Community & the Arts

This program is a free cyclone briefing that can be offered to businesses, government agencies, community groups and high schools to help prepare Territorians for tropical cyclones in the NT. The briefing is a PowerPoint presentation that focuses solely on how to prepare, respond and recover from cyclones. DURATION: 30 minutes

NTES offers a free flood briefing to businesses, government agencies, community groups and high schools to help prepare Territorians for floods in the Northern Territory. The briefing is a power point presentation that focuses on how to prepare, respond and recover from floods. DURATION: 20 minutes

The aim of the presentation is to provide all family carers access to basic home fire safety information to enhance their safety; and the safety of the people for whom they provide care. The presentation covers:

• Smoke Alarms – legislation; types of smoke alarms; placement; maintenance.
• Risk reduction – in the kitchen; laundry; electrical; general and outdoors.
• Evacuation – being prepared; evacuation in an emergency; guidance if you are unable to get out of Rural Environments.

Men’s Sheds are a community workshop area for men to gather, develop skills, and undertake different activities.

Men’s Sheds are about increasing the wellbeing of men by fostering social connectedness and increasing self-esteem. A number of projects and social enterprises can operate out of a Men’s Shed. Membership is by application and payment of a small annual fee.

Purple House is an innovative Indigenous-owned and run health service operating from its base in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Now operating 18 remote clinics and a mobile dialysis unit called the Purple Truck, Purple House is  getting patients back home so that families and culture can remain strong.

What we do:

• Dialysis
• Purple Truck
• Social Support
• GP Clinic and Primary Health Care
• Return to Country
• Education
• Bush Balms Social Enterprise
• Patient Preceptors

We provided support to anyone who experienced the unimaginable sudden loss of a child from conception to 18 years of age.

Welcome to Smile-A-Mile Toy Library, based in Bees Creek Northern Territory. We have an extensive range of toys and play equipment for borrowing.

The Toy Library is re-open with NO BOOKINGS NEEDED. Returning and borrowing toys will be available to do during our normal toy library hours. Our SATURDAY monthly opening will remain only via booking an appointment.

New Toy Library members are welcome – please call us on 8983 2009 and we will make an appointment for you to come in, join up and start borrowing toys and play equipment.

The Fun Bus will be back running in MARCH 2021.