Features
Q&A with The Waifs
25 years ago sisters Vicki Thorn and Donna Simpson hit the road and embarked on a journey that would carve a path for them to become one of Australia’s most...
Review: Desert Divas Volume II
A new compilation from MusicNT is putting Aboriginal women's voices front and centre. By Chelsea Heaney. Desert Divas is the result of a program that supports Aboriginal women’s song writing...
Jessica Mauboy
One of Australia's most successful female artists is coming home to the Top End. By Chelsea Heaney. Jessica Mauboy finishes up her eight-date national tour with a performance at the...
Art & About – Tactile Arts
Located in the grounds of the Museum and Art Gallery, the gallery and studios at Tactile Arts look out across the waters of Fannie Bay. Surrounded by trees and stretches...
Darwin International Film Festival
Got an idea for a short film? The Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) is calling for original short film screenplays of five to 10 pages in length. Five winning entrants...
Q&A with film director Ros Horin
Deckchair Cinema is opening its 2017 season with a screening of the incredible documentary The Baulkam Hills African Ladies Troupe. Four African women escaping violence and abuse find a safe...
SOAP
Always partial to a good soaking, Darwinites will be dazzled by the splash-filled hit show SOAP. The SOAP experience is a fusion of contemporary circus, comedy and physical theatre in...
Caravan
What do you do when you are more than 60 years old, can't stop dancing and love travelling? Darwin’s legendary senior dance group The Grey Panthers are taking their shimmy...
EmpyRean
Limber up, the Melbourne Ballet Company is returning to the Top End with its exhilarating and critically acclaimed triple-bill EmpyRean. Empyrean: the highest heavenly sphere in medieval cosmology, closest to...
Battle of the School Bands
Battle of the School Bands is set to rock, roll and croon the night away as the best of the Territory's young musical talent come out to play. Now in...
Q&A with National Youth Week Ambassadors
Darwin born and bred Jessie Spargo and Mark Munnich are National Youth Week (NYW) Ambassadors for the Darwin, Palmerston and Darwin Rural Region. Off The Leash caught up with Spargo...
Review: Sweet Brew & Co. Burgers & Beats
Since opening last year, Sweet Brew in Stuart Park has become a popular local hang out. Located in a converted mechanic’s warehouse and nestled amongst furniture stores and car dealerships...
Territory Taste Festival
Take more than 40 food and wine stalls, taste testers, beer gardens and cocktail lounges and mix in master classes and demo’s with culinary experts in their fields and you’ve...
Wide Open Space Festival
Wide Open Space is a unique festival in Central Australia that offers three days of music, performance, art and workshops. Held each year at the Ross River Resort, located about...
Malak Marketplace
In a city known for its market culture, Malak Marketplace stands out from the crowd with its emphasis on local organic produce, healthy tropical cuisine and connecting communities in a...
National Heritage Festival
The Territory is a treasure trove of stories and places and the 2017 Australian Heritage Festival is a chance to explore your own extraordinary backyard. Check out the talks, tours...
iNsTagrammers
The increasing popularity of instagram has led to a democratisation of high-end photography; everybody can be a photographer now, allowing us a unique look at this distinctive corner of the...
