Who would not want to live here?
Climate, cricket and catching opportunities.
Test cricket has come to Darwin after $2.5 million dollars was spent on Marrara Oval to bring it up to a standard all Territorians would be proud of when the place is on show to the cricketing world.
Not to be outdone by the climate, comfort and friendliness of the locals, the Australian team, lead by Steve Waugh, established records of its own by having the greatest wicket taking opening bowlers in Australian cricket history (McGrath and Gillespie) and Steve himself who has now scored a century against every Test cricket playing nation.

The Test was sensational and the crowd of about 7,000 each day (that is big for Darwin) thoroughly enjoyed the outing. Next year it will be a Test against Sri Lanka that will be more competitive and made more interesting with the large Lankan population in the Top End capital.

The railway line from Alice Springs and Adelaide comes through at the end of 2003 with its inaugural passenger train a month later. This will present the Top End with even more tourists in the "dry" season.
This is the time of the year when it is 31 degrees every day and down to a chilly (for Darwin) 20 degrees at night. It has been a long time coming (102 years since first promised by the federal Government at the time of Federation) but will create even more interest in the Top End.

The Super Eight cars have just been and gone and they drew crowds of nearly 40,000 in total over the three day carnival.

The Darwin Cup Racing Carnival has started with Ladies Day and will end on 4th August with the running of the Darwin Cup at the Fannie Bay Racecourse.

And Show Day was last Friday.

A refinery for processing the liquid natural gas being mined in the Timor Sea will be built at a cost of around $2 billion and is due to finish in 2005.

21% of the workforce is in Government administration or defence and the health services sector employs 9% of the total workforce.

And yet there are only about 100 pharmacists working in the whole of the Territory.
Well that might change as the pace quickens and the NT Government outsource the supply of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to the non Government sector for remote Aboriginal communities.
The 23 health zones to be formed in the NT will also give the opportunity for more approved pharmacies like the Tiwi model.
And why should an Aboriginal community not own its own pharmacy?
Is there one good reason?

Maybe some will say "but there is a shortage of pharmacists" - well is there?
Or is it a shortage of interesting jobs to keep them in the pharmacy service delivery system as opposed to the Government, industry or academic life.
In the Northern Territory there are plenty of interesting jobs on the horizon so why not have a look at least.
You will never never know if you never ever go!!

…quote Daryl Somers for the NT Tourist Commission and true - give it a go.
Ring Rollo Manning on 0411 049 872.

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