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Install firebreaks now to protect yourself and neighbours

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Install firebreaks now to protect yourself and neighbours

With more than a thousand warnings now issued, Bushfires NT is urging Top End rural landholders to install firebreaks or risk becoming a statistic.

Environment Grants Help Territorians Breathe Easier with AirRater

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Environment Grants Help Territorians Breathe Easier with AirRater

Top End residents with lung conditions such as asthma are set to breathe a little easier following today’s launch of the Northern Territory’s AirRater smart phone app.

Draft Ti Tree Water Allocation Plan

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Draft Ti Tree Water Allocation Plan

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) invites public comment on the Draft Ti Tree Water Allocation Plan 2019-2029, released today.

Gamba Action Program closing soon

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Gamba Action Program closing soon

This year’s Gamba Action Program (GAP) is coming to an end but there is still time and limited herbicide stocks left.

Rubber Vine found in the NT Gulf

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Rubber Vine found in the NT Gulf

An infestation of the declared weed rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) has been found within the Northern Territory’s Gulf region.

Parthenium weed eradication continues in the Katherine Region

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Parthenium weed eradication continues in the Katherine Region

The prolific weed, Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorous) was found in the Katherine region late last year.

Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan Declared

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Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan Declared

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released the Western Davenport Water Allocation Plan 2018-2021.

Central Australian Fire Season Commencement

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Central Australian Fire Season Commencement

Bushfires NT today joined the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service at their Alice Springs headquarters to announce the commencement of the 2018 Central Australian Fire Danger Period, marking the start of the fire season.

Declared weed parthenium detected in the Katherine Region

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Declared weed parthenium detected in the Katherine Region

The declared weed parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorous) was recently detected in the Katherine region.

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Prosecution Proceedings Commenced Over Oil Spill in Darwin Harbour

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have commenced legal proceedings against the master and owners of a ship responsible for a large oil spill in Darwin Harbour on 19 August 2016.