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ABC Rural News: Anything but salad days for NT lettuce farm

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It's been one of the worst winters on record for the Northern Territory's only lettuce farm, located on the outskirts of Alice Springs. Cold temperatures and a high number of frost days froze the lettuce and slowed production. (Wednesday, 29/08/2012)

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ABC Rural News: NT abattoir to be sold, after being shut for 30 years

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The Tennant Creek abattoir in Central Australia will go up for sale this week. Agent Herbie Neville, from Elders in Alice Springs, says it has the potential to service both central and northern Australia. (Monday, 20/08/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Cattle producers want better representation

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Australian cattle producers are pushing hard for a new structure to represent them and lobby government. An industry-wide writing group, formed some weeks ago, met at a closed meeting of the Cattle Council of Australia executive this week in Alice Springs. (Friday, 17/08/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Rare shipment of sheep from the Northern Territory

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More than 700 sheep are yarded in Alice Springs for the first time in decades. Operations manager at the Bohning Yards, Jim Willoughby, says the last time sheep passed through the Centre was in the 1980s. (Friday, 03/08/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Doctorate in the desert

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Last night, Dr Jane Walker became the first doctoral student to graduate from the Alice Springs campus of Charles Darwin University. (Friday, 15/06/2012)

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Skilled Motorvehicle And Rider Training - NT

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www.smartdrivertraining.com/
SMART NT deliver training programs in street driving techniques, 4WD driving techniques and quad bike riding. They are based in Darwin and Alice Springs.

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ABC Rural News: Alice Springs to better prepare for bushfires

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www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201205/s3504875.htm
The town of Alice Springs will now include bushfires in its regional counter disaster plan, which until now has been focused on flooding. The amendments come out of a review of the 2011 bushfire season which burnt more than 40 per cent of Central Australia in just a few months. (Thursday 17/05/2012)

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Management Project - Rescue, rehabilitation and eventual release of native mammals, birds and reptiles

Wildcare Alice Springs is a not for profit wildlife care and rescue organisation in the Northern Territory, which provides a support network for carers of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife, with the end result being to return them to the wild in the area they came from.

The organisation endeavours to:

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Management Project - Olive Pink Botanic Garden Waste Management Program

Olive Pink Botanic Gardens is a popular destination for visitors to Alice Springs and the Local Community attracting over 45 000 visitors per year. OPBC hosts an increasing number of events including the desertSMART EcoFair, film festivals, concerts, conferences, weddings and functions. The responsibility to act as a demonstration to the local community and visitor’s in best practice waste management is core to OPBC’s sustainable vision.

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Management Project - Alice Springs Community Gardens Compost Education Project

The Alice Springs Community Gardens Network Compost Education project will work with members and the broader community (including schools, workplaces and businesses) to develop and test at least two central composting systems located at urban Community Garden sites. To further enhance the education component, a series of on-site training sessions, interpretative signage and website materials will also be developed.

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