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City of Darwin podcast shortlisted for national award

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Kerbside recycling collection delays & Changes to Library access and book drop

Kerbside recycling collection delays – Lyons & Leanyer

City of Darwin advises that kerbside recycling collection services in Lyons and Leanyer may be temporarily delayed on Thursday 1 May and Friday 2 May 2025.

Residents are requested to leave their yellow-lid recycling bins on the verge. Collection crews will be working after hours and any streets not serviced will be prioritised for collection on Friday morning.

To assist, please ensure bins remain out until close of business Friday.

We appreciate your understanding as we work to complete all scheduled collections.

Changes to Library access and book drop

Construction of the new Civic Centre building will soon commence. The current Civic Centre carpark and nearby entrance will be closed from Monday 28 April and remain closed while works take place. The City Library will remain open and will be accessible from the Civic Centre Customer Services’ entry near Civic Park. 

Please note that the City Library returns chute will be temporarily unavailable. A new Book Drop will be installed at the Cavenagh St side of the Civic Centre soon. 

We kindly ask all customers to:

  • return items inside the Library during opening hours, or
  • use one of the 24/7 return chutes located at Casuarina, Nightcliff or Karama libraries.

For more information about the project, please go here.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Saltwater Stories of the Larrakia, a City of Darwin podcast featuring a diverse range of Larrakia storytellers, has been shortlisted in the ‘Factual’ category of the 2023 Australian Podcast Awards
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Saltwater Stories of the Larrakia, a City of Darwin podcast featuring a diverse range of Larrakia storytellers, has been shortlisted in the ‘Factual’ category of the 2023 Australian Podcast Awards.

The 2023 Australian Podcast Awards, powered by iHeart, aim to uncover and champion the best talent of the Australian podcasting industry across a range of categories, each designed to showcase a specific genre, format or personal achievement.

Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis said he was thrilled for the podcast to be shortlisted in such a competitive category.

“The Saltwater Stories of the Larrakia podcast allows people from all over the globe to listen to stories about creationism, spiritual connection to country, and how Darwin’s Larrakia people navigate both traditional and contemporary worlds,” Mr Vatskalis said.

“It features prominent Larrakia personalities, including general practitioner Dr Aleeta Fejo and businessman and ex-AFL star Daniel Motlop, and is a wonderful way to provide our community, visitors and international audiences with an insight into Darwin’s First Nations culture and history,” he said.

City of Darwin partnered with One Bird Consulting in the development of the podcasts, which also saw local creatives from SkinnyFish Music contributing to the soundtrack for the series, including talented emerging Larrakia artist Lena Kellie.

“Australia is home to some of the world’s best podcasts, and to be recognised in the Australian Podcast Awards is a huge honour, and one that we are very proud of,” Mr Vatskalis said.

“I encourage everyone to vote for Saltwater Stories of the Larrakia in the Listeners’ Choice Vote and I would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts in bringing this to life,” he said.

The People's Choice is open to all shortlisted podcasts, with voting closing on Wednesday 18 October 2023. To vote, visit australianpodcastawards.com/voting

Winners for each category will be chosen by over sixty international and Australian judges before they are announced on Tuesday 21 November 2023 at the Australian Podcast Awards event in Sydney.

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