Isadora Roberts, a member of the Sports Development Team, has been actively introducing and coordinating new sporting competitions for Indigenous and wider community groups throughout the Barkly Region. 

The team recently concluded a successful softball program across the region, and Roberts is now exploring partnerships with NT NRL and Touch Football NT to launch new Rugby League and Touch Football programs. These developments will be supported by NT NRL General Manager Tony Crowe, whose involvement is expected to strengthen program delivery and community engagement.

With these collaborations taking shape, major new sports development initiatives are planned for the near future, signalling continued growth in community sporting opportunities.

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Artist and award-winning tour guide, Anna Dakin runs Art Tours of Australia, taking small group tours in Central Australia that specialise in making art outdoors into some of the best and most remote places in the Red Centre. She visited 8CCC Brekky Show to talk about the free watercolour postcard program supported by Alice Springs Town Council and the exciting news of her boutique swag camp out near White Gums, currently being developed. 

Dakin was awarded Top Tour Guide in the Northern Territory in 2022, and won silver at the Australian Top Tourism Awards for her guiding work.

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Artback NT CEO Michelle Bell spoke with Brekky host Kate Lyons-Dawson about the celebrations for their 30th birthday and some of the achievements and initiatives they've had over the decades, including Spark and the Emerging Producers Program. On Friday 21 November at Brown's Mart, Darwin there'll be hosting a night of fun, talent and reflection, MC’d by Lisa Pellegrino and featuring Dr. Shellie Morris AO, Melanie Mununggurr, Kuya James, ZaZa Zoo ft. Juran & Caiti Baker, Constantina Bush, Vogue MegaQueen, Sherri-Lee Volua & Sunting Wong.

For anyone not able to make it, send a birthday message here.

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Nick Tebbey, National Executive Officer for Relationships Australia, had a chat on the Brekky Show after the Mparntwe Alice Springs launch of Neighbours Every Day 2026 theme - Belonging Every Day. Neighbours and a range of community organisations came together to talk about the work they do to foster a better neighbourhood.

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Alice Kings is a collective of young, predominately Indigenous MC’s from Mparntwe Alice Springs, featuring IllMatty, King O, Brotha Blinky, Rian & Russell. Ranging from 7 to 12 years old they rap about things they know and kids can relate to. All but Osama dropped into the 8CCC studio to talk with Kate about making their album Young Prodigies, out today! Listen to the crew about writing rap and IllMatty making all their Alice Kings music videos - Check out Let Me Be! Filmed by DJ Kappakakee and edited by IllMatty. Sick!

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Lucy McGary is coordinating the exciting next stage of "Our Community Shed'' in Tennant Creek. This project has been in the making for five years, with the help of generous philanthropists and volunteers and is now a registered charity. The shed is prominently on the highway, with spaces for community events, workshops and meetings, with large office spaces to be used by community members or organisations. 

Our Community Shed is not going to duplicate services that are offered by anyone else, but its purpose is to connect with the community that are looking to share their interests amongst each other. 

They're open for visits Wednesdays, Thursday & Fridays and Lucy's happy to announce their Grand Opening on the 12th of December.  

Lucy Speaks with 8CCC's Brian Coleman about the developments 

Written: Izek Sua

Podcast Interview: Brian Coleman

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Adam Drake - Australian of the Year nominee, is moved to give support to the Youth in Tennant Creek. 

After some traveling and searching in LA, he was able to discover and find ways to help Youth that have lost their way in life. He's been able to run the ISEP Program in Tennant Creek with hopes to get better results within Youth Crime. 

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At Sunday's Pine Gap peaceful vigil, the Greens Senator David Shoebridge was asked by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN)'s Jonathan Pilbrow to speak of the importance of Australia signing on to the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty (as the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is commonly referred). The event was well attended by a wide range of concerned and dedicated local citizens.

Senator Shoebridge holds the Greens portfolios of Foreign Affairs, Peace & Nuclear Disarmament & Defence & Veterans Affairs. In his reply, he refers to the Defence Minister Richard Marles' description of the recent Indo-Pacific International Maritime Expo as “an incredible display of what our industry can produce; awesome power, ingenious autonomous systems and craft of all shapes and sizes which span the breadth of the beautiful, the menacing and the extremely cool."

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Senator David Shoebridge addressed this weekend's vigil on Hatt Rd where locals, led by Mparntwe for Falastin, met to highlight and protest the failed ceasefire and the complicity of Australia, through Pine Gap, in the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people. Senator Shoebridge is Greens spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Peace & Nuclear Disarmament and Defence. He laid out the historical and operational perspective of the impact of this US base, including the links to Prime Minister Whitlam's dismissal 50 years ago today.

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Annette Brownlie, founding member of the Brisbane-based community peace organization Just Peace Queensland and the current and inaugural chair of IPAN, Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, spoke with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson following the Four Corners investigation aired this week. ABC's Four Corners report reveals security threats arising from the Australia/US Alliance that are increasing the risk of Australia becoming a nuclear target.

IPAN believe the Labor Government has had four years in power to put in place the necessary pre-conditions for signing the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), and must finally act on commitments previously made. They are joining ICAN in asking for greater transparency and to obtain security using our own resources and with our regional neighbours and economic partners.

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