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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

Worksafe NT and the police investigate an incident at a worksite in Bayview.Picture: Che Chorley

Man, 60, dies after falling off worksite roof

A 60-year-old man has died after falling from a Bayview construction site

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Alice Springs. July 23, 2001. The side of a police car in the Northern Territory. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

NT police officer suspended for serious breaches of discipline

AN NT Police Officer has been suspended without pay for serious breaches of discipline and is allegedly responsible for producing and distributing provocatively worded T-shirts.

Northern Territory

Lord Mayor Kon Kon Vatskalis in the Darwin CBD, Tuesday, August 20, 2019. He has been in office for two years. Picture: KERI MEGELUS

Council rates relief plan part of $55m stimulus package

DARWIN ratepayers will know tonight if council will approve a proposed rates relief plan included in a $55 million COVID-19 stimulus package

Northern Territory

Man fined for mandatory quarantine breach just one day in

A ‘HIGH risk’ arrival into Darwin has breached mandatory quarantine regulations, copping the $1099 fine just one day after arriving in the NT from interstate.

Northern Territory

Class A Energy Solutions's managing director Neill Carberry with a solar panel after being awarded the contract for Design and Construction of a Photovoltaic System at the City of Palmerston Library.

Overnight tariff change a blow to NT solar industry

AS Territorians adjust to an economy crumbled by the coronavirus pandemic, solar technicians face another blow in a change to tariffs – made behind closed doors – which some say has “destroyed the industry overnight”.

Northern Territory

Andrew Casey, Mark Casey and Diego Pianalto with the boat they took down the Daly River. Picture: Supplied

Rogue croc attack leaves trio trapped on Daly River for a night

A MAN, his son and a cook have survived a night on the banks of a croc-infested river after their tinny was ruined by a snapping crocodile.

Northern Territory

Frontline police raise concerns about lack of PPE

POLICE serving on the frontline are concerned they haven’t been equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when coming in close contact with the public amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Northern Territory

NT Education CEO Karen Weston as a student is announced the latest NT resident to test positive for Covid 19.Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

NT to spend $10.8m on 15 new school classrooms

FIFTEEN new school classrooms will be built in the NT at a cost of $10.8 million to help stimulate the construction industry during the coronavirus pandemic

Northern Territory

Tejinder Singh (R) and Gupreet Kaur as well as other members of the Indian community are producing over 200 meals a day for those in need during the COVID 19 crisis from a Malak back yard.Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Territorian couple providing hot meals to warm the heart

TERRITORIANS Tejinder Singh and Gurpreet Kaur are digging into their savings and cooking up to 230 free meals a day for people in need during the coronavirus crisis.

Northern Territory

Site Shot of The One 30 complex on the Esplanade.Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Hotel used for forced quarantine without management knowledge

FIVE rooms in a plush Darwin building have been booked to assist in forced quarantining, without the knowledge or consent of building owners, managers or residents.

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