St John Ambulance rents home off its own CEO

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St John
Ambulance
rents home off
its own CEO
CHEEK
EXCLUSIVE
JILL POULSEN
THE boss of the Territory tax-
payer-backed St John Ambu-
lance Service — CEO Ross
Coburn — draws a second in-
come by renting a personal in-
vestment property to his own
organisation, an NT News in-
vestigation has revealed.
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merchant Darryl Thomas, sqm and if you do the maths on not in a position to be able to broad picture. “We need to re-
from Thomas Chin, said there that you will see the amount compete,” he said. main market driven about who
would be impacts with a they pull out. We want a level “If the big boys like Wool- opens a business in the NT,” he
wwwwww..nntt..ggoovv..aauu//bbeeccrrooccwwiissee 1200sqm Dan Murphy. playing field. worths and Coles continue to said.
The Gunner Labor Govern- “We aren’t against business grow and take more of that “We are happy to meet
www.nt.gov.au/becrocwise ment has changed the rules and competition is not a bad market share it becomes a situ- them and communicate their
capping liquor outlet sizes to thing but competition with a ation they’ve created a mon- views but in a broader picture
A COALITION of indepen- 400sqm. big leg up is not good for us.” ology before we know it.” it is difficult to stifle the econ-
dent small businesses say they However, it is facing pres- Darwin IGA owner Geoff The Coalition will seek omy under those circum-
will be decimated if Dan Mur- sure from interest groups and McGill said the liquor license meetings with NT Govern- stances.”
phy’s gets its way and opens a the public to scrap the cap to represented 25 per cent of his ment and the Chamber of Attorney-General and
huge store in Darwin. allow a large Dan Murphy’s to business “but it is the flow-on Commerce NT, who have Health Minister Natasha Fyles
The Woolworths-owned come to Darwin. onto the other side of the busi- come out in support of a full- said the government support-
Dan Murphy’s wants to set up Mr Thomas said they would ness” which concerns him. scale Dan Murphy coming to ed local jobs.
a 1200sqm store on a site near accept a Dan Murphy’s store of “It seems with price it is a town. “Dan Murphy’s is welcome
the airport. 400sqm — but not a super- race to the bottom and they “What we are seeing is a in Darwin but they have to
The Coalition, which in- sized version. have the power to do it and we short-term view for construc- comply to the same rules as
cludes independent supermar- “We see it not just having don’t,” he said. tion jobs but what we will get is everyone else and discussions
kets, wine distributors and effects on liquor but also into Neville Pantazis, from the loss of long-term jobs,” Mr with them continue,” she said.
freight companies, believe a freight movement and gro- Parap Fine Foods, said his big- Thomas said. “We also have a responsibil-
Dan Murphy’s of the scale in- cery,” he said. gest concern was the develop- Chamber president Greg ity to ensure community safety
terstate will hit family-run “In Dan Murphy’s annual ment of monopolies. “The Ireland said they were happy by having a sensible alcohol
business leading to job losses. report from last year they talk draw card is so strong — the to meet with the group but said policy.”
Group spokesman and wine about generating $17,000 per way it is price driven — we are the issue had to be put into a îP28: Wicking’s View
We hate our bank but can’t be bothered getting better deal
ANTHONY KEANE child. “The research shows tive for banks. “They know in this area was falling al- group out there”.
we’re loyal to the banks but that if they can get your busi- though many customers were “The loyalty’s going. People
BANK bashing is a national they aren’t necessarily repay- ness as a kid, chances are you’ll still too complacent. now care about the best inter-
sport but it seems that millions ing that loyalty,” Finder stick around as an adult.” “It’s the path of least resist- est rate, service and flexibility.”
of Australians are surprisingly spokeswoman Bessie Hassan Women were more likely ance but it’s costing them more Cost savings can be large for
content to stick with their fi- said. than men to stick with their in terms of interest rates and customers who switch banks
nancial institution. “You can bank on the fact childhood bank, the research fees and charges,” he said. or negotiate a better interest
New research by compari- that there is a better rate out found. Mr Benedetti said people rate with their existing lender.
son website Finder.com.au has there than the one on the ac- Mortgages are typically the aged over 40 were typically the On a $400,000 mortgage at a
found that 40 per cent of bank count your parents set up for biggest relationship people most loyal, believing they standard variable rate of 5.25
customers — about seven mil- you when you were five.” have with their banks. Oracle would be looked after in a 30- per cent, shaving 0.5 per cent
lion people — are still with the Ms Hassan said school Lending Solutions director year relationship “but banks off the interest rate saves more
same bank they joined as a banking programs were lucra- Angelo Benedetti said loyalty are probably the most disloyal than $1400 a year.
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Wristbands for drivers
Support for initiative so tourists keep to the left
PHILLIPPA BUTT and physically driving, it’s the
DOMINIC GEIGER same, but when it come to the
technical aspect of being on
DARWIN’S acting Lord work. “The drive to the left eigners to drive on the left side after she was involved in a was killed after allegedly driv- the right or left, it’s completely
Mayor Bob Elix has backed an campaign is a great initiative of the road. head-on collision in August on ing on the wrong side of the different.
initiative to give foreign tour- and City of Darwin would con- “Keep Left stickers are pro- Mareeba-Dimbulah Rd. road and crashing head on into “I think you need a time of
ists wristbands to remind them sider supporting any social vided to go inside on the wind- French national Cindy another vehicle. adaptation at the beginning
to drive on the left. awareness campaign that pro- shield of the vehicle and tell Gonin has been charged over French national Ludovic before you feel confident about
A Queensland council came motes safety for all road users,” drivers to stay to the left while the crash with police alleging Combe said he found it diffi- your driving ability.”
up with the idea in response to he said. driving,” she said. she was driving on the incor- cult to get used to driving on The wristbands are part of a
a spate of crashes involving However, an NT Depart- The Mareeba Shire Council rect side of the road at the time. the left when he first arrived in $15,000 RACQ Get Ready
foreigners, and Mr Elix said ment of Transport spokes- initiative came about after the Similar crashes have oc- Australia in 2011. “At the be- grant, which will also go to-
while he didn’t see an immedi- woman said there were already tragic road crash death of curred in the Northern Terri- ginning, you really need to be wards improved signs target-
ate need for a similar scheme, plenty of initiatives in place in Queensland teenager Elyse tory, including in January last focused on what you’re doing,” ing foreigners who wouldn’t
he thought the idea could the Territory to remind for- Miller-Kennedy, who died year when a German tourist he said. “When it comes to normally drive on the left.
Dealer has
freedom
3.3m saltie caught at Litchfield Park
no more
RANGERS have put out a ming. Despite wet season odiles and flooding, seeing
plea for Territorians to stay bans, Parks and Wildlife people ignore the warnings
out of the water after a NT chief ranger Tommy is extremely frustrating,”
3.3m saltie was caught in a Nichols said he had still Mr Nichols said. A YOUNG cannabis dealer
popular Litchfield National discovered people swim- “We urge everyone to be whose lawyer said he was “sim-
Park swimming hole. ming in closed Wangi Falls croc wise and stay out of ply good at everything he
The male saltie was at the weekend. waterways, rivers, creeks does” couldn’t outsmart the
trapped in the Lower Cas- “The restrictions and and causeway crossings. law.
cade waterway, which is closures are in place be- “Saltwater crocodiles are Police nicked cleanskin Jye
currently shut for swim- cause of the danger of croc- on the move ...” Thorbjornsen, 20, with almost
1kg of weed and $15,300 cash
— in his glovebox and stashed
in the roof of his parents’ home
— after they busted him mid-
way through a deal in the
Northlakes shopping centre
carpark. He admitted pos-
session and supply of a com-
mercial amount of cannabis
and possessing dirty money.
NT Supreme Court Justice
Dean Mildren said he wanted
to know how Thorbjornsen got
involved in dealing.
Defence lawyer Peter El-
liott said his client, a star en-
gineering student with a class
‘A’ skydiver’s licence, a black
belt in taekwondo and a pen-
chant for volunteer work, said:
“Your friends want to smoke,
there’s a shortage and people
can’t get it; so you get orga-
nised.” Justice Mildren said: “It
becomes a business.”
Mr Elliott said: “No doubt ...
but he essentially dealt with
friends.” Justice Mildren said
there was no way to know
where the drugs ended up.
He ordered a home deten-
tion report. Thorbjornsen was
sentenced to 18 months’ jail,
suspended on the order if the
Parks and Wildlife Commission rangers with the 3.3m saltwater crocodile caught in Litchfield National Park report was favourable.
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tions including Smith St every become more liveable, walk- using recycled timber boards
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Ambo boss rents own
Former
Don Dale
inmate in
property to St John
jail again
FORMER Don Dale inmate
Leroy O’Shea is back behind
bars after being charged with a
string of car theft, traffic and
EXCLUSIVE
stealing charges.
JILL POULSEN O’Shea, 19, appeared briefly
in Darwin Local Court on
THE boss of the Territory tax- Thursday where his lawyer
payer-backed ambulance ser- Chrissy McConnell said
vice draws a second income by O’Shea would not be applying
renting a personal investment for bail.
property to his own organis- O’Shea is charged with ag-
ation. gravated unlawful use of a
An NT News investigation motor vehicle, driving in a
has revealed St John Ambu- dangerous manner, dangerous
lance NT rents a home from its driving, and stealing.
CEO, Ross Coburn, in Dar- O’Shea was last in court in
win’s northern suburbs. October when then-lawyer
The NT News also under- Matt Hubber said O’Shea
stands another senior St John wanted to move to Queens-
staff member has negotiated a land to avoid the bad influen-
similar arrangement, where ces of his friends in Darwin.
they rent an investment prop- “His plan for the future, and
erty to their employer. it’s a plan which his family has
St John refused to reveal put together, is to move to Far
how much it pays its staff in North Queensland,” Mr Hub-
rent for the two houses, but ber said at the time. O’Shea
rental data showed that Mr will return to court on March
Coburn’s property in Tiwi was 23 for a plea or sentence.
last publicly listed in 2008 for
$450 per week.
Habitat NT
A spokeswoman for the or-
ganisation said St John ar-
rangements were negotiated at
arms-length on commercial ERRORS in the NT Electoral
terms and, despite being gov- Commission’s published annu-
ernment funded, there was no al party returns led to some in-
obligation to tell the taxpayer correct information appearing
where money was spent. in yesterday’s newspaper.
“St John ... is an NGO, not The NT News incorrectly
an arm of Government,” she reported that Carolyn Reyn-
said. olds was the owner of Habitat
“All dealings by the organis- NT and that she donated to the
ation with third parties are in CLP. Ms Reynolds is not con-
accordance with its contrac- nected to the company in any
tual obligations, regulatory re- way.
quirements and best practice.” Habitat NT was listed as do-
St John rent houses in order nating $15,200 to the CLP last
to accommodate staff mem- St John Ambulance NT chief executive Ross Coburn rents out a personal investment property to his employer financial year, according to the
bers for activities such as train- published returns. That infor-
ing. The organisation itself open market, which could best specific terms, which were in- impacting service delivery”. ing it out to St John. mation is also incorrect. The
owns one staff house it uses at suit the organisation’s needs cluded in the standard form The Territory is one of only A feasibility study will be company in fact paid the party
Casuarina. — and represent value for residential lease, were negoti- two jurisdictions that contract launched in the coming $2200 to attend a function in
St John NT denied that staff money. It also refused to reveal ated on an arms-length basis. out the running of their ambu- months, following a damning 2016.
making a rental income from whether any other staff were “The St John Board are lance service. Last year, the survey of St John paramedics NTEC commissioner Iain
the deals was inappropriate. profiting from personal busi- comfortable that all agree- former government brokered a that showed a myriad of con- Loganathan yesterday apolo-
It said the organisation ness contracts with the organ- ments currently in place com- $149 million, five-year deal cerns and low morale. gised for the incorrect totals
made significant savings by isation. ply with corporate governance with St John to deliver the Ter- Specifically, 88 per cent of appearing on the website.
renting houses rather than “There is a lease in place for regulations and are all above- ritory’s ambulance service. respondents said they felt the “The NTEC apologises for
using hotel accommodation the use by the organisation of board.” Last month, the NT News management team didn’t con- some inaccurate information
for staff. Mr Coburn’s property, which is Health Minister Natasha revealed the Gunner Govern- tribute to a positive work cul- contained in the 2015/16 politi-
But it did not address ques- located in Tiwi,” the statement Fyles said it was a matter for St ment was looking at the possi- ture and more than 90 per cent cal disclosure returns that were
tions about why the organis- says. “A number of years ago John, but said she had commu- bility of bringing the NT’s said they did not feel either the published on the website yes-
ation should rent properties this arrangement was ap- nicated concerns to the De- ambulance service under the management team, or the terday,” he said. “The ident-
owned by managers rather proved by the former Chair- partment of Health and control of the Territory Gov- human resource department, ified errors have been
than seek a property on the man of St John’s Board after “sought assurances that it isn’t ernment rather than contract- was transparent. corrected.”
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‘Worse than Deacon’
Prosecutor wants long sentence for wife-killer Ashley
CRAIG DUNLOP Mr Elliot said it often “takes
the legal process to wring ... re-
ALICE Springs murderer Dar- morse” from people.
ren Ashley has been described “It can’t be said that this is order against Ashley, and that circumstances. ered for parole. Mr Elliot said Ashley’s at-
in court as worse than notori- not as serious, if not more seri- the system had failed to pro- Following his first trial, “When he is first eligible for tempts to hide murder weap-
ous fellow wife-killer Danny ous, than the facts in Deacon tect her. Ashley was handed a life sen- release ... not only will the ons and lay a “false trail” for
Deacon. in any case,” he said. Ashley was found guilty of tence with a 22 year non-par- world have changed by then, police were done after the
In sentencing submissions “In this matter the stalking murder in a retrial late last ole period. but he will have changed as murder, and were not a result
in the Northern Territory Su- behaviour ... (and) the violence year, after his first conviction Mr Morters said Justice well,” Mr Elliot said. of forward planning.
preme Court on Thursday, in the act of killing make this a for murder was quashed on ap- Dean Mildren should “not im- Extracts of a psychiatric re- He said Ashley’s comments
Crown Prosecutor David Mor- more serious murder than peal. pose anything less than was port read to the court showed to friends that he wanted to kill
ters said Ashley, now 51, was Deacon. He faces a mandatory life applied in the first instance”. Ashley had expressed some re- Ms Ashley in the weeks lead-
calculated and premeditated in Mr Morters said Ms Ash- term, with a minimum non- Defence lawyer Tony Elliot morse. “(He said) he deserves ing up to the murder were
the 2012 murder of his es- ley’s murder took place after parole period of 20 years un- said Ashley would be 67 years to be in prison because he “empty talk” and should not be
tranged wife, Kirsty Ashley. she applied for a restraining less he can prove exceptional old by the time he was consid- killed Kirsty,” the report said. seen as lengthy premeditation.
Hefty jail
term for
$2m dope
A REMORSELESS drug run-
ner busted with $2 million
worth of cannabis will serve at
least four years behind bars.
Gjergj Gjonaj, 43, appeared
in the NT Supreme Court for
sentencing on Thursday fol-
lowing a jury trial.
Gjonaj was busted with 44
one-pound vacuum packs of
cannabis in a police bust in
March 2016, which the court
heard could have been worth
as much as $2 million if sold in
remote communities.
The drugs weighed nearly
20kg. Even if sold by the
pound, the drugs would likely
have sold for at least $200,000.
Justice Judith Kelly said
Gjonaj’s sole motivation was to
make money.
The court heard Gjonaj had
not co-operated with police,
and it was unknown whether
he was involved in a bigger
drug syndicate.
“I do not know what your
organisational role was, or in-
deed whether there was an or-
ganisation or whether you
were an entrepreneurial sole
trader,” Justice Kelly said.
Justice Kelly said drug run-
ners like Gjonaj should not be
seen as committing victimless
crimes. She said drug users,
NT News cartoonist Colin Wicking has released his second self-published book, The Haunting at Mango Flat Picture: JUSTIN KENNEDY their families and the broader
community were impacted by
Wicking’s new book a mango mad mystery
the drug trade.
Justice Kelly said there was
no evidence what Gjonaj plan-
ned to do with the drugs, but it
was likely some of them would
NT News cartoonist Colin the time in the late 90s,” he ures” — the quintessential lit- ing positive reviews online, and swearing,” he said. have made their way into vul-
Wicking didn’t have to look said. “It starts off following the erary hero. and is fast becoming one of the Wicking said the book was a nerable communities.
very far for the inspiration for events of a true story, but I Though he is quick to say most highly acclaimed tropical “bit more straightforward” “You have expressed no re-
his latest novel, The Haunting took a bit of creative licence.” the newspaper isn’t the NT supernatural suspense crime than his last novel, which was morse and you have not taken
at Mango Flat. The novel’s protagonist is a News. thrillers set in Darwin news- about Nazi zombies in the Ter- responsibility for your offend-
“It’s inspired by a true — or reporter at a Darwin daily “I had to change the name,” rooms of all time. ritory outback. ing.” Gjonaj was sentenced to
allegedly true — story about newspaper. he said. He described the story as The Haunting at Mango Flat six years and six months jail,
the Humpty Doo poltergeist Wicking rightly said such “I didn’t want to get fired.” “very Darwin”. is available now worldwide with a non-parole period of
which was a huge news story at characters were “dashing fig- The novel is already receiv- “There’s a lot of drinking across most ebook platforms. four years.
McConnell still not happy, but stands by Gunner Indigenous groups protest
ROGUE Labor MLA Scott was out of touch. people out bush.” GETTING an audience with ment that all applicants need
McConnell attended a housing “Am I happy? No, I’m not,” Mr Gunner was in Her- the government is like climb- to sign a land-use agreement.
announcement with Chief Mr McConnell said after the mannsburg to announce his ing a mountain, say indigenous The court decision followed
Minister Michael Gunner in press conference. “I made Government’s 10-year, $1.1 bil- groups in Canberra to lobby a successful legal action by
Hermannsburg yesterday, but statements before, I stand by lion remote housing plan. against rushed legislative members of the Noongar peo-
told reporters he’s not happy. those statements. Are some Mr McConnell later said he amendments to the native title ple in February. “We are here
Backbencher Mr McCon- things being done about them? supported his leader. laws. The proposed changes, fighting for our rights but min-
nell blasted his party earlier Of course they are. “I support Chief Minister which have cleared parlia- ing company rights to title
this year, telling an online “Sometimes I feel the ma- Michael Gunner and the an- ment’s lower house, seek to seem to override our rights as
news site in Alice Springs that chinery and how it works just nouncement they’ve made overturn a Federal Court deci- custodians,” Noongar man
his party ignored the bush and really takes a voice away from today,” he said. Scott McConnell sion upholding the require- Mervyn Eades said
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THE chance of a tropical cyc- “With that tropical system
lone hitting Darwin or the moving by, we’ll have a much
northwestern NT coast this about 450km north of the Top going to have enough time impact the northwestern Mr King said two-day rain- different weekend — tempera-
Sunday is between 20 and 50 End, was expected to “inten- over water to develop into a coastal fringe of the Top End fall totals of 200-300mm were tures right down to 29C, 30C,
per cent. sify” over the next few days, cyclone potentially as it comes — which included Darwin and possible in some coastal areas, windy, wet — typical monsoon
Bureau of Meteorology sen- and move in a south-westerly closer into our coast. the Tiwi Islands. with the chance of flash flood- conditions.”
ior forecaster Graham King direction toward the northern “We’re still looking at the “It can’t really develop ing in some locations. Mr King said, regardless of
said the possibility of a cyclone Top End. rainfall increasing from Satur- much more than a category He said Darwinites could if a cyclone developed, there
tomorrow was downgraded “(The tropical low) hasn’t day — particularly later Satur- one as it passes us,” he said. expect a dramatic change in would be a significant increase
from moderate (20 to 50 per quite developed as fast as we day into Sunday around “We’re looking at possibly a weather this weekend. in wind, rain, and cloud as well
cent) to low (five to 20 per were thinking yesterday so Darwin and the northwestern window of about 48 hours “We’ve got near-record as a “big drop in temperature”
cent). we’ve just delayed everything Top End.” Mr King said if the where we will get heavy rain in temperatures out there at the across the NT coast. “We will
Mr King said a tropical low, by 24 hours,” he said. “It’s still cyclone developed, it would those coastal locations.” moment, Darwin’s already notice the impact,” he said.
Fireworks for
Adele fans
ADELE fans planning to see
the singer live in Australia
could be in for an explosive
concert. The British singer
kicked off her first tour of the
country in Perth on Tuesday
night and revealed she initially
had fireworks planned to close
the show.
In a candid comment to her
audience, she revealed she
scrapped the fireworks after
debris hit her four-year-old
son Angelo in the eye during
the rehearsal.
“Up until last night, we did
have fireworks for you. My son
was watching in the crowd... a
bit of debris went in his eye so
we got rid of them,” the singer
told the crowd.
Digital issues
for veterans
RECENT government IT dra-
mas has Labor concerned
about the proposed shift to on-
line processing at the Depart-
Vivian Warlapinni-Kerinauia, Anthony Timaepatuajay and Nicole Miller are excited to head to Sydney for mardi gras Picture: HELEN ORR ment of Veterans’ Affairs.
While it supports a bill
Tiwi Sistagirls doing it for themselves this mardi gras
aimed at improving services
for veterans and their families,
the opposition told parliament
it doesn’t want a repeat of is-
THE Tiwi Island Sistagirls Australia, for the first time. live on the Tiwi Islands and know we’re here and we have the trip to Sydney would help sues linked to Centrelink’s au-
have put their names on the Nicole Miller has watched many are in Sydney today for acceptance in our community other Sistagirls who may not tomated debt recovery system,
map among the glitz and the mardi gras on TV all her the first time ever to show the and that we really did fight for be out in the community know the 2016 Census failure and
glitter at the Sydney mardi life. “I dreamt this all my life world who they are. it. they’re not alone. outages at the Australian Tax-
gras. — I wanted to walk in Kings “Maybe they didn’t know “In the past it was too hard “I want to let all my little ation Office.
The trans women from the Cross and parade there,” she that we were here — we were for the Sistagirls to come out girls know you don’t have to “You’ve seen it with the
remote Tiwi Islands will said. “Now we’re going I’m hidden for a long time and but in Sydney we want to let be shamed that you’re a ABS, you’ve seen it with Cen-
attend the event, which really excited and really happy now we’re coming out to the Australia know we’re here to Sistagirl and I really want trelink, you’ve seen it with the
celebrates the diversity of the and I just want to cry.” world,” Ms Miller said. stay.” them to come out and open ATO,” Labor frontbencher Ed
LGBTI community in Three groups of Sistagirls “We want everyone to Ms Miller said she hoped with us too.” Husic said.
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FRIDAY MARCH 3 2017
Elderly
resident
injured
in attack
HAYLEY SORENSEN
and CRAIG DUNLOP
“He’s a really
A LONG time resident of the
Knotts Crossing Resort in nice guy who
Katherine has been hit in the
has been
face with a metal broom han-
dle after he heard footsteps
living here
and went outside to investi-
gate. permanently
The man was inside the
home he had built for himself for years.”
when he was woken by foot-
steps on his roof on Tuesday
about 4am, police said in a RESORT MANAGER
statement. JOANNA PACE
When he went outside to
investigate, the well-liked 76- any confrontation.
year-old resident was allegedly The males are described as
set upon by one of them. of indigenous appearance.
Detective Senior Constable It’s thought there were at
Karl Gunderson said it ap- least three people involved.
peared the man had been hit in A Royal Darwin Hospital
the face with a metal broom spokeswoman yesterday said
handle, leaving him with sig- the man was in a stable condi-
nificant injuries. tion. He is expected to be re-
He drove himself to Kather- leased from hospital in the
ine Hospital but his injuries coming days.
were so bad he was then flown The broom stick attack fol-
to Royal Darwin Hospital. lows the unrelated but equally
The elderly resident has disturbing golf club attack on
lived at the Knotts Crossing an 87-year-old woman in Alice Following an investigation by Choice, Ben Jordan, 30, sinks his choppers into a Grill'd Burger while Louise Rosengren, 20, gets ready to
Resort in Katherine since at Springs, which left the victim tuck into a Big Mac Picture: TIM CARRAFA
least 2006. with facial injuries and a bro-
What’s a healthy burger?
Resort manager Joanna ken tooth.
Pace said the man’s eye was The alleged assailant, a 15-
badly hurt in the attack. year-old boy, was the third
“He’s a really nice guy who youth arrested over the crime
has been living here perma- on February 17.
nently for years. He takes real It was the second time the
pride in the property and elderly woman’s home had KAREN COLLIER an entire day’s suggested adult pany websites were checked our view is holistic,” he said.
maintains his living areas been targeted by callous JARROD McALEESE salt intake, Choice said. for 40 beef, chicken and vegie “It is around high quality
beautifully; he’s always out thieves in a week. Choice spokesman Tom burgers from Grill’d and Burg- fresh ingredients that are nat-
mowing,” Ms Pace said. In the latest round of crime GOURMET burgers promot- Godfrey said the gourmet er Edge and five standard Mc- urally sourced.”
She said the structure the statistics for Katherine, assault ed as good for you can be burger industry is riddled with Donald’s and Hungry Jack’s Beetroot and pineapple lift-
man built at the caravan park figures remained steady while stacked with more kilojoules, health washing. offerings. ed sugar levels. The saltiest
was his home as much as any house break-ins had increased fat or salt than a Big Mac, an “They are often marketed Choice said the Grill’d had salami, ham, bacon and
house. 20 per cent. Commercial investigation has found. as a better alternative but Mighty burger in a low carb cheese.
Ms Pace said residents were break-ins fell 26 per cent and Three-quarters of boutique fancy burgers tend to be much bun topped charts at 3508kJ Ben Jordan, 30, said he was
shocked by the attack but life property damage was up 13 per burgers put to a health test bigger, and once extras like — 61 per cent more than a Big stunned at how the Grill’d
was going on as usual at the cent. had more calories than a Big cheese, mayonnaise and bacon Mac. Its 19.9g of saturated fat Mighty Melbourne stacked up
park. Police are calling for any- Mac. One in four that con- are added the kilojoule count also eclipsed a Big Mac’s 11.3g. against the Big Mac.
Earlier in the night, the one with information about sumer body Choice examined can go through the roof,” he Grill’d founder Simon “Having seen the two per-
group was reportedly spotted the incident to contact them had more saturated fat than said. Even vegie burgers could Crowe stood by its “healthy sonally, I’m surprised that the
by another woman at the park on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers the Maccas staple. be culprits, he said. burgers” slogan. Mighty Melbourne isn’t better
but they disappeared without on 1800 333 000. And one in four exceeded Nutrition details on com- “The definition of health in for you,” he said.
Mall accused’s brother jailed After front page fame, NT Tourism operators to set flight
Steve Urkel comes forward
THE younger brother of the long it was taking to cook, Mel- FOURTEEN NT tourism op- Alastair Shields will join the
accused Bourke Street Mall bourne Magistrates’ Court was erators are going to central Eu- delegation in Germany after
killer driver has been jailed told yesterday. A STEVE Urkel lookalike who driver with distressing injuries, rope, Los Angeles and first flying to London to meet
after injuring his mother in an Gargasoulas pleaded guilty police believe could be a key including bite marks on his Germany to spruik the Terri- with “influential” taste-mak-
ice-addled rage, and stealing a yesterday to 13 offences be- witness to the brutal assault face, and saw the thief make off tory, including a stop at the ers. His trip is expected to cost
taxi driver’s lunch. tween May 2015 and July 2016 and robbery of a taxi driver at with a small amount of cash. world’s biggest trade show in taxpayers over $13,000.
Angelo Gargasoulas, 26, has including intentionally injur- Casuarina last Friday has The witness was described Berlin. Tourism NT will cover 50
admitted recklessly injuring ing his partner and theft. come forward. by another witness as being “It provides an opportunity per cent of their accommoda-
his mum’s face by throwing a Defence lawyer Alex Tur- A police spokeswoman said dressed in a white polo short, for our local operators to talk tion costs and grants are avail-
thermos at her as she was mak- ner told the court Gargasoulas detectives spoke to the witness suspenders, and wearing a with key players in the tourism able to cover 50 per cent of
ing him a toasted sandwich in was now clean but previously yesterday, following a front- Steve Urkel name badge. industry in one place at one their flights. Total costs for the
July last year. had an ice addiction that wor- page story in Wednesday’s NT Urkel was the loveable time,” said a Tourism NT trip are unknown.
He was coming down off a sened when he started a rela- News. main character in the 1990s statement. The Berlin trade show will
drug high and agitated by how tionship with a fellow user. The taxi robbery left the comedy Family Matters. Tourism chief executive run from March 6 — 10.
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FRIDAY MARCH 3 2017
Classical Loonies
music gets
everyday
and their
makeover
TAMARA HOWIE
massive
A NEW concert series at the
Darwin Entertainment Centre
will host a diverse array of
shows designed to make classi-
cal music more accessible to
everyday Territorians.
holy fail
DEC general manager Alan
James said six shows over the
next eight months would be in-
formal events in the Studio to
attract a new demographic of
classical music lovers.
“We want to move away
from the stereotype of stuffy,
formal, serious classical musi- KATHY McCABE hearsals for their concert to-
cians and instead create a morrow night.
warm, welcoming environ- PETA has asked revered Aus- The letter PETA sent said
ment that encourages people tralian band Hunters and Col- almost 300,000 waterbirds
to be open to new musical ex- lectors to change their name in face an agonising death during
periences,” he said. a desperate publicity ploy. the upcoming hunting season.
Married performers Laura The animal activists sent “Dear Mark, John, Doug,
Fraticelli and Johannes Moller, the band a ludicrous letter sug- Jack, Rob, Barry, Jeremy, and
who make up Duo Moller- gesting they consider a “nam- Michael, I hope this letter finds
Fraticelli, will open the new elift” ahead of the duck- you well. On the eve of the
Concert Series tonight. hunting season. duck-hunting season, we at
Moller said the couple’s Among their clunky alter- PETA Australia have a request
performance was a celebration natives for a moniker the band that may help save lives:
of the guitar and traversed tra- have worn proudly since 1981 Would you consider changing
ditional and non-traditional was the rather insulting the name of your band to dis-
classical music. “Hunters & Collectors of An- courage people from hunting
“We start the show with tra- tiques”, the retro-revival animals,?” it read in part.
ditional European style and themed “Hunters & Collectors “We feel sure that it was
then take off quite a bit and go of Vinyl Records” and the gob- never your intention to pro-
into music from Argentina smackingly awful “Hunters & mote the killing of intelligent,
with some Tango music and Collectors of Beer Cans”. sensitive, and defenceless ani-
then we also have music in- Their letter was also timed mals, but your name may
spired by Chinese and Indian to coincide with the band’s re- nevertheless make hunting
music,” he said. union concert at the Clipsal seem appealing to your fans.”
“We’re also doing a very 500 in Adelaide. The band’s fans have vehe-
cool piece I’ve written on a Na- PETA Australia’’s associate mently disagreed with the or-
tive American folk song.” director of campaigns admit- ganisation’s attempt to rope
The pair have explored ted the exercise of asking the Hunters and Collectors into
Darwin over the past three band to change their name “is their campaign.
days with their son, aged 5. for the birds” but spun the pub- Comedian Miles Glaspole
“I’ve toured in Australia on licity stunt as being for “the joked on Twitter that “I’m
my own before but it was more ducks and other birds who are pretty sure PETA thinks that
hotels and concert halls and shot, many of whom die slowly Hunters and Collectors are a
now we’re forced to do fun from their wounds.” The band Shooters, Fishers & Farmers
things for him,” he said. Classical duo Moller-Fraticelli will play at the Darwin Entertainment Centre Picture: ELISE DERWIN are on their way to finish re- splinter group.”
Aboriginal elder found safe by police after going missing
AN Aboriginal elder who went Duty Superintendent Rob Mr Granites’ car was found Mr Granites was not in the ve- mu in the Tanami Desert as a
missing in Central Australia Burgoyne said Mr Granites late yesterday evening after hicle,” Supt. Burgoyne said. mediator and leader.
yesterday afternoon was found had been uninjured when some British tourists had Police searched the region, The Walpari man has also
late last night. found, but would be taken to a called it in, but there was no trying to pick up footprints and been a prominent spokesman
Rex Granites, 66, was found clinic for a check-up. Supt. sign of Mr Granites himself slowly driving along the road. against violence, alcohol abuse
about 9.20pm by police, after Burgoyne said police had when police arrived. Mr Granites is an estab- and road safety. He has also
his abandoned car had been found him after he “eventually “The car was found 23km lished artist, known in his spent time in Sydney, promot-
found earlier in the day. walked out onto the road”. from Alambi Station, however home community of Yuendu- ing Aboriginal rights. Aboriginal elder Rex Granites
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Penalty
rates hot
debate
MALCOLM Turnbull has put Treasurer Scott Morrison re-
the onus on the industrial um- jected a suggestion from vet-
pire to come up with a way to eran Liberal senator Eric Abetz
wind back penalty rates with- the decision could be “grandfa-
out workers being worse off. thered”, so it only related to
The prime minister’s com- new workers and not existing
ment came as debate raged employees.
over how many people would “He’s entitled to his opin-
be affected by the Fair Work ion, but it’s not government
Commission’s decision on pen- policy,” Mr Morrison said.
alty rate cuts for retail, hospi- The government plans to
tality and pharmacy workers. make a submission to the FWC
Mr Turnbull told parlia- on “some technical issues”, but
ment when modern awards will leave the final decision to The Pacific Dawn waterslide under construction at the Singapore shipyard
came into effect in 2010 they the independent umpire.
Pacific Dawn slowly making its way to Darwin
were phased in over five years. Labor leader Bill Shorten
The commission had sug- unsuccessfully sought to bring
gested the penalty rate cuts in a bill to protect penalty rates
could be phased in over two into parliament for debate and
years. cut short the final question ROBYN IRONSIDE parks in Singapore; one The twin mega-slides are in while the other is translucent
“They have set out a road time for the week, having ham- featuring some of the longest an area of the ship known as so the progress of sliders can
map to ensure that workers are mered the government all ONE of Australia’s favourite cruise ship slides in the world, “Adventure Park” which also be seen from below.
not worse off in terms of their week about the FWC decision. cruise ships has been at close to 85m each. includes rock-climbing, In addition to the water
pay packet,” Mr Turnbull told However, the government transformed into the The additions will make the segways, trampolining and parks’ installation, Pacific
parliament on Thursday, hav- used its numbers to defeat the Wet’n’Wild of the ocean. ship the first in Australia’s “walk the plank”. Dawn underwent an extensive
ing faced a barrage of ques- move. Mr Shorten said the The Pacific Dawn will cruise P&O fleet with water parks, as One of the slides features refurbishment of eateries and
tions from Labor. government could not wash its into Darwin on March 10 after the cruise company strives to disco music and multicoloured public spaces during its 13-
The prime minister and hands of the FWC’s decision. being fitted with two water keep passengers entertained. streaks resembling LED lights, days in dry dock in Singapore.
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