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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.