Territory Alliance leader in Alice to meet potential candidates

Territory Alliance leader Terry Mills said he is in Alice Springs on Monday to potentially recruit Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley to join his party and talk to other candidates.

Terry Mills is in Alice Springs in coming days to talk with constituents about ways to tackle youth crime, and address the push for a youth curfew.

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TERRITORY Alliance leader Terry Mills is in Alice Springs today to consult with potential party candidates based in the Red Centre, and talk with residents about the push for a youth curfew.

In an interview on ABC Darwin radio this morning, Mr Mills, who was guarded, said he was meeting with Member for Araluen Robyn Lambley and would potentialy ask her to join his Territory Alliance Party.

“The way Territory Alliance operates is to have a grassroots response to the vacuum we have forming in politics,” he said.

“That’s my primary interest. Once we have local people who want to get involved in the new way of doing politics, candidates will flow.

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Mr Mills said among the list of prerequisites for a competent candidate is someone who “has an authentic connection to their community”.

And so far, it seems his search has turned over rewarding results, with Mr Mills claiming the first local Alice Springs residents he came across asked where they could sign up for the Territory Alliance.

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While meeting potential candidates, Mr Mills also plans to talk with Alice Springs residents about their stance on a youth curfew. He said one of the best responses was to localise the issue.

“We’ve proposed a community court, where there needs to be a meeting with the parents (of young offenders) to find out what the real problem is,” he said.

“Because there needs to be measures taken and some resources directed to the family to ensure they take responsibility for their children.”