Why Katherine changed its name for a day

The town of Katherine was renamed after the winner of The Great NT Hat Yak competition yesterday. Watch ABC TV footage.

Local horse trainer Tom Curtain was judged the winner from hundreds of entries.

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Anthem for Alice Springs

Check out this awesome video made by 45 local primary and high school students. A workshop sponsored by Alice Springs Airport and run by MusoMagic resulted in their writing Diamonds in the Desert inside two days. It's filmed on location around Alice Springs and their energy, talent and enthusiasm is palpable.

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Australiawide spotlight on Kakadu

This year's campaign comprises a 45 second television and cinema commercial, plus print and digital advertising featuring new images that portray the natural and cultural attributes of the Kakadu and wider Top End region.

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Smooth as silk travel from the UK

Tourism NT, Tourism Australia and Singapore Airlines/Silk Air have mounted a campaign in the UK to inspire long haul travellers aged 50-69 to travel to Darwin on their next holiday.

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Red Centre has heart of gold

Congratulations to the group of tourism operators who are helping to fulfill the last wishes of a terminally ill mother to visit the Red Centre with her 11-year-old son.

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Students and tourism...

A new StudentConnect program offers free marketing opportunities to providers of activities, products and services that may be of interest to international students looking to make the most of their stay in Australia.

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...and schools and tourism

Initial work done byTourism Central Australia and Territory Discoveries in the domestic school group sector has been progressed on a number of fronts.

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Agreement signed with Flight Centre

Territory Discoveries has signed a preferred agreement with Flight Centre for 2012-13.  This will enable all TD operators to have access to the largest retail agency chain in Australia. 

  

Tourism Enhancement Fund 2012

Fifteen of the 26 applicants for funding have been successful - six from Central Australia, eight from the Top End, and one covering whole of Territory.

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How are you placed?

Accommodation providers who are already contracted with JStay will now also be distributed on Qantas.com. Those who aren't need to contract directly with JStay to retain their presence and distribution access on Qantas.com.

  

Website ads to lure fishing visitors

Eight NT fishing operators are working together with Tourism NT to extend the run off season in a $30,000 online marketing activity targeting fishing visitors.


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