Did You Know?
1934 Katherine hospital was opened, followed by Tennant Creek Hospital in 1939.
In 1971 there were 1,452 Greek-born residents of Darwin.
1967 Oil exploration was undertaken in the Simpson Desert. A total of 31 oil permits & 2 oil licences were held.
MYTH BUSTERS
#1
Will the Northern Territory lose federal government funding by becoming a State?
No. The Territory receives funding under the same formula as the States and has done so since 1988. All the States rely on federal funding because the Commonwealth Government collects GST and Income Tax and distributes some of that money back to the States.
INFORMATION ROADSHOW

The Statehood Steering Committee is planning for a major Constitutional Convention to be held in Darwin in 2011. The 100th year since the Northern Territory was last part of a state.

To prepare Territorians for this significant event, the Committee is conducting a series of Forums across the Northern Territory as part of an Information Roadshow.

At the Forums the Committee will provide information on becoming a State and how we can create a new constitution that reflects what we want as Territorians and how you can be part of the 2011 Convention.

It’s the opportunity to design how our system of government works for the next hundred years or more.

All Territorians are invited.

Click on the link to find out more information about the Forum you want to attend. Dates and Locations are now set and we are adding the times and venues for the whole year in the coming weeks.

This is the opportunity of a generation. The last time Australians participated in a constitutional convention that resulted in a new constitution was in the 1890s. This is your chance to be part of history and the future of the Northern Territory.

September Statehood Forums
Sep 7 Jabiru

JABIRU COMMUNITY HALL
TUESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
5.30 PM

Sep 7
Jabiru
Sep 9 Maningrida
Sep 9
Maningrida
Sep 10 Milingimbi
Sep 10
Milingimbi
Sep 13 Gapuwiyak
Sep 13
Gapuwiyak
Sep 14 Numbulwar
Sep 14
Numbulwar
Sep 15 Ngukkur
Sep 15
Ngukkur
Sep 21 Wadeye (Port Keats)
Sep 21
Wadeye (Port Keats)
Sep 23 Nauiyu (Daly River)
Sep 23
Nauiyu (Daly River)

Did you miss your local Forum or are you interested in the results from others? Visit the Roadshow page and download the Statehood Forums Reports.

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