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A solution may have been found for frustrated cus- tomers who were being asked for $2 every time they used the toilets at the Katherine shopping centre. The fee to answer nature’s call when in the Top End shopping centre was imple- mented in April this year. Alderman Steven Rose wants to implement a scheme at the centre where anyone who spends $10 or more gets to use the toilets if they can present a docket. ‘‘It’s well worth consider- ing; if you’re shopping it’s fair enough you should be able to use the toilets,’’ Mr Rose said. ‘‘Businesses could easily use the offer as an incentive and customers could then present a docket with X amount of dollars.’’ The centre is being run by Federation Centres, a com- pany based in Melbourne, Victoria. And the company’s general manager of external affairs Brandon Phillips said yesterday Federation Centres would consider all ideas. ‘‘We are open to consider- ing other alternatives,’’ Mr Phillips said. ‘‘We haven’t heard that proposal but we will take that on board and the council can contact us.’’ Mr Phillips said that since the fee was introduced the cleanliness and safety of toilets had improved. ‘‘The toilets are clean and operating properly, which wasn’t happening pre- viously,’’ Mr Phillips said. Resident Bruce Francais said the whole situ- ation was ‘‘absolute stupidity’’ and causing tension in the town. ‘‘It’s mak- ing the tour- ists hostile and the locals as well,’’ Mr Francais said. ‘‘I personally believe it is Centro’s (Federation Cen- tres) job to get professional cleaners in. ‘‘It really requires a full- time janitor, not a fee. ‘‘This issue has gone nationwide and made Kather- ine look like a racist town, which it is not.’’ Mr Francais said another issue was the toilet opening times, with the doors open on a 15-minute rotation. ‘‘So in eight hours it’s only open four,’’ he said. Katherine mayor Fay Mil- ler said she would not com- ment until she had spoken with centre management. Synthetic drug lag THE Northern Territory re- mains one of only two juris- dictions in Australia which haven’t adopted the poisons standard under which syn- thetic drugs would be classi- fied as illicit. NSW, the other jurisdic- tion, yesterday extended an interim ban on synthetic drugs announced after the death of a Sydney teenager. The agreement to extend to 120 days the 60-day ban announced on June 18 after the death of 17-year-old Henry Kwan came as fair trading ministers met in Sydney. NSW will also look at listing the products so they would be classified as illicit substances. NSW Fair Trading Minis- ter Anthony Roberts said the agreement would help to ensure potentially lethal products were kept off shelves for good. Work colleagues Matthew Archbold and Chris Newcombe found an echidna on the road on their way down to Katherine. They named him ‘Sonic’ and planned to release him into bushland last night Picture: ELISE DERWIN On the road with prickly character By DAMIEN McCARTNEY AN echindna went on a 600km road- trip after a courier came across the prickly obstacle in Palmerston. Matthew Archbold, 20, said he and a work mate were about to make the trip to Katherine to de- liver the NT News when they found the critter in the middle of the road in Bellamack. ‘‘I’ve never seen one in the wild before,’’ he said. ‘‘I didn’t even know we got them up here.’’ Mr Archbold said it took them half an hour to pick the creature up. ‘‘They’re spiky as shit,’’ he said. He said they ended up wrapping it in a jumper, putting him in a milk crate, and taking him to Katherine. ‘‘There wasn’t much we could do with — it was after 11pm.’’ Mr Archbold said he couldn’t be- lieve his eyes when he saw exactly what it was lying on the road. ‘‘We’ve found birds and stuff, and turtles, but never an echidna.’’ He said their trip to Katherine took an hour longer than normal, because the creature kept escaping. ‘‘We had to keep pulling over so we could find him again and put him back in the crate — he just kept getting out.’’ Mr Archbold said he would re- lease the prickly character into bushland far away from busy roads. In May, Palmerston Veterinary Clinic and Wildcare looked after an echidna that had travelled 3000km as a stowaway in a pipe on board a road train. It had travelled from Toowoomba, QLD, before being found by NQX Freight staff.
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www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, July 6, 2013. NT NEWS. 3
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real estate investors network darwin est since 1996www.reindarwin.com.au
brought to you by
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN THE NT WITH MINING, OIL, GAS & DEFENCE,
WHICH WILL HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON OUR PROPERTY MARKET
HOW TO CREATE & GROW YOUR PROPERTY PORTFOLIO
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR TAX
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE LIFESTYLE YOU WANT IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT
SACRIFICING YOUR LIFESTYLE TODAY
YOU WILL LEARN:
HOW CAN YOU PROFIT FROM THE
OIL & GAS BOOM IN DARWIN! ACT NOW!
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE FREE INVESTMENT SEMINAR IN DARWIN
0411 210 744 TO SECURE YOUR SEAT
BOOKINGS ESSENTIALPHONE SIMON ON
WHEN & WHEREWED 10TH JULY IN THE GWELO PROJECT DISPLAY OFFICE, 33 CAVENAGH ST DARWIN
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Shopper wee-wardin loo of $2 pee-veBy CLAYTON BENNETT
Howwe firstreported thisstory
KATHERINE shoppers maybe able to pee for free after asupermarket spending spree.
A solution may have beenfound for frustrated cus-tomers who were being askedfor $2 every time they usedthe toilets at the Katherineshopping centre.
The fee to answer nature’scall when in the Top Endshopping centre was imple-mented in April this year.
Alderman Steven Rosewants to implement a schemeat the centre where anyone
who spends $10 or more getsto use the toilets if they canpresent a docket.
‘‘It’s well worth consider-ing; if you’re shopping it’sfair enough you should beable to use the toilets,’’ MrRose said.
‘‘Businesses could easilyuse the offer as an incentiveand customers could thenpresent a docket with Xamount of dollars.’’
The centre is being run byFederation Centres, a com-pany based in Melbourne,Victoria. And the company’sgeneral manager of external
affairs Brandon Phillips saidyesterday Federation Centreswould consider all ideas.
‘‘We are open to consider-ing other alternatives,’’ MrPhillips said.
‘‘We haven’t heard thatproposal but we will take thaton board and the council cancontact us.’’
Mr Phillips said that sincethe fee was introduced thecleanliness and safety oftoilets had improved.
‘‘The toilets are clean andoperating properly, whichwasn’t happening pre-viously,’’ Mr Phillips said.
ResidentBruceFrancaissaid thewhole situ-ation was‘‘absolutestupidity’’and causingtension inthe town.
‘‘It’s mak-ing the tour-ists hostile
and the locals as well,’’ MrFrancais said.
‘‘I personally believe it isCentro’s (Federation Cen-
tres) job to get professionalcleaners in.
‘‘It really requires a full-time janitor, not a fee.
‘‘This issue has gonenationwide and made Kather-ine look like a racist town,which it is not.’’
Mr Francais said anotherissue was the toilet openingtimes, with the doors open ona 15-minute rotation.
‘‘So in eight hours it’s onlyopen four,’’ he said.
Katherine mayor Fay Mil-ler said she would not com-ment until she had spokenwith centre management.
Syntheticdrug lagTHE Northern Territory re-mains one of only two juris-dictions in Australia whichhaven’t adopted the poisonsstandard under which syn-thetic drugs would be classi-fied as illicit.
NSW, the other jurisdic-tion, yesterday extended aninterim ban on syntheticdrugs announced after thedeath of a Sydney teenager.
The agreement to extendto 120 days the 60-day banannounced on June 18 afterthe death of 17-year-oldHenry Kwan came as fairtrading ministers met inSydney. NSW will also lookat listing the products sothey would be classified asillicit substances.
NSW Fair Trading Minis-ter Anthony Roberts saidthe agreement would help toensure potentially lethalproducts were kept offshelves for good.
Work colleagues Matthew Archbold and Chris Newcombe found an echidna on the road on their way down to Katherine. They named him ‘Sonic’ andplanned to release him into bushland last night Picture: ELISE DERWIN
On the roadwith pricklycharacterBy DAMIEN McCARTNEY
AN echindna went on a 600km road-trip after a courier came across theprickly obstacle in Palmerston.
Matthew Archbold, 20, said heand a work mate were about tomake the trip to Katherine to de-liver the NT News when they foundthe critter in the middle of the roadin Bellamack.
‘‘I’ve never seen one in the wildbefore,’’ he said. ‘‘I didn’t even knowwe got them up here.’’
Mr Archbold said it took themhalf an hour to pick the creature up.
‘‘They’re spiky as shit,’’ he said.He said they ended up wrapping it
in a jumper, putting him in a milkcrate, and taking him to Katherine.
‘‘There wasn’t much we could dowith — it was after 11pm.’’
Mr Archbold said he couldn’t be-lieve his eyes when he saw exactlywhat it was lying on the road.
‘‘We’ve found birds and stuff, andturtles, but never an echidna.’’
He said their trip to Katherinetook an hour longer than normal,because the creature kept escaping.
‘‘We had to keep pulling over sowe could find him again and puthim back in the crate — he just keptgetting out.’’
Mr Archbold said he would re-lease the prickly character intobushland far away from busy roads.
In May, Palmerston VeterinaryClinic and Wildcare looked after anechidna that had travelled 3000kmas a stowaway in a pipe on board aroad train.
It had travelled from Toowoomba,QLD, before being found by NQXFreight staff.
