Travelblog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Some pictures from the road trip from Adelaide to Alice Springs via Coober Pedy Uluru Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon.We left Adelaide at 630am in our Groovy Grape bus. We spend the first day driving and watching the scenery change from urban sprawl as we left Adelaide behind to the bush. We stopped in Port Augusta for lunch and then it was back on the road. Our first ovenight stop was at Coober Pe
The Australian (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
URANIUM deposits in Alice Springs are a step closer to being developed.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
THE green light for a joint venture to explore for uranium near Alice Springs is a test for the Federal Government, the Australian Greens say.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
THE green light for a joint venture to explore for uranium near Alice Springs is a test for the Federal Government, the Australian Greens say.
WayOdd (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
A 7-year-old boy broke into an Australia zoo, killed 13 animals and fed them to a large crocodile. According to reports, the boy broke into the Alice Springs Reptile Center Wednesday, apparently undetected by sensors because of his small size. The boy, whose name is not being released, was seen on security video killing three different lizards by bashing them with rocks. He then fed the dead animals...
larry borsato (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Honestly, how strange is that headline? Yet that's what I woke up to today : Parents of a seven-year-old "ratbag" who fed lizards to a crocodile during a reptile park break-in are likely to face civil action. The boy has broke into the Alice Springs Reptile Centre this morning, feeding ten lizards to the park's crocodile before bludgeoning several others to death. Seriously, how screwed up is this...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
KIDS, eh. They really do do the funniest things. To the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in the Northern Territory, where the lovable rascal, age 7, has broken in. He is feeding animals to a crocodile called Terry, while smashing the heads of other to bits with a rock. This is, of course, what happens when Dannii Minogue is [...]
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Wow. A seven-year-old kid snuck into the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Australia after it was closed, evaded security detection, and spent thirty minutes killing reptiles: "The attack happened on Wednesday morning after the boy entered the zoo by jumping...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Rare lizards and a turtle in Alice Springs reptile park were either eaten alive or bashed to death first
the talk of the town (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Boy, 7, bludgeoned lizards in cruelty spree | The Australian Security camera footage shows every move of the 35-minute rampage. One CCTV image shows a big smile on his face as he watches the saltwater croc attack a northern blue tongue lizard at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre about 8am on Wednesday. At 8am in the morning you'd have to wonder where his head was at. Did he get up and think...oh yes,...
Junk for Code (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The Desert Mob 2008 Art Show in Alice Springs, which is held at the Araluen Arts Centre, is now in its eighteenth year. It is a survey of new work from central Australian art centres who form Desart. Though Desert Mob is all about buying and selling there is...
Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Lindsay Murdoch; 27/9/08 Thousand of indigenous people from remote communities targeted in the federal indigenous intervention have moved to Katherine, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Darwin to escape strict alcohol bans and strengthened policing. The Northern Territory Government has told a panel reviewing the intervention for the Rudd Government that the drift to urban areas has [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
We were going to drive to Darwin, and it's a long drive, but I wanted to see something authentic. I did not want to go to Alice Springs, and then drive another 499 kilometres to see a rock.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
IMPARJA Television has registered as a Darwin company as speculation increases that the Alice Springs-based television network is about to take over Channel 9 in Darwin.
Stephen's Lighthouse (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
I had another wonderful trip with truly excellent hospitality when I visited Hobart, Tasmania after ALIA in Alice Springs. I met with folks from the state library which helps direct the network of public libraries too as well as diong innovative things for the state. I also had a very fun brainstorming discussion with the University of Tasmania. As an extra special treat I did an open address in the...
