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Alice Springs Town Council

Locality: Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8950 0500

Address: 93 Todd Street 0870 Alice Springs, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au

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24.01.2022 NOMINATIONS CLOSING THIS FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER - for the Centralian Citizen Awards and the Mayoral Awards. Get your nomination in TODAY! Centralian Citizen Awards, celebrating Australia Day 2021 Centralian Citizen a person who has made a noteworthy contribution, in the current year or given outstanding service over a number of years, to their community Young Centralian Citizen (as above) aged 14-29 years, as at 26 January 2021 Centralian Senior Citizen (as above) age...d 65 years or older, as at 26 January 2021 Volunteer a person who exemplifies the spirit of community service Community Event a significant contribution made by an event (virtual or actual) to our community life & wellbeing Nomination forms available at: https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au//council-/centralian-awards Nominations close 20 November - THIS FRIDAY! Mayoral Awards, celebrating IDPwD 3rd December 2020: Noteworthy Award a person with a disability who has made a noteworthy contribution to the community Champion Award a person with or without disability who has advocated for the rights and wellbeing of people with disability Nomination forms available at: https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au//council-eve/mayoral-awards Nominations close 20 November -THIS FRIDAY!

24.01.2022 Do you know someone who is lighting up their house this Christmas? Tag ‘em in below because they only have till TOMORROW to register for the FIRST EVER official Council Christmas Lights Trail Map! Participants need to email (name, address and phone number) to [email protected] or call 8950 0500 before 5pm Friday 27 November. Remember this is a free public map and will be available online via Council’s social media, website and some local media. Names and contact details wil...l not be used on the maps but addresses of participating houses will be. ...and stay tuned for the map coming soon!

23.01.2022 The Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics is undertaking a review of the cycle and shared path networks in the major urban centres across the Northern Territory. The project involves a strategic review that delivers recommendations for improvements, enhanced connectivity and network extension. Stakeholder and community feedback is essential to ensure the reviews consider user requirements. Stage 1 of consultation is open from 25 November to 18 December. Go to https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/sharedpathreviews

21.01.2022 Save your money for important stuff like Christmas lunch for your loved ones or gifts for your mates by picking up some BARGAIN pre-loved Christmas decorations from the Rediscovery Centre! Now THAT’s the spirit! Open weekdays 8am-4pm and weekends 9.30am-2.30pm (closed between Christmas & New Year) www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au

21.01.2022 SO. MUCH. HAPPENINGthese school holidays at the pool!!! Annnnnddd, don’t forget the FREE lifeguard training program for 16-24yrs. This is a fantastic upskilling opportunity aimed at giving young Centralians transferable life skills and future pathways. These courses can normally cost the big bucks, so check out Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre's page for how you can take advantage of this unique opportunity or call Andrew on 8950 4363.

21.01.2022 ALICE SPRINGS BUSINESSES REGISTER NOW!!! Alice Springs Town Council and the Northern Territory Government have made $400,000 available to local businesses in Alice Springs via the myAlice digital discount voucher program all you need to do is sign-up! From Friday 11 December, registered myAlice Customers will receive $40 in digital discount vouchers to be presented when shopping at participating local businesses. A redeemed voucher is reimbursed to the business and the Customer receives a replacement voucher to use at your store again the following day.* Be ready SIGN UP YOUR BUSINESS TODAY! *Program runs until funds expended. Eligibility criteria must be met. Terms & Conditions apply. For all details, visit myAlice.me

20.01.2022 Alice Springs Town Council regrettably advise that due to the installation of a disability accessible gate, the Garden Cemetery will not be open to the public from this Thursday 12 November until Monday 16 November 2020. Council apologises for any inconveniences.

20.01.2022 Alice Springs Town Council and the Northern Territory Government have contributed a combined total of $400,000 to bring the myAlice digital discount voucher program to Alice Springs and it starts TODAY!!! Just by registering with myAlice.me, Customers receive $40 in discount vouchers when shopping at participating local businesses and here’s the best bit you get them back tomorrow!* Simply... 1 SIGN-UP... 2 SHOP... 3...SHOP AGAIN TOMORROW! Too easy! * Program runs until funds expended. Terms & Conditions apply. For all details, visit https://myalice.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

19.01.2022 Alice Springs Town Council wishes to advise the community of the below temporary road closure: Wednesday 25 November: Todd Street (between Gregory Tce & Stott Tce) from 8am 11am for the installation of Council’s Christmas Tree. Friday 4 December: Todd Street (Gregory Tce to Stott Tce), Gregory Terrace (Hartley St to Leichhardt Tce) between 4.30pm 9.30pm, and North end Todd Mall (Parsons St to Target) between 3pm 10pm. These closures are for the Christmas Carnival, prefe...rred event parking is on Leichhardt Terrace. Tuesday 5 January 2021: Todd Street (between Gregory Tce & Stott Tce) from 8am 11am for the removal of the Christmas tree. Council apologises for any inconvenience.

19.01.2022 It’s the BIGGEST number of vendors this year at TOMORROW’S Night Markets 19 November, from 5pm-9pm in the Todd Mall with Indian, Italian, Ethiopian, Thai, Sri Lankan cuisines, Korean Pancakes, icecream, fairy floss, cookies and more!!! Get some festive shopping done with Christmas crafts, decorations, homewares, candles, and gifts! It’s a feast for the belly, the eyes AND the ears with stellar entertainment from local talent Kemy Ogendi, PLUS the Eastern Arrertne Band! Just remember be vigilant with hand-hygiene & physical-distancing COVID-19 safety measures are in place for your health & wellbeing! www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au

18.01.2022 Christmas Pop-Up Park @ Albrecht on Friday 27 November from 6pm...come along and join the FUN Update: don't forget your chairs and picnic rug

18.01.2022 Stay afloat over the festive season at the Pool only closed for Christmas Day OPEN for Boxing Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and inbetween!!!

18.01.2022 Held annually on the International Day of People with a Disability 3 December, the Mayoral Awards are an acknowledgement of the invaluable contribution that individuals have made to enhance the lives of others living with disability within our community Council congratulates the below category winners and all nominations. 2020 Michele Castagna Medal Winner - Virginia Heydon. As the Manager of Community Cultural Development with Incite Arts, Virginia has consulted and deve...loped work with diverse community groups, especially people with disability. Virginia has championed the rights of people with disability in Alice Springs in myriad ways through her work with Incite Arts. 2020 Noteworthy Award - Winner - Sandy Robinson. She currently sits on the PEER Support Advisory Committee providing expert advice to Disability Advocacy Service through their PEER Support Program. She is a positive, helpful person always prepared to volunteer and lend a hand volunteering in many capacities, organisations and events in Central Australia. 2020 Champion Award - Winner - King Marong. He is a Disability Support Worker at Life Without Barriers. King Marong leads the music therapy component of the Alice Springs Community Pathways Program every morning at Life Without Barriers. King brings an incredible energy and enthusiasm to his work every day, and is adored by participants, clients and colleagues.

17.01.2022 Friday 4 December 2020

17.01.2022 Kerbside bin collection notice: if your bin collection day is a Friday please note that for Christmas Day (Friday 25 December) collection has been rescheduled to Thursday 24 December, and New Year’s Day (Friday 1 January) collection has been rescheduled to Thursday 31 December 2020. Residents to please have bins ready for collection by 6am that day. All other scheduled collections will be carried out as normal.

17.01.2022 Local businesses can participate in this years Christmas Windows competition with some great prizes to be won. Enter your Christmas window display by emailing [email protected] by 5pm Thursday 26 November and stay tuned for the community poll.

16.01.2022 ATTENTION ALICE SPRINGS BUSINESSES!!! Local Merchant registration for the myAlice digital discount voucher program is NOW OPEN!!! The program supports the Alice Springs economy via the issuing of discount vouchers to Customers for use with their purchases at participating local businesses. Registered Merchants are then reimbursed the discount value by Council. REGISTER NOW at myAlice.me myAlice Customer registrations open from Friday, 11 December 2020. MyAlice is presented by Alice Springs Town Council with the Northern Territory Government.

15.01.2022 We are as excited as Christmas morning to announce - the FIRST EVER OFFICAL Council Christmas Light Trail! Many thanks to the wonderful community members who put in such an effort to light up our neighbourhoods each year.

15.01.2022 If you’re not already signed up for myAlicethen you should be! Go to http://myalice.me to register & use vouchers to help support local businesses. $40 worth of discounts available per day until funds are redeemed. Daily discounts are not accumulative. Conditions apply.

14.01.2022 11.11.2020 At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. #RemembranceDay #HandmadePoppies #AliceSpringsCommunityRemembers #LestWeForget

14.01.2022 Attention Friday afternoon pool users! THIS Friday we are shutting the doors early for a private function. The Centre will close to the public from 4pm on FRI...DAY, 11th December. Hang tight & we will re-open ready for our early birds at 9am on Saturday 12th December. Thanks for your understanding!

14.01.2022 Alice Springs Town Council is advising the community that in line with the latest public health advice, contact tracing will be mandatory for visitors to the Alice Springs Public Library and the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre as of Monday 30 November, and until further notice. At the Regional Waste Management Facility and Council events contact tracing is available and is encouraged to be used by patrons (however may not be mandatory). With Council’s biggest Christm...as event of the year coming up this Friday 4 December, Council is advising the public that they can pre-register here - https://app.smartsheet.com//38506e23273c4488b80a7e04a03cef or on the night by scanning a QR code or manually at one for four sanitising stations. More details: - https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au//council-response-covid19-a Note: These special measures have been put in place as a result of COVID-19. All information is correct as at 9am Friday 27 November, 2020. See more

14.01.2022 The biggest Christmas event of the year is on THIS FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER in the Todd Mall and Council Lawns from 5pm- 9pm. Tree lighting from 7.45pm on Council lawns. Check out the below program for details.

12.01.2022 The annual Red Centre Splash is on THIS SATURDAY with FREE ENTRY from 12pm - 4pm, splash into summer!

12.01.2022 Garage Sale Trail 2020, the recovery edition, is on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 November 2020! Make money or save money by getting on the Trail with your Online Sale or good ol’ friendly neighbourhood Garage Sale! it’s Australia’s biggest weekend of garage sales! PLUS, you will be diverting valuable, recyclable resources from landfill! It’s FREE to register and all the tips, support and promotional materials you need to stay COVID-safe and make / save some money are available here: www.garagesaletrail.com.au

11.01.2022 Its National Recycling week and the team at the Regional Waste Management Facility want to give the Alice Springs community a virtual high five for helping us re-use, recycle and re-purpose so much for our communitycheck out the below figures

09.01.2022 Have you seen the colourful new public art piece adorning the outside walls of the Alice Springs Public Library? This was a collaborative project between Alice Springs Town Council & Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists. Council would like to thank Bindi artist Billy Tjampijinpa Kenda for his depiction of central desert life as inspired by his childhood in Jay Creek. Council acknowledges the grant support from Arts NT: Strategic Arts Program Access for Artists with Disabilities grant to make this mural happen.

09.01.2022 The myAlice discount voucher program helps you save while supporting local business in Alice Springs! Simply: 1 Choose the voucher you want to use with your purchase* 2 Show the merchant the 5-digit voucher code you’ve selected 3 Once validated, the Merchant can complete your transaction! TOO EASY! ... *Requires a minimum total spend of 4x the voucher value for the discount to be given. Program runs until funds fully expended. For all Terms & Conditions, visit https://myalice.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/ See more

08.01.2022 Now this is community spirit! What an awesome bunch of young Centralians who took the initiative to make some empty shop windows just that little bit more Christmas-y. Let’s all give a massive shout out to the NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services - Alice Springs and Southern Cadet Squad 9 for putting a smile on the faces of many! #localyouth #positiverolemodels

08.01.2022 Alice Springs Town Council CEO provides an update to the community on Council’s position regarding the compulsory acquisition of the community asset Anzac Oval.

08.01.2022 Council’s Christmas Carnival is ON TONIGHT from 5pm to 9pm in the Todd Mall and Council Lawns, with the tree lighting from 7:45pm. Voluntary contact tracing will be in operation for the evening, if you’d like to pre-register click here - https://app.smartsheet.com//38506e23273c4488b80a7e04a03cef or you can register on the night by scanning a QR code or manually at one for four sanitising stations. Council reminds the community to please not attend public events if unwell, practice hand hygiene & physical distancing (where possible).

07.01.2022 WE wanna hear from YOU! Go to www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/consult and give us your feedback on the following community consultations. Council Smart Tree project - This piece of community infrastructure provides real time data and intelligence to Council to enable better management of public spaces. Council is seeking the views of the community on concept designs before 5pm Friday 20 November 2020. Jim McConville Oval Sports Field Lighting Council has been approached by ...local sporting groups to install field lighting at Jim McConville Oval in Gillen. Have your say before 5pm, Thursday 26 November 2020. Library Community Survey - This survey aims to assist the Alice Springs Public Library in delivering library services that meet and respond to the information, knowledge and leisure needs of our community. Give your feedback before 5pm Sunday 29 November 2020.

07.01.2022 ONLY 5 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT until Christmas!!! Let your $40 worth of myAlice discount vouchers help you with that! Support local business AND spend less on shopping it's a WIN-WIN for Alice Springs!! For myAlice details visit: https://myalice.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

07.01.2022 Buy another round of coffees using your myAlice discounts and help a fellow local get through Monday-itis! With over 90 yes, NINETY! participating local businesses in retail, accommodation, food & drink, personal care, and things to do, you will save up to $40 every single day, until $$$ runs out! Sign-up details, terms & conditions, FAQs available here: https://myalice.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

06.01.2022 Have you registered your Garage Sale on the 2020 Trail? IT’S ON NEXT WEEKEND!! Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 November 2020 it’s Australia’s biggest weekend of garage sales! PLUS, whatever pre-loved items you don’t sell, you can drop-off for free at the Rediscovery Centre for someone else to love! It’s FREE to register here: www.garagesaletrail.com.au

04.01.2022 Thank you to the following businesses for participating in this year’s Council’s Christmas Windows competition. Outbush Store Alice Springs Cinema Home like Alice... Red Kangaroo Books Wildfire Blooms GoVita Swank Shoes Australia Post Mixed Lollies PhoneAflower Sugar and Spice Winners will be determined by the number of ‘likes’ each of the below business’ image receives before 12noon Friday 4 December. Winners will be announced that night at the Council’s Christmas Carnival. * These photos do not do the displays justice... PLEASE pop along in person and check them out . While you're there buy some Chrissy presents and support a local business!

01.01.2022 Hold on to your Santa hatsthis year the annual Turn on the Council's Christmas Tree lights winner will be determined by a colouring in competition. Simply print out the stencil from Council website - alicesprings.nt.gov.au/about-alice-spr//christmas-carnival - colour it in and give it to our Library team before 27 November, in person or via email to [email protected] The Mayor and special guests’ judges will be determining a winner who will hold the prestigious p...osition of flicking the tree lights and fireworks switch at the Council’s Christmas Carnival on Friday 5 December 2020. Good luck and get colouring kids!