Alice Cotton, in town from Darwin for the Desert Festival, is a queer indie-folk artist with a fresh new single 'I Feel Fine'. They are appearing live tonight at the festival's main hub, Olive Pink Botanic Gardens with support acts 'From the to Centre', MusicNT Desert Divas, and Western Aranda musician Casii Williams.

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Country singer songwriter, Sandy Louise, chats to the Big Brekky about her latest single 'Cry Out My Name'. The Newcastle based musician brings us a bush ballad which tells us the story of ‘Elizabeth Jesse Hickman’, A.K.A. ‘The Lady Bushranger’, a bushranger from the 1920s who established herself as leader of a gang of cattle thieves in the area that is now Wollemi National Park.

Co-written with Cheryl Anderson, and produced and recorded by Bill Chambers, who features on the track, the song is part of Louise's upcoming album 'Live for Today', to be released in November.

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On the Big Brekky, CEO of Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC), Adrian Tomlinson, discusses the widespread killing of dingoes on pastoral leases in the NT.  Tomlinson reports broad-scale 1080 poisoning, as well as trapping and shooting is happening because of two misunderstandings; that most canines in the wild are domestic dogs or hybrids, not pure dingoes; and that poisoning dingoes prevents dingo attacks on calves - and that neither are true. Tune in to hear more about how dingoes support healthy arid ecosystems, are culturally important, and are not 'wild dogs'. The purity of the NT dingo population is of important national conservation value, as at least 90 to 99% of ‘wild dogs’ in the NT are purebred. Additionally, Tomlinson reports that lethal control of dingoes does not reduce cattle mortality in the NT. 

If this issue concerns you, you can email the Chief Minister and for dingoes to be protected on pastoral leases. This campaign is produced by Letters for the Environment Central Australia.

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The Big Brekky team were joined in the studio by concerned citizen, Sue Grant and Adrian Tomlinson, the CEO of Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC). They spoke about the river gums in Lhere Mparntwe (Todd River), which are under the protection of our town council. A vital part of our ecosystem here in Central Australia, they are currently vulnerable to the impacts of humans and introduced species, especially fire and buffel grass. 

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Katanga Junior dropped into the Big Brekky Show to talk about the launch of his latest single, 'Mparntwe Queen', produced with many talented locals including Kirra Voller, Darcy Davis, Billy Black, Laeticia, and Joey Klarenbeek.

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The Big Brekky Show spoke with Michael Lehnen, who with his partner Catherine, make up The Silverline. Their latest single is 'Paradise Hotel'. They have a unique fresh sound and notched up an impressive tally of #1 hit singles on the Australian National Country Charts, collecting multiple performance and songwriting awards along the way.

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The Big Brekky Show spoke with the CEO of Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) Adrian Tomlinson. He discussed how the community can find information about the current state of play regarding the Singleton Station water licence. The approval of the largest groundwater licence in the history of the Northern Territory puts arid ecosystems at risk of being destroyed.

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Andre Sawenko from Andre and the Giant dropped into the Big Brekky Show to chat about his self-titled album, released earlier this year. 20 years in the making, it’s a selection of his best, produced with the collaboration of some great local musicians, at the Red House recording studio.

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The Big Brekky Show chatted with Oliver Eclipse, manager of the Alice Springs Town Council Waste & Recycling Rediscovery Centre. The Centre has an Open Day  this Sunday 1 October 10am-2pm so come along and join in for a BBQ, tours and fun.

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Kate Worden, NT Minister for Sport, for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, for Territory Families and for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, dropped by the Big Brekky Show for an update about her latest work and activities.

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