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fresh lifestyles Australia’s Northern Territory AN eXTrAordiNATry liFesTyle
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A taste for culture
TerriTorians are culTurally sophisTicaTeD
ANd embrAce wAll-to-wAll opportuNities
To enjoy arT exhibiTions, concerTs, TheaTre
anD oTher live performances ThaT showcase
boTh local anD visiTing TalenT.
Major art and cultural events like the
annual Darwin Festival, and Alice
Springs’ Heritage and Beanie Festivals
are among many big drawcards.
Indigenous art, from Arnhem Land to
Central Australia, supports a flourishing
industry and is a vital tool in cultural
understanding between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous people.
The Territory boasts many excellent
museums and galleries. The Museum
and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
in Darwin holds priceless collections
of Indigenous, South East Asian and
Oceanic art and material culture,
maritime archaeology, Territory history
and natural sciences.
The Alice Springs Cultural Precinct,
incorporating the Araluen Centre and
Galleries, Albert Namatjira Gallery,
Aviation Museum and more, is home
to some of Central Australia’s most
intriguing cultural and historical
attractions.
Tennant Creek’s Nyinkka Nyunya Art
and Culture Centre, located on a site
held sacred by the local Warumungu
people, allows visitors to learn about
Aboriginal life and history in the region.
Several remote Territory communities
have their own galleries and also stage
annual cultural and sporting festivals
to showcase their traditional customs
and talent to the world. The Garma,
Barunga, Merrepin and Walking with
Spirits Festivals are all prominent on the
Territory’s Indigenous cultural calendar.
www.nt.gov.au/nreta/arts/index.html
Sport and recreation
TerriTorians are inTo anyThing ThaT’s acTive
- the NortherN territory iNstitute of sport
(Ntis) is At the forefroNt of elite trAiNiNg
anD compeTiTion, anD a recogniseD leaDer in
aThleTe acclimaTisaTion anD relaTeD research.
The Territory offers indoor stadiums,
world-class hockey grounds, Olympic
sized swimming complexes, football
ovals, golf courses, dedicated sporting
clubs and extensive bicycle and
walking tracks.
Sailing, power-boating, kayaking,
windsurfing and dragonboating are all
popular and a weekend on the water
is a favourite for many families. Darwin
and Nhulunbuy have long-established
clubs with first-class facilities and
training and racing programs for
yachties and powerboat owners.
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