Bushranger
Luck of the Irish
THE Irish like to celebrate their national day by downing four pints at breakfast, marching, and getting into a punch-up about religion. The Irish have unsurprisingly been made welcome in Darwin. But the wowsers at the Department of Health told the Liquor Commission they didn’t understand why Shenannigans needed a liquor licence from 10am on St Patrick’s Day. The Department “questioned the need for people to be drinking alcohol before 10am for any reason”.
Hitch in her stride
ABC listeners might have noticed a familiar voice on the radio this week, thanks to a cameo appearance from former popular drive time host Georgia Hitch. Hitch hasn’t been heard on Top End airwaves since moving to Canberra earlier this year but couldn’t resist an opportunity to get back behind the mic in her old studio. “She did leave, she did move to Canberra,” Liz Trevaskis assured listeners. “She’s just back for a holiday and wanted to come and read the news for you.”
Naked loyalty
THE NT News lifted the proverbial lid on Darwin “gentleman’s club” Sinsations this week, reporting on a Liquor Commission which chronicled a day of messy Mad Monday celebrations in 2017. One dancer ended up naked, straddling a man in a toga and pouring beer down her breasts and onto the man’s face. On one hand, the story was good advertising, although Sinsations has a $6200 fine to deal with. Darwin’s other friendly neighbourhood strip club, HoneyPot, wrote on social media: “To Julia and all the staff at Sinsations – I wish you all the best and a big hug. God bless”. Bushie reckons you could probably sell tickets to that hug.
Thanks for nothing
DINER en Blanc, the pretentious invite only event in which attendees dress up in white and get taken to a “secret location”, where they take photographs of each other for a few hours, is on again in 2019. And this year, the organisers have put out a call for volunteers to help them run it. A bit rich for an event which charges people $60 to eat their own food.
Ready for my close-up
IT’S tough work being a TV journo in the tropics. While out covering a story about a break-in at a motorsports shop one Nine News reporter asked the owners if it would be OK for her to use their office to straighten her hair for a piece to camera. One of Bushie’s spies said the owners were happy to oblige.
When the Burkes align
WHAT are the chances of three Sam Burkes being in the same area at once? But that is what happened at the NT Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) conference this week. The Waterfront is run by Sam Burke while over at the Convention Centre Meat and Live Stock Australia’s chef Sam Burke was feeding the masses beef. Sitting in the crowd was none other than the CEO of LiveCorp, also Sam Burke.
Fancy meeting you here
MEANWHILE, Chief Minister Michael Gun
ner was a no-show at the NTCA dinner due to “other commitments” which became a touch awkward when he had his hair done next to NTCA executive officer Allison Dakin, who was preparing for the gala dinner.