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Dogged Purickto shun bylawsBy CLAYTON BENNETT
THE Speaker of the NT
Parliament is threatening to
ignore planned new dog bylaws
in Darwin’s rural area.
Litchfield Shire Council is
considering changes including
registration and limits on the
number of dogs that residents
can own.
But local resident and CLP
Member for Goyder Kezia Purick
— who has six dogs — said the
council needed to reveal their
reasons behind the proposed
changes.
‘‘I’m not going to register my
dogs and I’m not going to apply
for multiple dog permits,’’ she
said.
‘‘I don’t believe they are based
on sound logic and reasonable
thinking.’’
But Litchfield Mayor Allan
McKay said the community was
simply being asked if they
wanted the existing bylaws
updated.
‘‘We’re not telling the public
what we’re doing, we’re asking
them what they want,’’ he said.
Independent Member for
Nelson Gerry Wood backed Ms
Purick.
‘‘They don’t seem to be
bringing in anything different,’’
Mr Wood said. ‘‘What I can’t
understand is the reason for
these changes, the existing
bylaws are fine.’’
Mr McKay said the proposed
changes would give more power
to the council to deal with
problem dogs.
He said any changes would be
used reactively, not proactively,
when problems arose.
Share air with skate greats
Skate coach Earth Phothong shows us some moves. Picture: ELISE DERWIN
By DAMIEN McCARTNEY
TOP Enders who spend hours
playing Tony Hawk games are
being given the opportunity to
get out and learn the real thing.
Top skaters from
Skateboarding Australia will be
hitting parks across the Top End
teaching kids — and some adults
— how to skateboard.
Clinics will be held at
Palmerston, Leanyer and Humpty
Doo over the coming weekends.
Darwin Hub manager Aaron
Leach said the clinics were for
skaters of all ages.
‘‘We’ve had young kids all the
way to mums and dads in their
50s,’’ Mr Leach said.
‘‘We provide boards and
helmets for free, and helmets are
compulsory for beginners.’’
Mr Leach said he hoped to
pass on some of the happiness
skateboarding had given him.
‘‘It’s a really good alternative
activity for kids to do now that
dry-season sports are wrapping
up. Plus it’s really accessible. All
you need is a skateboard and
some flat concrete — there’s no
club fees, no rules and no restr-
ictions, just freedom and fun.’’
Mr Leach said as far as injuries
go, skateboarding was tame.
‘‘When you’re learning, you
aren’t moving all that fast so
when you fall off you won’t lose
heaps of skin.’’
Clinics will be held at:
Palmerston, September 14,
October 12, November 9;
Leanyer, September 21,
October 19, November 2, 16
and 23; Humpty Doo,
November 30. Visit the Skate
NT Facebook page.