joe Morrison said the EPA’s assessment that the project can avoid significant environmental impacts is not supported by its own report. “The sorry history of frequent environmental incidents at the […]

What is music to your ears may just be noise to your neighbour. Try to make sure that your activities at home do not become a nuisance to others by showing them some consideration. Here are some things you can do to keep the peace in your neighbourhood: