Opinion

Tennant Creek needs real help in the fight against crime

THESE days, everyone in Tennant Creek, at the very least, is friends with someone who has been affected by the out-of-control behaviours happening in town. This is more than just a bit of humbug for smoke or money; this is threats, broken windows...

Catherine Grimley

11 Jan 2024

Opinion

Sign the petition - let’s make the Government take immediate action

IT’S a depressing start to the news for 2024 in the Tennant Times first edition. Traditionally, we restart on the third week of the month; however, with the mounting victims of crime calling out for help, we came out of hiatus a week earlier. Hey...

Tash Adams

11 Jan 2024

Opinion

Tennantites feel like hostages

LIKE a lot of people in town, I was not born here. I am a “southern import” who was dragged up here when my husband got a job at Nobel’s Nob. I was pregnant at the time and the culture shock of moving from a major city to a country town was...

Catherine Grimley

19 Mar 2021

Letters to the Editor

Keep eye on proposed liquor restrictions for the Barkly

TO the residents of Tennant Creek – black, white and brindle – we are about to be inundated by a mob of social engineers telling us we have a problem with a legal product, which our elected government makes millions of dollars from in the form...

Submitted

22 Jan 2021

Letters to the Editor

Local Dance Crew looks forward to a brighter 2021

WELL that’s a wrap for 2020! And what a year it has been. This year was most definitely the toughest yet – firstly with having to close the studio for up to 12 weeks due to COVID restrictions then missing out on our annual travels to...

Flight Lieutenant Nick O'Connor

18 Dec 2020

Letters to the Editor

Anti-curfew agenda motivated by political correctness

WE are told that curfews don’t work. What data is this statement based on? The anti-curfew agenda is motivated by bias personal opinions and political correctness. Tennant Creek has a social demographic unlike any other town in Australia and...

Submitted

13 Nov 2020

Letters to the Editor

Resident says local law enforcement should be ashamed of themselves

I WOULD like to display my concern in a public forum. A few weeks ago, Tennant Creek Police at Wauchope accosted a young local woman for suspected drug smuggling. The police found NO evidence of drugs in their search but proceeded to keep the...

Tash Adams

20 Nov 2020

Letters to the Editor

Grassroots Aborigines will rise up and return inclusiveness, says reader

IT is with a heavy heart that I put pen to paper to call out the appalling behaviour of all our Aboriginal organisations in this town regarding NAIDOC celebrations in a year where the theme is “Always Was, Always Will Be”. The old people (our...

Submitted

20 Nov 2020

Letters to the Editor

Edgo has big shoes to fill

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr Edgington on winning the seat of Barkly at the recent NT Election. Now comes the difficult part – fulfilling all the promises given by you to the voters in the Barkly electorate. Gerry McCarthy has left very large shoes to...

Tash Adams

18 Sep 2020

Letters to the Editor

Proud father moment

A VERY good feeling overcame me recently. As of late there has not been many. Three teenage kids approached me to inform me my son Don, who works at the Juno Centre, has made a difference in their lives because he listens, understands and has taught...

Tash Adams

18 Sep 2020