8CCC Big Brekky's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with the NT Electoral Commissioner, Kirsten Kelly, after hearing reports about a record low voter turnout. Robyn Lambley MLA media release cited one of the factors being the closure of the NTEC shopfront, which the Commissioner addresses here, as well as some remote communities having very limited voting windows and what can be achieved to support equal democratic opportunity under the current resourcing in the Northern Territory.

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The penultimate Corrugations for 2025 - no 26! - lands in Mparntwe Alice Springs this Saturday 6.30pm. Join Jon Rose and Hollis Taylor, presenting international musicians, Jim Denley on saxophonist/flute and Clayton Thomas on double bass, in their environmental wonderland. RSVP to [email protected]

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Dr Shellie Morris spoke with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about the project to save the Warumungu language one child at a time. UNESCO’s endangered language lists Warumungu as “severely endangered” meaning it is generally spoken by grandparents and older generations; a fear that has prompted Warumungu language advocates and co-writers Rosemary Plummer from Tennant Creek, her sister Marlene Plummer and fellow grandmother Miriam Frank to work for decades towards creating these resources. Singing For Our Little Ones will be released on 19 September as an album and supporting materials, offering a meaningful tool for educators, families and communities to start the day with song, language, and strong hearts. Shellie's work has recently been acknowledged with the 2025 Red Ochre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cultural Advocacy and Leadership. 

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Josefina Olmedo and Heidi Blacker from MHACA, dropped into 8CCC Big Brekky to tell listeners about tomorrow morning's World Suicide Prevention Day Community Walk. Starting at Sturt Park in East Side opp Casa Nostra, join in a gentle walk before gathering for a smoking ceremony, free breakfast and chance to converse and pick up information resources to support people through depression and losing people to suicide. Together, let's Change the Narrative!

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QVLN and Sunny Z are back in Mparntwe and joined 8CCC's Kate Lyons- Dawson to tell us more about what they've put together out at Ormiston Gorge and Taarna Valley for Kwarta Tuma Festival 2025. Morphing from the legendary Desert Song Festival, Kwarta Tuma offers a unique chance to immerse yourself for the whole weekend on Country. A special satellite event is on tonight at Witchetty's to start the celebration and get your bodies moving in ecstatic dance from 6pm!

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With the final tally done, it was straight into work on Monday for Mparntwe Alice Springs's new Mayor Asta Hill and today she joined Kate Lyons-Dawson on 8CCC Big Brekky to talk through some of the issues and challenges that the job entails. It was a chance to consider what changes and new approaches might be timely, in order to improve the narrative for the city.

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This morning on the Big Brekky Program, Barkly Regional Council Mayor Sid Vashist joined us live from 8CCC's Tennant Creek studio to discuss the Elliott Community Centre following the Federal Government's $5 million committment to the space. Find out what the projected timelines are for the centre and how you can have your say on its development.

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Maggie Pereyra and Shay Cornell escaped Wonderland to share with 8CCC Brekky Show what's been created down the rabbit hole! Circus Dust Mparntwe presents their third annual StarDust Fundraiser - Down the Rabbit Hole! An enchanting evening of curious creatures, gravity defying acts, and a topsy-turvy tea party awaits. Come dressed for a fun-filled evening of performances for the whole family, with prizes for Best Dressed. Tickets available for pre-purchase and at the door.

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Children's theatre at its best, where even the adults get entertained - and you're never too old, or young, to learn something new! Jens Altheimer spoke on the Big Brekky about his fantabulous show Whalebone, on this Saturday at 2pm Araluen Art Centre. A gripping and humorous clash between the analog and the digital, told through dazzling video and computer animations, quirky contraptions, robotics, clunky inventions and flying objects. Jens has taken it all on the road, circumnavigating the Western seaboard to spread the fun and the storytelling far and wide. Don't miss out this one-off journey!

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As the11 September opening of Desert Mob 2025 grows closer, co-curators Hetti Perkins and Aspen Beattie speak with 8CCC Big Brekky's Kate Lyons-Dawson about what it takes to wrangle a successful, established event and the importance of mentoring and collaboration in the Central Australian art world. Last minute updates and highlights are shared, as well as where to get more information. Printed programs are out now.

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