Join Robbie Avenaim at this Sunday's Corrugations 21 from 6pm - doors open half an hour before, one of Australia’s great innovating drummers will fill the Museum with extraordinary polyrhythms and mind blowing robot powered sounds..

Legendary Melbourne drummer and percussionist Robbie Avernaim is coming to Mparntwe - an indoor concert with his awesome robots! He spoke on the Big Brekky about his body of work and his project Safe in Sound, where musicians draw on extensive experience in sound art and improvisation to encourage focused listening and enjoyment for people with disabilities, family and carers.

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PLACE answered an EOI from Desert Knowledge Australia DKA to include Mparntwe on their current Listening Tour. The Board Chair Sean Gordon AM and Director Fred Chaney AO, with DKA's Jimmy Cocking joined Kate Lyons-Dawson on the Big Brekky to talk through some of the reflections from their trip.

Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) is a national organisation that supports the adoption and impact of place-based approaches in local communities across Australia. PLACE’s vision is for communities to share decision-making with governments on the issues that matter most to them.

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Go Extinct! Megafauna was developed by CABAH (Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage) Chief Investigator Dr Vera Weisbecker, an evolutionary biologist at Flinders University. Vera spoke on the Big Brekky Show about how she developed this Australia-focused edition of the game with STEM education game designer Dr Ariel Marcy, who created the original Go Extinct game. Beautiful artwork provided by Nellie Pease. Go Extinct! Megafauna is a curriculum-aligned STEM educational card game about Australia’s megafauna and the evolutionary relationships between species. All are welcome at the launch on Saturday 7 June at Megafauna Central, Mparntwe.

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J-MILLA spoke to Kate from Big Brekky about what he is looking forward to on his return to Barunga Festival this year, with his brother YUNG-MILLA. They were also both invited by Balaga Aboriginal Corp (Barunga) to participate in a Project Design Conference in Darwin, where they collaborated on the development of an inaugural Community-led Men's Wellness Centres program. The Milla brothers played a major role in designing the music coordination for the program. One of the early central results of the program is a song crafted between J-MILLA and men in the Barunga community, composed in response to the Barunga Statement, which will be performed live as part of the Barunga Festival.

Born and bred in the northern Australian city of Darwin, they are loud and proud members of the Indigenous Mak Mak Marranungu people, who are the traditional landowners of the Litchfield National Park of the Northern Territory. Barunga Festival runs from 6 - 9 June 2025.

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We spoke with Goanna frontman Shane Howard on 8CCC’s Big Brekky about the legacy of Solid Rock, reconciliation through music, and why the song still hits home over 40 years later.

As part of Reconciliation Week, Solid Rock has been selected for the national Voices for Reconciliation project. Hear Shane reflect on truth-telling, connection, and the road ahead.

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Kate Walsh ASTC Manager for Community Development & Tomi Ngauma from Desert Paradise performers, came into the Big Brekky Show to let listeners know the line up for the Big Day Out in Harmony (BDOIH) 2025. It starts at 12 on Saturday 31 May and is packed with entertainment and stalls. We spoke about how culture reflects our community and gives us a shared language, in food, dance and food - to name just a few benefits - just watch the smiles.

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Eleanor Hogan, a local literary non-fiction author whose writing focuses on revisiting history and place, is presenting a workshop at the Library on Friday 30 May as part of NTWF 2025. She visited the Big Brekky to chat about the importance of archives in any historical writing. Libraries and Archives NT will provide an overview of how to use their resources, and she will discuss the challenges that can emerge from encountering historical records and how other writers have tackled these in their writing.

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CDU Associate Vice Chancellor, Central Australia & Barkly, Jodie Summers is someone who arrived for 3 weeks and stayed for 3 decades, loving the community of Mparntwe Alice Springs. She spent some time on the Big Brekky Show to give a run down on all the great offerings at this year's Open Day on Friday 30 May. From tours, reptiles, hands on experiences with hair, visual arts and digital storytelling to musical entertainment, food, children's university activities, trades corner and prizes to be won! That's all in addition to the great information you'll be offered about the right course for you from the dedicated CDU staff.

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Lots of motions from the ASTC Councillors this month, with the main topics of business around the Public Art Master Plan as well as pausing the Park Master plan due to the issue of divestment. Apologies went out to Geoff Meirs for the Sturt Desert Pea debacle and Councillor Melky was acknowledged for being the longest sitting Councillor, there since 2011. The recycling pods have processed 74000 tons already, while the kerbside recycling is still to be put into action.

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Kate had a great Brekky chat with Sammy Butcher, well known for his output with the Warumpi Band but also for 40 years of mentoring young people and being an important support in his community of Papunya. Recently he's been travelling alot and is in Mparntwe as part of MCSCA's Big Day Out in Harmony for a very special performace. Anas from Evora Care and Ali from the MCSCA Board were in the studio to share our conversation.

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