Yesterday afternoon Barkly residents were surprised to find their walls and windows shaking, as Tennant Creek experienced a 3.6 magnitude earthquake. 

There has been quite a few small earthquakes recently in the Barkly, and of course back in 1988 Tennant Creek suffered significant damage due to a series of larger earthquakes. It’s got us here at 8CCC wondering why Tennant Creek, in the middle of our country, experiences so much earthquake activity. Did you know the town is situated in the middle of a tectonic plate? Fortunately, Phil Cummins, Senior Seismologist with Geoscience Australia, joins us on the Big Brekky Show to share an experts insight.

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MLA Bill Yan, Member for Namatjira, gives the Big Brekky Show an update in regional current affairs.

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The Big Brekky Show hosted regular guest Ron Mangohig from Alice Springs Library, to discuss how the holiday program went and what's in store later this month, including book Week activities

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Loren Ryan, the indisputable leader of country music's next generation, had a great chat with the Big Brekky Show. She's just released her powerful and very personal single Hoedown.

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The Country Women's Association in Tennant Creek are known for their baking prowess, regularly offering their wares during community events and at the local markets. Their infamous show day stall returned this weekend with a bit of a different flare, commemorating 50 years since Cyclone Tracey. Roddy and Helen joined the Big Brekky show to tell you more. 

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The Lord Mayor Matt Paterson dropped into the Big Brekky Show to tell us more about the Alice Springs Greening Strategy and Action Plan 2024, increasing our climate resilience.

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The Big Brekky Show caught up for the monthly chat with Jimmy Cocking, CEO of Desert Knowledge Australia DKA. We got updates on the buffel declaration and what the next steps will be, Voices from the Bush Australian Water Association conference coming up in Sept, Children's Ground and Apmerenge-ntyele: From the Land Festival, coming to Arrernte Land from 30 August to 1 September, development of the DK Remote Focus program, the Alice Springs Show and the impacts of the recent curfew.

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A preview of this week's headlines at the Centralian Today, with editor Bryan Littlely (July 2024). 

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Shauna caught up with Rachel Dixon and Cassandra Fraser from Anyinginyi Health's Stronger Families Team to find out about NAIDOC family fun day in Tennant Creek.

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Local musician Alison Mapleson joined the Big Brekky Show this morning for some live music and chat, before her gig today on the Uniting Church Lawns as part of MusicNT's Live on the Lawns.

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