Hello dear OTL readers! We are at the end of the United Nation’s International Year of Indigenous Languages. What a glorious year it has been – or if you’re reading...
It’s pretty rare to be able to combine two very different passions, but Lexie Gregory has struck gold, combining her interest in community health with her love of performing arts...
The city of Darwin, originally called Palmerston, was settled in 1869. During those early years of settlement, there were a lot of European, Chinese and Aboriginal people who needed to...
YOU DON’T NEED to be a basketball champ to join the fun of the LAUNCH Night Series Basketball tournament, just the desire for a good time. 16-year-old Manoj Rajkumar has...
ZAKELLI XIE IS A 14-YEAR-OLD Top Ender of many talents. He plays table tennis professionally after picking up the racquet at the age of eight, and has played piano even...
Indigenous people who speak Indigenous-Australian languages may not have strong English skills, and sometimes need interpreters to access a range of important services. These include things like government agencies, health...
WE ALL LOVE OUR PETS, but would you know what to do if your beloved furry friend got injured? If you want to learn how to help your fur baby...
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AGAIN. The downside to no classes (if you can call it one…) is finding fun things to do to fill in the days. Launch Darwin has...
DID YOU KNOW that there are 3,000 first language speakers of Warlpiri? It’s one of the largest Aboriginal languages spoken in Australia. To find out more about Warlpiri, Emily Ford...
THE ANNUAL STREET HEAT competition is just around the corner, and skaters are shredding up the parks getting ready for their chance at bragging rights and prizes. Off The Leash...
TUNES OF UP-AND-COMING local musicians have been floating through the Nightcliff ocean breeze this year for the monthly Sounds@ Sunset gigs. We caught up with producer Shanae Kuo to find...
THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL celebrating all things anime, comics and video games has a huge range of diverse events on the program for 2019. There’s everything from cosplay competitions to speed...
Have you ever tried to say an Aboriginal word, perhaps a place name, and kind of felt that you weren’t saying it properly? By Emily Tyaemaen Ford Aboriginal languages use...
IF YOU MISSED THE SALTWATER DIVAS at their sold-out Darwin Fringe show, you’re in luck! This talented group of emerging Indigenous singer-songwriters bring their soulful tunes to the next Sounds...
IT’S OFTEN THE YOUNGEST minds that have the most creative and innovative ideas when it comes to tackling the big issues. Darwin City Council has tapped in to some of...
GET READY, PALMERSTON, because the inaugural Palmerston Youth Festival is here! To coincide with the July school holidays, the festival presents nine free events to celebrate art, culture, sport, music,...
UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH is an important part of life, not just to help those in need in a time of crisis, but also to catch the early signs and know...
WE ARE NOW IN THE THICK of the International Year of Indigenous Languages. People have been celebrating this year all over the world, in Australia, and right here in the...
HAVE YOU GOT A STORY you're bursting to get on paper? The Young Territory Author Awards have a heap of great prizes for young writers – plus bragging rights! Coming...
SOUNDS @ SUNSET IS BRINGING GOOD VIBES TO D-TOWN beaches this Dry. This month’s young producer Cassandra Wright let us know what we’re in for this month. What’s the theme...