Helping People Achieve Acting CEO Stephanie Ransome says its contract with City of Darwin for the Trash and Treasure shop at Shoal Bay will end in January adding that supported workers with disabilities will be able to transition to the new operator

Activate Darwin Executive Director Jo Smallacombe says 55 floats, a record number, from local schools, dance and sporting groups are set to take part in the Darwin Christmas Pageant this Saturday

Health Minister Steve Edgington has committed to bring forward funding for Amber NT, which has a five year funding agreement with the NT Government to help the vital service continue to support Territory families after the loss of a child

Senior Sergeant Meacham King says a TRG counter-terrorism exercise at the old Peary Street studios was a rare opportunity to put the unit’s tactical skills to the test with staff playing the role of hostages

Department of Logistics and Infrastructure Chief Executive Louise McCormick explains how the car registration freeze and free driver's license renewal for 12 months will work

City of Darwin CEO Simone Saunders says the Council is partnering with developer DCOH on the new $150 million Civic Centre and explains why HPA’s contract to run the Shoal Bay Trash and Treasure Shop is not being renewed

Education Minister Jo Hersey says truancy officers will engage with families to get kids attending school before issuing fines of $370 or garnishing it from their welfare payments

Darwin Triathlon Club’s Chris Galati says a progressive triathlon kicks off this Friday with a swim, followed by a ride on Saturday at Hidden Valley and then a 2.5km run in the afternoon in a bid to entice more people to get involved with the club

NT Health Pediatrician Doctor Bianca Middleton says RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for children under 6 months old, with free vaccines for the virus set to become available from next year

Amber NT Chair Taylah Peters says the group, which provides vital support to local families who have lost a child, needs urgent community support to help it stay afloat, having exhausted all other funding avenues

Assistant Commissioner Matt Hollamby says police have received two new planes which are used to deploy teams to remote areas quickly, adding that a 20-year-old man has been arrested after a taxi driver was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen overnight

CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman says it’s bracing for a $25 million hole in its budget next year from the loss of international student fees stemming from the Commonwealth’s cap on numbers, with around 25 redundancies on the cards

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says the Prime Minister is failing to keep the country’s borders secure after the arrival of foreign nationals on Croker Island, adding there have now been 23 people smuggling attempts since Labor came to power

The Salvation Army’s Sally Courtney says there’s increasing demand for assistance amid the cost-of-living crisis with Territorians encouraged to dig deep to support this year’s Christmas food and gift appeal

Cyclone Tracy survivor Joan Fitzsimmons explains how her family’s Christmas festivities turned into chaos and destruction when Cyclone Tracy hit, with photos captured by her father featured in a new exhibition for the 50th anniversary

Senior Sergeant Meacham King says the TRG are running a counter-terrorism exercise in Darwin CBD tomorrow based on a scenario where the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader are taking part in a debate, during which terrorists take people hostage and start making demands

Darwin’s Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis says an event on November 29 to meet the artist of the kinetic sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy is still going ahead, with about 100 people attending including some survivors

NT Corrections Commissioner Matthew Varley says detainees who damaged seven bedrooms at the new Holtze youth detention centre were sharing notes and swapping tips about vulnerabilities

Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is visiting NT schools and hopes to inspire kids to follow their passion and dreams and generate interest in STEM fields

Katherine Outback Experience’s Tom Curtain says he’s humbled to win two awards at the Tourism industry’s night of nights, explaining how it all started out for him with no one attending his first show to now touring the country with a big support team as a Territory icon