Off the back of opening the 2024 Beanie Festival and performing at the Claypans, Melbourne-based band The Carp Factory visited the Big Brekky Show to talk about their time in Alice Springs and their latest single Autobahn.

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Last Friday, the country’s first First Nations community-owned and grid connected renewable energy project was unveiled right here in the Barkly Region, making it a milestone not only for the Territory, but the nation. 

The Marlinja Microgrid was launched with a celebration fitting for a project five years in the making, and here to tell us all about it is Orginal Power's Marlinja Community Liaison Officer, Chantelle Johns. 

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Wilya Janta Aboriginal Corporation's CEO, Dr Simon Quilty, from Tennant Creek updates the Big Brekky about the newly re-engineered brick-making machine which can now support communities across the Barkly to make their own bricks from their own Country. Primarily using termite mounds and spinifex, the bricks are part of a larger plan for environmentally and culturally-appropriate housing on Warumungu country. Local plumber Nathan McAuliffe has been an integral part of the renovation. 

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The editor of The Centralian Today, Bryan Littley, rings in to The Big Brekky with the latest on events and current affairs in Mparntwe. Tune in for a preview on what you can read in this week's local paper. 

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Curator of the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Sam Hussey, gives The Big Brekky an update of what is happening during the cooler months at gardens.

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Tom Nixon, coordinator at this year's Beanie Festival, dropped into the studio to chat about what's happening for the opening night. Paul Ah Chee will perform as well as Melbourne bands Kisses and The Carp Factory.

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The Big Brekky Show always enjoy the Alice Springs Library update each month with Ron Mangohig. This time we found out what is happening in June and the school holiday program.

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The Big Brekky Show chatted with the vice-chair of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival Deb White about the 28th Beanie Festival, which commences this Friday, the 21st of June at Araluen Arts Centre. Deb has been involved for 14 years and shares her enthusiasm for her work with both artists and volunteers.

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Desert Knowledge Australia DKA CEO Jimmy Cocking dropped into the Big Brekky Show to tell us about his trip to Federal Parliament with Wilya Junta, to raise awareness about the work DKA have been doing and gain some support from ministers in water, the environment and Indigenous affairs.

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Off the back of a successful Top Half Folk Festival this year, Archer has wowed the Alice Springs audience once again, supporting Warren H Williams and Family for the Araluen Arts Centre 40th anniversary concert. It continues his music collaboration with Gleny Rae Virus and he played a few tunes for the Big Brekky Show.

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