Sport

Tennant Speedway drivers represent at Arunga Park

LOCAL speedway racer Jamie Jones showcased his skills against eight other Top Stars Junior Sedans in the Centralian title at Arunga Park Speedway last weekend, delivering a commendable performance. Joining him from Tennant Creek in the Street Stocks...

Karen Jones

08 Mar 2024

Sport

Speedway welcomes new racer to the track

RACING retuned to Tennant Creek Speedway with a small but enthusiastic field of competitors. Two classes raced throughout the night, Street Stocks and Junior Sedans. In the Junior Sedans it was great to a new local competitor join the racing scene...

Karen Jones

10 Sep 2020

Sport

Ti Tree Middle School learns first aid skills

TI Tree students are becoming more first aid savvy having successfully completed a Royal Life Saving NT (RLSNT) First Aid course last week. The 10 students learned basic first aid along with specific skills regarding snake and spider bites, heat...

Pam Dillon

10 Sep 2020

Sport

Ti Tree students hone their T-ball skills

THERE were some super-fast feet stirring up the Barkly region dust last week with students from Ti Tree School enjoying a T-ball skills and drills session. Students tested their running skills by participating in the ‘beat the ball’ base run...

Pam Dillon

10 Sep 2020

Sport

Tennant Creek Speedway celebrates its own Rising Star

TENNANT Creek Speedway had been forefront of motor sports throughout the NT over the last couple of weeks. Jamie Jones was nominated for 2023 Junior Driver and 2023 Rising Star in the Motorsport NT awards. He was nominated alongside competitors from...

Karen Jones

16 Feb 2024

Sport

Golden Nugget Tournament attracts a field of over 70 darts competitors

TENNANT Creek Darts hosted its annual Darrell “Bear” Logue Memorial Golden Nugget Tournament over the weekend of December 2-3. The 35th edition of this fabulous tournament attracted 63 competitors to Tennant Creek Memorial Club for an...

Jason Dunemann

15 Dec 2023

Sport

Tennant Creek High on top of first aid

SEVEN students successfully completed their First Aid course recently. During the two-day course, students completed theory and practical aspects of First Aid. With a partner, they had to demonstrate a variety of slings, bandaging, CPR on an adult...

Pam Dillon

03 Nov 2023

Sport

Elliott and Newcastle Waters canoe camp

STUDENTS from Elliott and Newcastle Waters enjoyed a week on the beautiful waters of Longreach Waterhole. The first day saw the older students canoe the younger students until there were calmer waters and finishing with a well-earned swim. Later in...

Pam Dillon

27 Oct 2023

Sport

Elliott Stronger Sisters clear environmental waste

GIRLS from the Elliott school Stronger Sisters program recently held their annual canoe camp at Longreach Waterhole. Upon arrival to a beautiful Longreach Waterhole where they would be camping the girls noticed the spoils of rubbish left on the...

Pam Dillon

29 Sep 2023

Sport

Grand final fever high in the Barkly

AFTER having been delayed by a week due to the bushfires, Saturday saw teams and supporters from around the Barkly headed to Purkiss Reserve to watch the Grand Final matches and find out who will win the premierships. In the Women’s final, the...

Tash Adams

29 Sep 2023

Sport

Boys do the Barkly proud at ASPA footy championships

DRE Jackson from Elliott and Duqarn Foster from Tennant Creek were chosen to represent the NT at Australian School Sport Australian Football Championships held in NSW. The cold conditions had all the players making sure their beanies and scarfs were...

Pam Dillon

15 Sep 2023

Sport

Cross country fun for students in Alpurrurulam

BEAUTIFUL weather graced this year’s annual Alpurrurulam cross country, with all students keen to participate. With three courses, 1km, 2km and 2.5km set up in the community for various age groups to run, we saw 100% participation. The warm sandy...

Pam Dillon

08 Sep 2023

Sport

Peko House victors of cross country event

STUDENTS from Tennant Creek Primary took to the beautiful surroundings of Lake Mary Ann for this year’s Cross Country Event. The path took them along the water’s edge, up and down hills and rocky paths. Students who were 8-9 years old completed...

Pam Dillon

18 Aug 2023

Sport

Barkly Soccer players awarded Team Spirit awards

TWO teams from several remote schools in the Barkly travelled to Darwin last week to participate in the NT 12 Years & Under Soccer Championships. The competition in both the boys and girls competitions was strong and all of our students played...

Pam Dillon

30 Jun 2023

Sport

One run can make a difference

IT was another beautiful day out at Arlparra for the annual Southern Softball Cup between Ampilatwatja and Arlparra. The girls started the day with a skills session and revision of softball rules and the softball diamond. The 1st game saw...

Pam Dillon

23 Jun 2023