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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

Neuron Mobility chief executive Zachary Wang with e-scooters being introduced on to Darwin streets.Picture: Che Chorley.

Scoot down to Mindil for the sunset: eScooters’ range expands

EAST Point, Mindil Beach Casino and the George Brown Botanic Gardens will soon have orange eScooters buzzing about with council’s scooter program set to expand

Northern Territory

City of Darwin announces it will close its doors to the public at 5PM TodayPicture GLENN CAMPBELL

Darwin Council’s local business voucher scheme launches

DARWIN Council’s voucher scheme to encourage shoppers to buy local and dine out at restaurants in the council area opens today

Northern Territory

Cavenagh St Car park where the new CDU city campus will be built. the car park was yesterday sold for $14.6 million.Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Cavenagh St carpark reprieve refused by CDU

DARWIN Council says the Cavenagh St carpark in the CBD could have stayed open if CDU had allowed them to manage the space while development plans were finalised

Northern Territory

American Alexander ÃRoochÃ Aurrichio, 30, who had a promising future in AFL, was riding along Gunn Point Rd about 7pm Monday night when a Nissan Patrol hit him from behind. The driver and witnesses stopped to help Aurrichio but he died at the scene.Picture: Che Chorley

Tears for big ‘Rooch’, from New York to the NT

SPORTING clubs and players from across the globe are mourning the loss of Alexander ‘Rooch’ Aurrichio, describing him as a loveable larrikin with a heart bigger than his 198cm stature

Northern Territory

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Tobias Harris #33 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts in the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets during game three of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on April 18, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

US NBA star pays tribute to friend killed in NT road tragedy

US NBA star Tobias Harris has paid tribute to his friend Alex Aurrichio, who was tragically killed in a crash with a motor vehicle while cycling in Darwin’s rural area

Northern Territory

Alex Aurrichio (South Adelaide Football Club player) from America at Hickinbotham Oval. Alex is speaking in the lead up to the SANFL's Multicultural Round and the importance of embracing everyone's backgrounds. 26/05/17 Picture: Stephen Laffer

‘Let’s get Rooch home’: Fundraiser reaches more than $120k

A FUNDRAISER set up to take the body of Alex Aurrichio — tragically killed in a road crash — back to his family in the US has raised more than $120,000 overnight

Northern Territory

Valia Kambourakis at the Glenti Festival in Darwin Saturday, June 8, 2019.Picture: Keri Megelus

Make some noise, GleNTi is back in 2020 after all

WHILE the passing of the Queen’s Birthday weekend meant there wouldn’t be a GleNTi festival as we know it this year, the Greek Community is still planning to go ahead with a cut down version of the event

Northern Territory

Businesses ‘may have to shut’ after Cavenagh St carpark closure

THE closure of almost 400 car parks at Cavenagh St has sparked fears that businesses could close with motorists forced to change their daily commute to and from work

Northern Territory

Territorians behaviour ‘encouraging’ as more restrictions lift

TERRITORIANS have enjoyed their first weekend back at pubs and clubs — and camping in the great outdoors — without time, meal and biosecurity restrictions

Northern Territory

Mandy Crow has received the Australian Corrections Medal

Recognition for helping to reform the lives of prisoners

A SEA-CHANGE to one of the most remote locations in Australia has capped a memorable career in corrections for 2020 Australian Corrections Medallist Mandy Crow

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