8CCC Big Brekky

If you've been wondering about the transition for Alice Springs Library staff in the staged planning for the new building , 8CCC Brekky caught up with Library Programs Coordinator, Mel Rowsell to find out. Listen back here for information about the regular programs, including Read, Write, Chat, and what events are happening in August, including a FREE Wonderland Dancing Story Workshop present...

Kat Byron from the Darwin Fringe Festival joined Kate and Baini to wrap up the 2026 iteration of the Top End's creative heartbeat. The festival took place in July, presenting between 70-100 shows from acts local and abroad. Kat shared a few highlights from the festival and named several of this years award winners, including Big D’s Boyband Bootcamp which took home the prize to perform at ne...

Saturday saw DJ Tr!p release Bad Boy , featuring Cooperblack , but last week 8CCC Brekky had a chat with Cooperblack about the DJ Tr!p remix of their Like an Aeroplane, also featuring Tamara Day's "ghostlike vocal unison", that's been sitting in the vault but released to the world in June. Adelaide's DJ TR!P "flips Cooperblack’s original into a drifting world of sea mist synths, glitche...

The theme for National Stroke Week this year is F.A.S.T Heroes and Alice Springs Hospital Stroke Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Lucy Thorne spoke on 8CCC Big Brekky about this year's campaign to celebrate people who quickly spot stroke symptoms and take fast action. There will be a presence in the hospital foyer on Tuesday and Wednesday and an awareness stand with resources and blood pressure ch...

8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson sat down with Charlie Ivan to talk about the upcoming release of the Charlie Ivan Band 's sophomore album Of Nothing. To be launched this Friday 7 August at Araluen Art Centre supported by Jack Spencer, Charlie spoke about the influences that fed this 'desert folk' album, significantly that stretch of road north of Pimba, as well as growing up in Mparntwe Alice Springs.&nb...

A closing and direct statement for Border Band, which began in 2005,  Lost Coast is their final and most concise album. The title comes from video game Half-Life 2 with the album cover coordinates "pointing to several different interpretations of a lost cost." Border Band "strikes again, returning to the campfire beyond the border": Liam Beale, Ricci Waters, Ryba Rygiel and Lily Marcos-Song....

Mark Romei spoke with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about his Watch This Space exhibition: Redaction, Absence, Opacity , on until 1 August, which examines Australia's use of hotels as sites of immigration detention, focusing on a network of facilities concealed through both their everyday appearance and bureaucratic redaction. Operating as "Alternative Places of Detention" (APODs), these sites are embe...

The July Alice Springs Town Council meeting was well attended on Tuesday and Mayor Asta Hill spent some time with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson to unpack some of the big agenda items, including celebrating 55 years of the Council. The trip to Canberra by some of our Councillors and both Asta and Tennant Creek Mayor Sid Vashist for the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Conference in June, g...

Award-winning author Johanna Bell spoke with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson as she journeys down the Stuart Highway to deliver her Writing the Weird workshops . Previously Garramilla (Darwin) based where she founded a storytelling studio to elevate voices from northern Australia, she now lives in Nipaluna (Hobart) where she writes fiction, poetry and children’s books. Her work is widely published...

Co-founder and Artistic Director of GUTS Dance, Frankie Snowdon spoke with Big Brekky about the three new full-length works to be unleashed after six years of work, under the Desert Hothouse banner, in a dynamic three-day takeover of the  Araluen Arts Centre precinct from Friday 31 July. This triptych of performances—staged across the theatre, gallery, and Aviation Museum lawn—exp...

The Barkly Regional Council CEO Peter Harder spoke with 8CCC's Brian Coleman on returning from the Senate estimates in Canberra. The request has gone to Canberra to make the costs for services to remote NT fairer and bring it in line with the rest of the country. They discussed costs for asset maintenance and the municipal plan, including the pool, along with the current general state of tax imbal...

The Independent and Peaceful Australian Network 's National Conference is in Adelaide this year and it will kick off with a screening of Abby Martin's Earth's Greatest Enemy. The documentary explores all the ways that make the US Military the world's largest institutional polluter and presents one of the aspects that point to the theme: Time to Break Free From the US. Speakers include Professor Ri...

Another month of great movies at Alice Springs Cinema ! General Manager René Sutton takes Brekky listeners through what's screening currently including `the Odyssey and Toy Story 5, but highlights those to come this week like The Wizard of the Kremlin and The Invite. This Sunday is Craft-a-Noon with The Wedding Singer and continuing the free screening of a Sam Neill film - this week Rams. S...

Rita Jabri Markwell is a human rights and public interest litigation lawyer and public policy contributor. Over her career, she has worked for Muslim, Aboriginal, and Stolen Generations’ advocacy organisations, and as a ministerial adviser. She spoke with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about the importance of the weekend's Close Pine Gap Sacred Land Back Convergence in Mparntwe Alice Springs where...

Workskil Australia , our largest not-for-profit employment and community services provider, has officially opened its new Darwin office and expanded into Alice Springs, with plans for a presence in Tennant Creek, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson spoke with their General Manager Youth, Justice and Industry, Alex Apostolakis to hear how this pilot Ready To Work program will support...

People from all over the continent are converging on Mparntwe Alice Springs for the Close Pine Gap - Sacred Land Back Convergence this weekend. A bus load of committed activists and travellers have arrived from Naarm Melbourne hoping to meet with like minded souls and make sense of the present state of the world. They come to attend panels of experts in social justice and first nations struggles,...

Oongi Barb Flick is a Yuwaalaayi/Gomeroi/Bigambul woman, who comes from a family of activists for social justice and Indigenous rights. She spoke with 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson about her workshop with Professor Richard Tanter as part of the Close Pine Gap - Sacred Land Back Convergence happening 18-20 July in Mparntwe Alice Springs - US Imperial Power Projection from Northern Australia. Barbara Fli...

2026 marks 60 years since the  Pine Gap Agreement was signed between Australia & the US. This weekend's convergence builds the strength and internationalism of the multi-generational movement against the Pine Gap base. Hundreds of people from across Australia are set to attend the sold out three-day  Close Pine Gap - Sacred Land Back convergence from July 18-20 on Arrernte Country, M...

Dedicated volunteer Wyatt Ryder was the recipient of both the NTSESVA Emergency Services Youth Volunteer and the Chief Minister's Youth Volunteer awards in 2026. He is a proactive member of the  Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade , inspiring the team and keeping equipment maintained and providing training. Wyatt visited the Big Brekky Show to share why volunteering is important to him a...

For over 20 years, Miemie Dry has been volunteering at Uniting Church Op Shop in Alice Springs and has been described as compassionate and kind, ensuring dignity and care for those in need and supporting fellow volunteers. Her selfless service has been recognised by being awarded the Chief Minister's Volunteer of 2026 for Central Australia, in this year's Volunteering NT awards. She joined us on t...

A big shoutout to the Central Australian Volunteer Organisation for 2026, the Alice Springs Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade . Their Captain, Marie Baptista joined us on the Big Brekky Show to share their approach to success, having also taken out two other awards! It's been a big year of growth and consolidation of their volunteers, which has led to these fantastic accolades from  Volunteering N...

Camille Dobson dropped into 8CCC Brekky Show in the lead up to the Desert People's NAIDOC Celebration on 8th July 2026. Kicking off at 10am the day includes damper and roo tail cooking, local markets, and a language panel. There'll be kids activities and a chance to learn some local languages - Arrernte, Luritja Pintupi and Walpiri, as well as live music and the Simpson Desert Dancers. Register yo...

Jarrod Wall has been an outstanding volunteer with the Alice Springs Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade and in just over a year has strengthened the brigade's capability and readiness. He spoke on 8CCC Big Brekky about his role as Secretary, what a great team they make and why he volunteered. Taking out this year's NTES Emergency Services Volunteer of the Year award, recognises Jarrod's dedication and g...

Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Adam Bandt has been in the NT to visit communities and find out more about the fracking projects and see for himself the impact of buffel. He spoke on 8CCC Big Brekky about the ACF's concerns for what the NT Government have approved, including importing of buffel seed into Alice Springs region and fracking in the Beetaloo Basin which he believes will negative...

8CCC Brekky Show caught up with Mparntwe Alice Springs Mayor Asta Hill post June Council Meeting to talk through some of the highlights of this month's session. The Council has adopted the Municipal Plan and Budget, which means that the Council Chamber's tech can now be upgraded for future streaming and recording. We talked about the community consultation around the Plan and how this will be fed...