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Community Cook
YANNI GREW UP ON a farm in Bali and has always been familiar with edible tropical plants. She’s spent time learning more about native plants and people in the Top...
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Bush Tucker Tours
EMMA LUPIN HAS been kicking around the Top End sharing her expertise on tropical gardens and locally produced food for years, as the brains behind Taste of the Top End...
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When the Tides Turn
2020 IS DARWIN'S TURN to host the annual NT Writers’ Festival, an annual celebration of the written word, which is also held in Alice Springs every second year. The newly...
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Brother Moon
Preserving the stories of Elders, Brother Moon is a new children’s book by local author Maree McCarthy Yoelu and illustrator Samantha Fry, published by Magabala Books. A gentle but powerful...
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Well, I'll Be Fracked
Enjoy this look behind-the-scenes from local actor Phil O’Brien on Fracketty Frack – a comedy sci-fi web series set in the Northern Territory. IT STARTED LIKE most never-to-be forgotten adventures...
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Comics' Corner
SHOWCASING TOP END COMICS AND LOCAL STAND-UP PERFORMERS LAST MONTH, KELLY GULLIVER competed against other budding Territory comedians for a chance to represent the NT in the national Raw Comedy...
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Tactile Arts Callout
ARE YOU PASSIONATE about arts and crafts? Want to get involved in the wonderful world of the Top End arts scene? Throw your name in the hat to join the...
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Witladla
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST, Larrakia Elder and contemporary storyteller, Aunty June Mills has big plans to bring her unique show, Witladla, to the Top End. The performance, which is currently being adapted...
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Arafura Pearl: A Festival of Women
TOP ENDERS ARE in for a treat early next month, with the inaugural Arafura Pearl: A Festival of Women in the Brown’s Mart Courtyard precinct. Emceed by comedian Amy Hetherington...
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PRESSplay
AMELIA LUSCOMBE AND JOCELYN TRIBE open their studio doors this month to share behind-the-scenes developments of their artist in residence at Tactile Arts. OTL caught up with them for a...
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Robert in Crisis
AFTER RAVE REVIEWS that lead to the Best Performance Award at the 2019 Darwin Fringe Festival, Scott Gooding returns to the Brown’s Mart stage with his one-man dark comedy, Robert...
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Takeaway Food Guide
OTL's quick and essential guide to takeaway food in the Top End. Throw your support behind local eateries if you're in the position to do so. There's never been a...
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Battle of the School Bands
FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, NT Music School has presented the Battle of the School Bands. This annual competition gives musicians from Northern Territory schools the chance to share the...
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Get Caught in Charlotte's Web
IT’S EASTER TIME! But where to get your chocolate fix? If ever there was a time to throw support behind local business, it’s now. Located in Berrimah, Charlotte’s Web Chocolate...
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NT Literary Awards
CALLING ALL NORTHERN TERRITORY writers – entries for the 2020 NT Literary Awards are now open! This annual competition covers a range of categories including Short Story, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction...
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Holiday Here At Hilton
MANY TERRITORIANS HAVE had their international travel plans disrupted by recent developments, with many locals looking for an alternative to scratch that holiday itch. We’ve got good news, everyone! Locals...
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Q&A with filmmaker Max Conaghan
WHEN 19-YEAR-OLD Max Conaghan isn’t studying for his film degree or hitting up the freelance scene, he’s usually making short films with his mates. So Max, what inspired you to...
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Q&A with artist Leila Heinrich
The work of 2019’s Year 12 students from across the NT was scheduled to exhibit at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Exit Art this month...
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Q&A with comedian Andre Price-Quintner
18-YEAR-OLD local comedian and actor Andre Price-Quintner is navigating his way through the Top End Comedy scene. OTL caught up with him for a chat. What inspired you to get...
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Empowering Young Territory
Northern Territory Youth Week (NTYW) celebrates the contributions of, and provides a platform for, the Northern Territory’s young people. By Kingsley Gittins Technically held over 10 days, NTYW gives the...