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Tennant Creek · Tennant CreekPolice received reports of a body being found on the side of the Stuart Highway in Delamere, about 25 kilometres north of Devil's Marbles. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition and had likely been lying near the road for five days. The man is yet to be formally identified but believed to be a man aged in his 30s, reported missing and last seen by his family on Thursday.See the Story
Man found dead Devils Marbles may have fallen from vehicle, NT police say
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Mosquitoes · Tennant CreekTennant Creek has had plenty of rain this year and there is now a plague of mosquitoes in the outback Northern Territory town. 328 millimetres of rain fell during January – the most since 2017 – and that was followed by the wettest February since 2011. NT Health said eradicating the mosquitoes was out of the question.See the Story
Mosquitoes plague outback Northern Territory town after months of rain
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Tennant Creek · Tennant CreekFormer Julalikari chief executive Sam Ashton was stood down in March 2023. A financial report published by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations revealed $1.2 million of "financial irregularities" were found. The organisation, based in Tennant Creek, is funded to provide a range of services to the Barkly region, including construction and maintenance, aged care and disability services, and employment and training.See the Story
Former Aboriginal corporation CEO stood down after $1.2 million in financial irregularities discovered
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Tennant Creek · Tennant CreekIan Bodill has resigned as the chief executive of the Barkly Regional Council. He is the third person to quit the top job in less than a year. All elected members of the BRC are currently suspended pending an investigation into the council's conduct and finances. A report is due to be handed down next month.See the Story
Third CEO in 12 months resigns from embattled outback NT council
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Tennant Creek · Tennant CreekA Northern Territory mayor criticised for sitting on an Aboriginal child in Tennant Creek last year during what he described as a "citizen's arrest" says he has moved interstate after threats were made against his family.See the Story
Mayor moves family interstate over safety fears after 'citizen's arrest' video
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