Berrimah
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Minister for Primary Industry and Resources Ken Vowles and Senior Horticulturalist Mark Hoult launching new varieties of Passionfruit at Berrimah Farm image
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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New varieties to help grow passionfruit industry in NT
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Top End researchers launch three new varieties of passionfruit that are in the early stages of commercialisation at Berrimah Research Farm.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Senior horticulturalist Mark Hoult speaks about three new varieties of passionfruit Audio
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Senior Horticulturalist Mark Hoult speaks about three new varieties of passionfruit launched at Berrimah Farm yesterday.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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The new hybrid passionfruit varieties are a cross between Panama Red and the purple Edulis type passionfruit typically grown in Southern markets. image
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Senior Horticulturalist Mark Hoult showing Minister for Primary Industry and Resources Ken Vowles the passionfruit vines at Berrimah Research Farm. image
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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NT prison guard hospitalised after assault by inmate
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A Darwin prison guard is recovering in hospital with broken ribs and lung injuries after being attacked by an inmate.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, berrimah-0828, darwin-0800
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Weevils enlisted in war against water weed in Kakadu
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Weevils are enlisted to control an aquatic weed clogging up waterways in Kakadu National Park.
Topics: rural, pests, pest-management, national-parks, berrimah-0828, jabiru-0886
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Bert Lukitsch from the NT weeds branch discusses the biological control of salvinia and parkinsonia Audio
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Acting senior weed scientist Bert Lukitsch from the Department of Land Resource Management discusses the biological control of salvinia and parkinsonia. Read more.
Topics: rural, berrimah-0828
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Chief Minister Adam Giles and Primary Industry Minister Gary Higgins discuss the residential development of agricultural research land at Berrimah. Audio
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Chief Minister Adam Giles and Primary Industry Minister Gary Higgins says agricultural research will not be hampered by residential development of Darwin's Berrimah Farm. Read more.
Topics: research-organisations, rural, berrimah-0828
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NT Government says agricultural research will not be affected by Berrimah research farm carve-up
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The Northern Territory Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries says agricultural research in the NT will not be impeded by the development of most of Berrimah Farm for housing purposes.
Topics: rural, housing, research-organisations, berrimah-0828
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Berrimah export yards upgrade to raise welfare standards
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A proposed $4.1 million upgrade of the cattle holding yards at Berrimah will allow cattle processing all year round and improve export welfare standards.
Topics: rural, livestock-welfare, cattle-feedlots, beef-cattle, berrimah-0828
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Stuart Kemp, NT Livestock Exporters Association, stands in front of cattle at export yards at Berrimah, Northern Territory image
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The NT Government says it will spend $4.1 million upgrading the Berrimah export yards if re-elected. Audio
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NT Chief Minister Adam Giles, Primary Industry minister Gary Higgins, and NT Livestock Exporters Association CEO Stuart Kemp discuss plans for a upgrade of the Berrimah export yards. Read more.
Topics: rural, beef-cattle, berrimah-0828
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Undetected pregnancy reveals systemic failures at Darwin prison health service
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The poor treatment of a pregnant woman at Darwin's Prison Health Service is evidence of systemic failures, an investigation finds.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, berrimah-0828
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Woman, 78, crashes car into Jehovah's Witnesses church
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An elderly female driver is hospitalised after crashing her car through the entrance of a Jehovah's Witnesses church in Darwin's north.
Topics: road, berrimah-0828
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NT police snap up 1.5m crocodile lurking near police station front door
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Police in the Northern Territory stumble upon a crocodile wandering uncomfortably close to their station.
Topics: animals, offbeat, police, berrimah-0828
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A research project is investigating how long Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic virus can survive in Top End soil image
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Topics: science-and-technology, berrimah-0828
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Sword-wielding robber threatens staffer at Darwin pub
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A man wearing a balaclava and wielding a samurai sword threatens a female staff member at the Hidden Valley Tavern in Darwin before fleeing with the weekend's takings.
Topics: crime, berrimah-0828
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Darwin developer escapes prosecution over contentious land clearing
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A developer who cleared a block of land in Darwin's north, which at the time was alleged to be a "clear breach" of planning process, will not be prosecuted.
Topics: environmental-policy, land-clearing, government-and-politics, berrimah-0828
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Crash penalty should go to orphan sons, says sister of victim
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The sister of a renowned Darwin architect killed in a horrific crash with a fire engine says any penalty imposed in a court case should go to the orphaned sons of the victims.
Topics: road, death, occupational-health-and-safety, berrimah-0828
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NT company with donor links to CLP wins 'prime' Darwin development tender
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A prominent NT developer and donor to the ruling Country Liberal party is selected as the preferred tenderer of an area of "prime Crown land" near Darwin.
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Law Council calls for urgent action over report into youth detention in Darwin
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The Law Council of Australia calls on the Northern Territory Government to take urgent action to protect vulnerable children incarcerated in its youth detention system in the wake of a damning report.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, youth, human, berrimah-0828
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UN asked to investigate NT juvenile prison for alleged human rights breaches
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The United Nations is sent an urgent request to investigate the alleged mistreatment of young adults at Darwin's Don Dale Detention Centre.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, human, youth, berrimah-0828
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Calls for prosecution after vegetation cleared
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A Northern Territory Landcare Group is concerned the NT Government has not prosecuted the owner of a block that was allegedly illegally cleared in Berrimah more than a year ago.
Topics: environmental-impact, government-and-politics, berrimah-0828
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Thrills and spills from the Professional Bull Riders event in Darwin Video
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The best bull riders in Australia compete for glory at the PBR event in Darwin.
Topics: kids-games-and-links, extreme-sports, berrimah-0828
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