Member for Goyder Kezia Purick has taken aim at City of Palmerston over claims it wasn’t keen to provide services to the Holtze area before the Council backflipped on that, deeming it as a grab for rates money

Big Rivers Regional Executive Director Angela Brannelly says therapy dog Daisee, a non-allergenic poodle is doing the rounds at Katherine Hospital, comforting patients and helping to reduce their anxiety

Rural advocate Gerry Wood welcomes plans for a new aged care facility but says it needs to be in the bush and close to Darwin and Palmerston hospitals