NT arts centre hoped to boost tourism

THE NT government is pushing tourism as an economic saviour after a lucrative LNG plant winds down.

AN indigenous arts centre in West Arnhem Land has had a funding boost of close to $1 million in order to increase tourism as the Northern Territory government attempts to shore up the economy.

INJALAK Arts Centre on Wednesday officially opened its new interactive visitors centre, underwritten by $100,000 of NT and federal funding, and over the next six months hopes to begin construction on an $881,000 new screen-printing facility and cafe overlooking the escarpment and wetlands of Kakadu.