Impact of the 2026 NT Floods in the Barkly with Norm Hooker

Norm Hooker from north of Tennant Creek, visited our Tennant Creek studio to give his testimony on the impacts of the floods here in the NT. He shared with 8CCC's Brian Coleman, the heartbreaking details of this third inundation on his property Bluebush since 2023. 8CCC have invited the Barkly's ML…

NT First Peoples Poetry - Ali Cobby Eckermann and SezzaJai

8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with Yankunytjatjara/Kokatha poet and artist from South Australia, Ali Cobby Eckerman, who has been published and celebrated around the world. Ali will be travelling up through the entire Northern Territory in a life long dream to find the next unpublished poets of th…

Private Property Exhibition - Yul Scarf

We were lucky to have Yul Scarf drop by on the Brekky show to talk about her second solo exhibition "Private Property". A body of work of both paintings and drawings, capturing her view of the conditions and events shaping life in Mparntwe Alice Springs, which are her responses to a collection of s…

New Single In Between for BB Sabina

Beth Uhe formed BB Sabina - the band name captures that transformative nature of a stage name crossed with the Yoma sabina butterfly - when she lived for seven years in Mparntwe Alice Springs. Since moving to Naarm and starting a new band line up with Warrick Newman (bass) and Travis Germaine (drum…

Olive Pink Botanic Garden March 2026 News with Sam Hussey

Get down to the plant sale Saturday 7 March from 8am until sold out! Sam Hussey was on the Brekky Show to also talk about the program for Olive Pink Botanic Gardens this March, and the difficulties of controlling buffel. Stay tuned for a big buffel bust at the Gardens soon!

Reel News March 2026 at the Cinema with René Sutton

Alice Springs Cinema General Manager was back on 8CCC Brekky to reflect on this year's Travelling Film Festival success and discuss the films coming to Mparntwe soon. René's hot tip is Bride! directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal with an all star cast. Plus Barbie has an encore this Sunday at 3pm for Inter…

Free MuayThai with NTAHC this International Women's Day

Aidee Lopez from NT AIDS and Hepatitis Council Inc chatted on 8CCC Brekky about the free Muay Thai Class from 10.30am on the Chamber Lawns this Sunday 8th March - International Women's Day. Trainers Cassie and Pippa from Boyles Striking Academy (PSA) will run the session. Come learn something new, …

February 2026 ASTC meeting recap with Mayor Asta Hill

The big item on this month's Town Council agenda was changing the date for the January citizenship awards next year. Listen hear as Mayor Asta Hill speaks with 8CCC's Darcy Davis about this and other items of interest. Next meeting is on 31 March - all welcome!

Lunar New Year 2026 at Braitling Primary School

Chloe from Huaxuan Cultural Heritage Association, Derek from Lion Heart Association, Apajok Biar Manager at MCSCA (with special helpers) and Ola Rzeszowska Community Projects and Events Officer at Alice Springs Town Council came in for a chat on 8CCC Brekky Show about the Lunar New Year Pop Up even…

What's on in Tennant Creek this 2026 International Womens Day

Savika and Amanda visited the Tennant Creek studio to share information about the week-long events into the lead up to International Women’s Day (IWD) in Tennant Creek. From Monday 2nd March at 9am everyone can meet at the NLC office for the community march toward Peko Park, followed by a celebrati…