Council Connects December 2023/January 2024

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Christmas time in Alice Springs!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Christmas Carnival

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November Council Meeting wrap up

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Summer School Holiday Calendar

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Contents

Alice Springs Town Council acknowledges the Central Arrernte people who are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Mparntwe-Alice Springs.

Council Holiday Hours 2023/24

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WorkerConnect

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Neat Streets

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Christmas Carnival wrap up

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Christmas Carnival photos

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Christmas at RWMF

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Remarkable Art

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November Council Meeting wrap up

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Summer School Holidays

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Summer School Holiday Calendar

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Summer @ ASALC

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Summer Reading Club

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Library in the Park: Frisbee Golf

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Recruiting Lifeguard

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Diwali wrap-up

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2024 Citizenship Ceremonies

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Centralian Citizen Awards

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Christmas Carnival wrap up

Home Security: Message from NT Police

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What’s on in December/January?

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December Snapshots

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Upcoming Council Meetings...

TUESDAY 30 JANUARY Commence 11.00 am in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, 93 Todd Street.

Public welcome to attend.

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With the festive period fast approaching, there will be some temporary changes to opening hours across Alice Springs Town Council facilities.

Rest assured that all essential services will continue as normal.

You can report any issues through the holiday period by using the Neat Streets app.

Kerbside Recycling All collections scheduled for Monday 25 December will instead take place on Tuesday 26 December. All collections for Monday 1 January 2024 will instead take place on Tuesday 2 January 2024.

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2023/24 Holiday period Council Operating Hours

Civic Centre Closed from 3:30pm Friday 22 December.

Resuming normal hours on Tuesday 2 January

Alice Springs Public Library Closed from Christmas Eve, Sunday 24 December. Reopening Tuesday 2 January

Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre Closed Christmas Eve, Sunday 24 December and Christmas Day, Monday 25 December.

Reopening Tuesday 26 December

Regional Waste Management Facility Closed Christmas Day, Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December and Monday 1 January

Rediscovery Centre Closed from Christmas Day, Monday 25 December. Resuming normal hours on Wednesday 3 January

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Your Council Mayor Matt Paterson 0424 652 640 mpaterson@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

Deputy Mayor Allison Bitar 0491 055 224 abitar@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

Councillor Eli Melky 0427 012 699 emelky@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

Councillor Marli Banks 0417 681 111 mbanks@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

Councillor Steve Brown 0427 792 194 sbrown@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

Councillor Mark Coffey 0401 116 166 mcoffey@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

Councillor Kim Hopper 0423 397 235 khopper@alicesprings.nt.gov.au

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Found something out of order around Alice Springs?

Report it so we can fix it!

You can help us keep Alice Springs beautiful through the summer months by reporting issues such as graffiti, vandalism, abandoned vehicles and trolleys through an easy to use phone app!

All these issues, plus plenty more, can be reported straight to Council by using the Neat Streets app.

Neat Streets is an easy and effective way of letting Council know about things that need our attention across our community.

If the problem falls outside of a Council-controlled area, the case is forwarded to the relevant department to follow up on.

When submitting a Neat Streets case, make sure you include as much information as possible. This assists Council’s crew in actioning our request as timely as possible. You can even include photographs, which are particularly helpful to Council staff.

Make sure you download the Neat Streets app on your mobile today. For more information, visit:

All you need to do is file an issue using the Neat Sreets smartphone app and it will be sent straight to Council for action.

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The app uses GPS technology to locate the issue and once submitted, Council is notified right away.

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It’s time to get those Santa hats out of the There were bargains, gifts and Christmas treats cupboard and wrap yourself in tinsel as Christmas galore as Alice Springs polished off that lastdraws nearer! minute Christmas shopping.

To celebrate, on Friday 8th December, Alice Springs greeted Christmas with its usual Big Ol’ Red Centre Welcome The biggest Night Market event of the year, the annual Alice Springs Town Council Christmas Carnival was a roaring success, and as usual was stacked with all the holiday favourites. Todd Mall, Todd Street, and the Council Lawns came alive with entertainment, festive cheer, and a whole host of activities.

The carnival featured three stages with live music and performances, including The Wanted Gems, the Beaut Ukes, and a host of choirs singing favourite Christmas Carols.

Of course, the main event of the night saw the town Christmas Tree light up, thanks to the lucky young Centralian who won the raffle to flick the switch! Even Santa Claus himself made the trip to the Red Centre to join the fun.

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Thanks to everyone who came along to the event – the Night Markets are only getting bigger and better, and ASTC is looking forward to a jam-packed 2024!

“The whole Council team bands together to put on a fantastic event. It really is a great night and there’s something for everyone. This time of year is all about celebrating what 2023 has been, and spending time with friends and family. What better way than coming down and enjoying the Christmas Carnival!”

A big shout out to all the businesses who participated in this year’s Elf On A Shelf decorating competition, there were some wonderful entries! Congratulations to A Home Like Alice for taking home first prize!

Local businesses came together to bring patrons a whole trail of bargains with the special Christmas Carnival Retail Trail, giving everyone the perfect opportunity to find Christmas gifts or to buy themselves a special holiday treat.

After a night of enjoying the food trucks, stalls and the Retail Trail, patrons found themselves a good spot on the lawns to watch the fireworks.

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“The Christmas Carnival is one of our favourite events of the year, it really is a time to all come together and celebrate,” Mayor Matt Paterson said.

The final prizewinners for the competition were: First Place: A Home Like Alice Second Place: Ling’s Oriental Supermarket Third Place: Mixed Lollies Honourable Mention: APJ Concrete Competiton was tough this year with so many fantastic entries. The Elves have been up to all kinds of mischief all around town - keep an eye out on the ASTC Facebook page to see all the other entries in the lead-up to Christmas.

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Christmas at RWMF

Merry Tipmas! We’re loving RWMF’s fantastic contribution to the business decorating competition.

Christmas is a season for celebration and cheer but it can also be an expensive time of year. A great way to save money and reduce waste is by shopping for pre-loved gifts at the Rediscovery Centre! There are plenty of unique treasures to uncover, which makes finding a gift an exciting and personal experience.

Not to mention, an easy way to be a little greener this Christmas.

Wrapping your gift can also be environmentally friendly and cost effective!

Wrap your gift using pre-loved scarves or go for the popular rustic look by wrapping your gifts in recycled paper. Add some finishing touches with aromatic decorations such as cinnamon sticks, eucalyptus leaves, rosemary and dried orange slices - tie together with recycled ribbons or string!

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Remarkable Art A selection of the Alice Prize artworks from the Alice Springs Art Collection are on exhibition at Araluen Arts Centre from now until the 3rd of March.

The Alice Prize launched in 1970 and since then a total of 195 artworks have been acquired and donated to the Alice Springs Town Council for the people of Alice Springs.

The Alice Springs Art Collection is a community collection that proudly owned by Alice Springs Town Council. It consists of over 350 incredible artworks that have been acquired by the Central Australian Art Society and the Alice Springs Art Foundation since 1968. These works are permanently housed at the Araluen Arts Centre where they are a key component of the Araluen Art Collection and regularly featured in curated exhibitions.

NT residents get free admission into all exhibitions at Araluen Art Centre so be sure to make a visit to Araluen a priority this holiday season.

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November Council Meeting wrap up Australia’s most prominent and talented artists. In collaboration with the Alice Springs Art Foundation and The Alice Prize, this community collection houses incredible pieces of work that deserve to be seen by everyone. At current, the Collection is not on display all year long and this means the public can’t access it at certain times.

With that sentiment in mind, Council will undertake a review of our agreement with Araluen Art Centre for storage and exhibition of the Alice Springs Art Collection. This well help ensure we have the best arrangement for the entire community to discover and enjoy the collection for years to come.

Alice Springs Councillors met on Tuesday 28 November 2023 for their monthly Ordinary Council Meeting. The following is a summary of some of the matters discussed. To see full Council reports and minutes visit the ASTC website. A full video of the meeting is available on Council’s Vimeo channel.

Gaining the upper hand on grass management

Planning for a fun and exciting summer holidays A wet 2022 and 2023 has led to an explosion of buffel grass throughout our town and the entire Central Australia region. This buffel, along with other grasses and weeds, has significantly increased the fuel load in Alice Springs and has resulted in our community being at a higher risk of fires.

Alice Springs Town Council is taking a proactive role this summer to ensure young people throughout our community are engaged through the holiday period. With funding assistance from the Northern Territory Government and the National Indigenous Australian Agency, we have put together a fulsome A key function of Council is maintaining grass at a safe school holiday program that will see activities on each and reasonable level. The rapid growth of buffel in day of the holidays. This will include weekly cinema particular makes this a difficult task, so Council are screenings, tenpin bowling sessions and the return of reaching out to the Northern Territory Government an ice-skating rink! A full calendar of events will be for assistance. Council will write to the Minister released shortly, so stay tuned! for Environment outlining our concerns with the management of buffel grass within the Alice Springs Through the holiday period, Council will also be municipality, and request their expert advice on working to maintain public amenity across our town. solutions and better practices for management.

Our team will be on call to deal with graffiti removal, abandoned vehicle removal and abandoned trolleys Art on show for the whole community as part of the NT Government’s Summer in Central Australia Plan. You can report an issue to Council Council is proud of our remarkable Alice Springs through this period by using the Neat Streets phone Art Collection with works from some of Central app, or by visiting www.neatstreets.com.au.

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Emphasising the interests of the community Elected Members received several representations from concerned residents about crime, questioning whether the justice system is appropriately representing our community due to high rates of recidivism and the immediate releasing of juvenile offenders despite their lengthy history of criminal activity.

Council are working collaboratively with the Northern Territory Government as a participant in the Summer in Central Australia Action Plan, welcoming the focus of Government agencies working collaboratively. It is difficult, however, to see how we can avoid a repeat of last summer under the current legislative framework that is providing offenders impunity to re-offend. There is also seemingly an apparent lack of success that diversion and ‘wrap-around’ programs are having given the same group of offenders show no signs of changing their criminal activity.

Some capital projects that have received funding Council will write to the Chief Minister and Cabinet to through this process include: highlight these concerns in the hopes of implementing • The sealing of Jane Road a system that emphasises the interests of the • Resurfacing of both the tennis and netball courts community, ensuring they are given more weight that • A CBD footpath upgrade program those of repeat offenders.

• Installation of a new Niche Wall at the cemetery • Contribution towards installation of roundabout Investing in our future art through the CBD. Reinvigorating footpaths through the Alice Springs An eye has also been cast towards the future planning CBD, sealing Jane Road and resurfacing both the of Alice Springs with more than $8,000,000 being tennis and netball courts are just some of the projects transferred to Council Reserves for asset renewals. that have received funding through the 2023/24 This guarantees sustainability within Council, Alice Springs Town Council budget revision process. ensuring future generations are not negatively Each year, Council is required under legislation to impacted by today’s legacy decisions. review and revise its budget by 31 December. This process follows the 2022/23 Annual Report and More details can be found here: https://alicesprings. finalises Council’s cash position, allowing Council to nt.gov.au/council/media/media-releases/2023/ carry forward unspent funds to complete capital and investing-in-the-future. operational projects.

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The summer holidays are finally here! Alice Springs Town Council, the Australian Government: National Indigenous Australian Agency and NT Government are excited to bring you a FREE jam-packed holiday program!

With everything from skating to AFL to arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone this summer holidays!

Cultural Workshops for Young Men and Women Alice Springs Town Council has partnered with local organisations to deliver a series of cultural workshops for young men and women over the School Holidays.

These sessions will include workshops with local elders, traditional painting, on country trips and bush tucker.

Wet Wednesdays at the Pool Come and keep cool at the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure this summer – for free! Each Wednesday 1-6pm, come down to the pool for a free BBQ, have a go on the inflatable pool equipment and have fun on the water slides.

Ice Skating Alice Springs Town Council is partnering with NIAA and the Convention Centre to turn the McDonnell Room of the Convention Centre into a 19m x 16m skate rink. For three weeks (January 8th – 25th), Alice Springs Town Council will be running four 45-minute ice-skating sessions every week day between 11am and 3pm, free to the public. There will also be AllAbilities Sessions from 10 to 10:45am Mondays and Wednesdays so everyone can have a go.

Library in the Park: Frisbee Golf Gear up for an exhilarating Frisbee Golf experience at Ross Park every Tuesday in January from 4 to 6pm!

It’s not just about the discs—it’s about meeting the fantastic faces behind the Alice Springs Public Library team. Swing by, meet the crew, and let’s unleash a whirlwind of fun and epic Frisbee throws! Bring your A-game and your friends for an unforgettable time with the coolest team in town! No bookings required.

Sponsored by the NT Government.

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@ Artship, Todd Mall Join Central Craft as they deliver weekly Art and Craft Sessions. Workshops include cardboard creature making, weave and dye and screen printing.

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Sessions for 1hr, bookings essential!

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There’s no better place to escape the Red Centre summer heat than the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre (ASALC), and this summer the facility is more accessible than ever.

If you are already a paid ASALC member, you won’t lose out on value either. Your membership will be extended for an extra six weeks!

There will also be plenty of special events at ASALC through the holiday period, starting with our annual Australia Day Pool Party. One of our most popular events of the year for families, the Pool Party will be held on Friday 26 January starting at 2pm. There will be a DJ, BBQ, ice cream, a family That’s right, from Saturday 16 December to Sunday movie, inflatables, slides and so much more! The 28 January (inclusive), ASALC is free for all patrons event is sponsored by the National Australia Day whether you want a place to chill and escape the Council and the Australia Day Council NT, and the heat, ramp up your off-season exercise regime or entire community is invited to attend. are looking for a way to entertain the kids during the holidays.

We look forward to seeing you at ASALC

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Dive into this incredible opportunity!

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding job opportunity? Do you have a passion for helping others and keeping people safe? Look no further because the Alice Springs Town Council is currently recruiting lifeguards to join our team!

Becoming a lifeguard at the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre not only provides you with a fulfilling job, but also offers a number of great benefits. As a lifeguard, you will have the opportunity to work at our beautiful Aquatic and Leisure Centre, located in some of the most picturesque locations in Alice Springs.

Not only will you receive on-the-job training, but you will also have the opportunity to work alongside experienced lifeguards who can provide mentorship and support. This is a great way to gain practical experience and learn from the best in the field.

Being a lifeguard with the Alice Springs Town Council also means that you will have a flexible work schedule, making it perfect for students or those looking for part-time work.

Plus, during the busy Christmas period, you will have the opportunity to work additional hours and earn some extra income.

But most importantly, as a lifeguard, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of our community members and visitors. You will be responsible for preventing accidents, responding to emergency situations, and providing first aid when necessary.

Your efforts will not only save lives but also make a positive impact on those who visit our facilities.

So, if you are looking for an exciting and meaningful job opportunity, consider becoming a lifeguard with the Alice Springs Town Council.

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Diwali NIGHT

It was an incredible turnout for ASTC’s 9th November Night Market in celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights!

There was plenty to see and do including decorating your Diya candle, free Henna, a Bollywood class, community performances, market stalls, lots of delicious food & more!

Proudly supported by SBS Australia.

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2024 Citizenship Ceremonies On January 26, Alice Springs Town Council will welcome Australian’s newest residents to our community on Australia Day with a special Citizenship Ceremony.

The ceremony will start at 7am on the Alice Springs Council Lawns beginning with a Welcome to Country, Flag Raise Ceremony and Cultural Performance.

The Citizenship Ceremony will follow with 56 people from 17 countries including Philippines, Italy, India, New Zealand, Republic of South Sudan, Argentina, Peru, Bangladesh, Russian Federation, Fiji, Mauritius, United Kingdom, Scotland, Japan, China, United States, South Africa, becoming our newest Australians.

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26th January 2024 | Council Lawns

Following the Citizenship Ceremony will be the presentation of Council’s Centralian of the Year Awards. These awards form part of the annual Australia Day Council NT awards that recognise people who have made a noteworthy contribution to the local community.

The event is sponsored by the National Australia Day Council and the Australia Day Council NT, and the entire community is invited to attend.

The following five awards will be presented on January 26: - Young Centralian of the Year - Centralian Senior Citizen of the Year - Community Event of the Year - Centralian Citizen of the Year

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INFLATABLES + SLIDES

8950 4360 | info@asalc.com.au 10 Speed Street, Alice Springs

FREE BBQ + ICE CREAM

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Alice Springs Town Council employs over 200 staff at its Civic Centre, Alice Springs Public Library, Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Regional Waste Management Facility and Works Depot.

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Subscribe to Council’s newsletter,

Council offers very competitive salaries and our employment conditions are among the best in the Northern Territory. They include: • • • • • • • •

Six weeks annual leave 15 days personal leave Paid Domestic and Family Violence leave Cultural/ceremonial leave Training and development opportunities Flexible working arrangements Up to 11% superannuation Relocation assistance for eligible positions.

Some benefits and discounts available to our staff include:

from your Council.

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In-house health and wellbeing program Employee Assistance Program Alice Springs Aquatic Leisure Centre admission and membership.

We are currently advertising for a number of positions across a range of departments. If you are committed to providing excellent service to the community, personal development and teamwork, we would love to hear from you.

For a full list of current vacancies and for more information on how to apply, visit alicesprings.nt.gov.au/ council/opportunities/jobs

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Alice Springs Public Library

ABN 45 863 481 471

Cnr Gregory & Leichhardt Tces, Alice Springs

Civic Centre & Administration

(08) 8950 0555

93 Todd Street, Alice Springs

library@astc.nt.gov.au

PO Box 1071 NT 0870

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(08) 8950 0500

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astc@astc.nt.gov.au

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Commonage Rd, Alice Springs

Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre

(08) 8950 4340

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Commonage Rd, Alice Springs

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Len Kittle Dr, Alice Springs

Alice Springs Show Day, Christmas Day

(08) 8953 4430

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