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Will ZwarCouncil Reporter

Will Zwar is the council reporter for the NT News. He brings you the latest in all local matters and the stories directly affecting you – where the newest restaurants, bars and cafes are, where to take your dog for a walk and where all the best hidden gems are. He’s the go to man for developments and getting out and about in Darwin and across the Territory. He also dabbles in the latest fishing stories and enjoys writing a good yarn about anything to do with the outdoors.

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Northern Territory

Arrivals from Covid 19 hotspots at Darwin International Airport enroute to mandatory Quarantine as Borders open to Interstate visitors.Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

NT puts Tweed, Lismore, Ballina under COVID watch and wait

Several northern New South Wales regions have officially been issued a watch and wait by the NT chief health officer off the back growing COVID-19 cases in Queensland.

Northern Territory

Mr Barra prepare for the big Good Friday Easter rush, Mr Barra Sales assistant Mark Bawden-Hill . Picture Katrina Bridgeford.

Fish on the menu for a Good Friday

LOCAL fish produce is flying off the shelf in the Territory ahead of Easter with families stocking up for a traditional Good Friday seafood meal

Northern Territory

Lights have finally been erected at Gardens Oval, which will host its first ever night NTFL match this Friday between Waratah and Palmerston. Picture: Global Headquarters

Gardens Oval cricket trial to go ahead

DARWIN’S A-Grade Cricket season will have games played under lights at Gardens Oval this year, after Darwin Council approved a three-month trial

Northern Territory

The NT’s first private mental health facility opens

THE Northern Territory’s first private mental health facility was officially opened tonight

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A Storm Front skirts Darwin CBD , Saturday 09/01/21Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Chance of cyclone developing over Easter on the increase

The chance of a cyclone forming in the northern region by the weekend is on the rise with the BoM increasing its tropical cyclone outlook to ‘low’ — or up to a 20 per cent chance — by Friday.

Northern Territory

NT Cricket applies for game trial under brighter Gardens Oval lights

NT Cricket has applied to trial night cricket games under lights at Gardens Oval during the 2021 domestic season

Northern Territory

CrossFit owners to focus on Bali gym after closure of Palmo business

CROSSFIT Territory closed its doors for good last week, announcing they wouldn’t reopen with intentions to focus their overseas business

Northern Territory

Flooding has affected several roads in the Top End following heavy rainfall overnight, with further rain forecast Impacted areas include the Stuart Highway at Pinelands, south of McMillans Road, where several vehicles became stranded due to water over the road. Picture Katrina Bridgeford.

UPDATE: Power to remain off in Moil for half an hour

Update: Power in Moil will remain off for about half an hour as Power Water crews look to replace a porcelain insulator which was struck by lightning in Monday afternoon’s Storm

Northern Territory

High angle shot of a group of students studying in a coffee shop

NT Youth Round table members elected

FIFTEEN young Territorians have been appointed to the 2021 NT Youth Round Table

Northern Territory

Nightcliff Tigers junior Peggy Rock is part of a generation of girls growing up playing footy with an abundance of stars to look up to and a clear path to the top level.Photograph: Che Chorley

ROCKSTAR: Tigers junior footballer Peggy has her eyes on the AFLW

MEET Peggy Rock, the Nightcliff Tigers junior superstar. She’s just won her team’s best and fairest title, and has her eyes set on the AFLW

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