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The Gift of Giving
If you can, donate food or funds or volunteer your time this festive season to help everyone share in the spirit of Christmas. Donate or Volunteer: Foodbank NT | foodbanknt.org.au...
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Darwin Art Trail
Tick off your Christmas gift list with a weekend on the Darwin Art Trail. With six private studios open to the public, you can chat with the artists in their...
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Marrara Christmas Craft Fair
That ol’ festive season is comin’ round the corner fast. Get an A+ for your prep and pressies this year by getting among one of Darwin’s special Christmas fairs. Peruse...
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Join our Team
Editorial Assistant – Off The Leash. Keen for an opportunity to work in a creative, fun and dynamic work space? We're on the hunt for a talented Editorial Assistant with...
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Growing Up Troppo – November
The Build Up is here and with it the humidity is skyrocketing – the heat is on and so is the sweat! The kids are ratty and, let’s be honest...
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Tactile Arts Christmas Craft Fair
That ol’ festive season is comin’ round the corner fast. Get an A+ for your prep and pressies this year by getting among one of Darwin’s special Christmas fairs. The...
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Christmas Market and Showcase
Meet the makers from Top End communities turning out high quality arts and crafts. Visit the lawns of historic Lyon’s Cottage in the city and check out the handcrafted products...
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Flora, Fauna, Resin and Me
Growing up in Bundaberg QLD, Rene Skelton never had a strong sense of place but, through her work as a resin jewellery artist, found a way to connect. In her...
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Noonamah Tavern Frog Races
It all started on a lazy Sunday arvo with a couple of patrons, a couple of beers and a bet on two green tree frogs leaping along a concrete path...
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Growing Up Troppo – October
Did you know that LEGO comes from Denmark – the happiest country in the world, according to the UN World Happiness Report. So, you’d figure then that the original Legoland...
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World Solar Challenge
You’ll see fleeting glimpses of them along the Stuart Highway: flat, shiny, futuristic cars silently racing the sun. 2017 marks the 30th year of the World Solar Challenge, where dozens...
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Reboot Your Loot
Top Enders love a good garage sale. In the two years since Palmerston joined the official nation-wide Garage Sale Trail, registrations have increased, more trash has been turned into treasure...
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Kakadu Bird Week
The storks and the egrets might be easy to spot, but what about the black bittern, yellow chat, or that rarest bird of prey – the red goshawk? Kakadu is...
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Tropical Takeover
Imagine art on a grand scale – colourful botanical and animal inspired installations twining themselves over shop fronts, walkways and trees. Not your usual canvas and gallery experience, this is...
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Growing Up Troppo – September
From the Esplanade to Fannie Bay to Nightcliff, there’s something abuzz on the Darwin foreshore. You may have noticed the explosion of new pop-up food vans this Dry season –...
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Argentine Tango workshop
A supremely elegant dance, tango is formal in style and fashion, but humble in its origins. Northern Tango, Darwin’s small but dedicated dance community, was born 13 years ago by...
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GeeCon
For some, Darwin's first ever GeeCon (preferred pronunciation 'Geek-on') has been a long time coming. The festival of anime, manga, cosplay and video games is expected to attract upward of...
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National Science Week
A world without midges or a world without chocolate – which would you choose? Yes, of course this is a trick question! Midges are pollinators and essential to fertilising South...
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Growing Up Troppo – August
Festival frenzy is well underway in the Top End and nothing signals the great vibe of Darwin more than the Darwin Festival – and it’s not just the grown-ups who...
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Sustainable House Day
High energy and water prices are just two reasons why a sustainable house is an increasingly attractive prospect for Top Enders. The others are that sustainable homes make the most...