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Get Eggcited for Easter
IT’S THIS TIME of year that a trip to the shops might accidentally land a bag of hot cross buns in your trolley, ready for a good toasting and generous...
Desert Brews
EXTREME HEAT, EXTREME cold, extreme downpours, extreme droughts, extreme distances from everything. Life in Alice Springs has a lot to contend with when it comes to isolation and the elements...
Lounge Around at Monte's
Ah, Monte’s. The weird, wonderful, semi-carnival themed pub that is the iconic watering hole for most that have either lived in or visited Alice Springs. I’m in good company when...
Ivan Sen’s Loveland
Kicking off the 2022 Deckchair Cinema season is Ivan Sen’s latest film, Loveland. Set in futuristic Hong Kong, it follows an assassin who falls for a nightclub singer. But as...
Sky COUNTRY
There’s something very special about the landscape of the Red Centre. Its ochre-hues and rugged terrain, sun kissed by day and blanketed by stars at night. By Tierney Seccull This...
Couch Surfing 2022
Since 2012, Anglicare NT’s Couch Surfing event – held annually each April to coincide with National Youth Week and National Youth Homelessness Matters Day – has brought the community together...
Hoppy Easter
THIS EASTER, GET the family together and hop along to Casuarina Square – or Cas Square as it’s affectionately referred to – for free school holiday activities and Easter fun...
Off The Leash in the Northern Territory
Since 2007, Off The Leash (OTL) has kept locals and welcome visitors up to date with what’s happening across the Top End, through a monthly street press magazine and comprehensive...
Make History with Off The Leash
Calling all Northern Territory-based visual artists! We’ve been working towards something very exciting in the background over the last couple of years and we’re proud to announce, from 2022 onwards...
Important OTL Update
UPDATE MAR 1, 2022 - We are proceeding with the April edition. Dear Off The Leashers, Due to the evolving situation regarding COVID-19, Off The Leash will not be printing...
Work with us!
Editorial Assistant Part-time, three days per week (0.6 FTE), commencing Mar 2022 (Darwin, NT) Keen to work at a creative, fun and dynamic not-for-profit organisation? We're on the hunt for...
Get distracted with The Umbilical Brothers
SINCE THE LATE 80s, David Collins (pictured left) and Shane Dundas have been making audiences belly laugh as comic duo The Umbilical Brothers – their quick wit, impressive sound effects...
Season's Greetings from OTL
Hiya folks, Can you believe it's this time of year already? Me neither! A kind reminder there is no Dec/Jan edition, for a few reasons – the biggies being the...
2021 NT Performing Arts Awards
On Fri 12 Nov, the third annual NT Performing Arts Awards (NTPAA) were held at Darwin Entertainment Centre to celebrate the Territory's booming performing arts industry. Identifying a lack of...
The NXT Gen
IF YOU’RE AGED 18-25 years and looking to pursue a career in the creative industries, Arts NT wants to hear from you! In a Territory first, the Northern Territory Government...
Melville Island Magic
THEY SAY TO appreciate the rainbow, you must first put up with the rain. So, if COVID is the rain, then Munupi Arts Christmas Pop Up Sale is surely the...
The Black Wreath
10 YEARS AGO on November 11, 2011 – yes, 11.11.11 – The Black Wreath started its raucous journey as a record label and music venue in the heart of the...
Music for All
ROUND UP THE kids and head to Darwin Entertainment Centre for an interactive musical adventure with Darwin Symphony Orchestra. Designed to spark intrigue in classical music in children and adults...
100 Cities
HE’S BEEN RESPONSIBLE for getting many of us up – and down – on the dance floor over the years, and this month, Kuya James returns to the decks with...
Two Fifths
DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is set to end the year on a high note with a performance of two mighty orchestral works, bringing their 2021 season to a triumphant close. Presenting...