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NEWS

FiscalforecastsolidT R E A S U R E R D a v eTollner said independentanalysis of the Territory ec-onomy points to continuedabove average performanceand job growth.

Mr Tollner said both thelatest CommSec State ofthe States report and the2013 Business Outlook Pub-lication from Deloitte Ac-cess Economics were bullishin their outlook for the Terr-itory economy.

‘‘Both reports indicate oureconomy is performingstrongly,’’ he said.

‘‘This growth is expectedto continue in 2014, drivenby healthy retail spendingand low unemployment.’’

ComSecs analysis foundthe Territory has the secondstrongest economy and ec-onomic activity in the TopEnd is more than 40 per centabove long term levels.

Mr Tollner said one of thechallenges was to continueto attract private sector in-vestment.

‘‘Our job growth will bedriven by continuing to de-velop opportunities forTerritory business’’, he said.

‘‘The private sector iswhere the real economicgrowth potential exists andthe Country Liberals Gov-ernment will continue towork hard to attract privateand overseas investmentand to create an environ-ment that is good for busi-ness.’’

Research by Colliers In-ternational predicts theTerritory Governments fo-cus on re-zoning of land willdrive sales of large develop-ment sites in 2014.

The Colliers researchfound there had been asteady improvement in landsupply for development.

Torched car stays put at park

The remains of the burnt out car near the playground at Araluen Arts CentrePicture: PHIL WILLIAMS

POLICE REPORTER

Jessica Brown

A burnt out vehicle re-mained in the FrankMcEllister Park carparknear the Araluen Arts Cul-tural Precinct for days be-fore the Alice Springs TownCouncil could secure a towtruck to remove it.

Director of Corporate andCommunity Services CraigCatchlove said councilwould usually remove atorched or dumped vehiclewithin 24 hours of receivinga call from the public butwere forced to source analternative tow truck fromanother company.

‘‘It was meant to be gone(on Tuesday) but our prob-lem has been that a towtruck hasn’t been available,’’he said.

Complaints have beenmade suggesting the wreckis dangerous for childrenplaying at the Frank

McEllister playground andan eyesore to those visitingthe Araluen Arts Centre.

An Araluen spokespersonsaid they informed councilof the wreck earlier in theweek as it resides on councilland.

Mr Catchlove said councilis only responsible for re-moving trashed cars orthose that have the poten-tial to be trashed on landthat belongs to council.

‘‘In Alice Springs, most ofthe roads are ours except forthe big roads,’’ he said.

‘‘But they (people) can callus and we’ll either deal withit if it’s on our land or pass iton.

The Northern TerritoryGovernment or a privateproperty owner is requiredto remove a torched ordumped vehicle if the roador land it resides on belongsto them.

Stumbling across torchedand abandoned vehicles is

not unusual in Central

Australia. Evidence of this is

the Facebook page Alice

Springs Destroyed Cars,

where people can post com-

ments and photos of derelict

vehicles they have come

across around Alice Springs.

People are urged to con-

tact council if they see a

destroyed vehicle so it can

be properly disposed of.

Council backs teen eventCOUNCIL REPORTER

Sarah Rohweder ‘They are hoping to

get around 1000

students involved and

with four high schools

in town, we would try

our best to make this

happen

’

ALICE Springs TownCouncil will begin prep-arations to bring a newyouth function to the RedCentre after a motion wassuccessfully carried at thecommittee meeting on Mon-day night.

Mayor Damien Ryan con-firmed he had been in talkswith Olympic gold medallista n d e v e n t o r g a n i s e rBrennon Dowrick to bringChampions Edge - amotivational event for teens- to Alice Springs.

‘‘Australia’s first-ever gold

medal gymnast, BrennonDowrick, and two of his bestfriends are looking to createa motivational program forteenagers aged 13-15 yearscalled Champions Edge,’’he said.

‘‘The program will be atwo-and-a-half-hour func-tion that provides a windowof opportunity for health,fitness, drive and success,engaging teens by takingthem on a motivationaljourney.

‘‘They have just securednational sponsorship to getit happening this year and

are looking at hosting onemetropolitan function andtwo regional functions, so Iam keen to see Alice Springsreceive one of these.’’

Mayor Ryan said councilwould need to provide some

funding and assistance for

the event, which would be

held next month.

‘‘(The organisers’) prefer-ence is to run the event closeto the end of this term,which would be betweenMarch 31 and April 5 thisyear,’’ he said.

‘‘They are hoping to getaround 1000 students in-volved and with four highschools in town, we wouldtry our best to make thishappen.

‘‘Council would need toprovide advertising for theevent to principals andteachers, assign a venue

through one of the schools,

provide a PA and AV systemfor the day, and organisetransport for students.

‘‘I am hoping to hold theactual event in AliceSprings, but I am not goingto limit it to this area. Iwould speak with sport andyouth officers in SantaTeresa, Hermannsburg andother locations nearby toget them involved, too.’’

Further discussions willtake place at the nextordinary council meeting onMonday, February 24 from6 p m a t t h e C o u n c i lChambers.

Future of gas industry brightMatt Williams

LIQUEFIED natural gasprojects will provide signifi-cant employment and econ-omic benefits to the Territ-ory for decades to come, thepeak body representingAustralia’s oil and gas pro-duction industry said.

In its submission to theNT Parliament’s inquiryinto our energy future, theAustralian Petroleum Pro-

duction and Exploration As-sociation says the Territory‘‘is favourably positioned totake advantage of theemerging opportunities cre-ated by increasing globalenergy demand.’’

It points to projects al-ready in operation, such asDarwin LNG, or thoseunder construction, includ-ing the $34 billion InpexIchthys project.

‘‘Evidence of this is the

significant investment oc-curring in oil and gas pro-jects both onshore and off-shore the NT,’’ it said.

‘‘Natural gas is deliveringeconomic and environment-al benefits to the NTthrough job creation, en-ergy security and loweringof greenhouse emissions.’’

APPEA and other indus-try bodies including theEnvironment Centre NT,and Armour Energy, will

give evidence to the Parlia-mentary inquiry into theTerritory’s energy futurestarting today.

It said calls for marketinterventions such as dom-estic gas reservation mustcontinue to be firmly re-jected and the industry andthe government must con-tinue to address those poli-cies that are reducing theTerritory’s cost competitive-ness for new investment.