Mr BARRETT - 2014-10-30
The AFL has just released its fixtures for 2015. Can you please inform the House how Territorians will be able to watch AFL premiership games in their back yard next year thanks to the Giles government?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am thrilled to announce today the agreement between the Northern Territory government and the AFL, in this case with the Melbourne Football Club. I thank the member for Blain for his question. The AFL has released its fixtures for 2015. It is great to confirm that Darwin and Alice Springs in the Territory will, once again, be recipients of a couple of premiership games in 2015.
The Melbourne Demons will take on Port Adelaide on Saturday, 30 May in Alice Springs at Traeger Park. It will be the curtain-raiser for the Dreamtime at the G game. That will be in round nine, the Indigenous round. It is a perfect fit for Alice Springs to host that game.
It will be fantastic to welcome the Territory Demons back to Darwin in July next year when they take on the West Coast Eagles. These two premiership games are the first under the new two-year agreement. The previous five-year agreement expires at the end of this year, and we have signed on to another two-year agreement. It has worked very well to see two premiership games, one of those in Alice Springs, which is fantastic news. I am particularly thrilled to announce two premiership games, one of those being hosted in Alice Springs, which is fantastic news.
A historic game was held this year as part of the Indigenous round. The AFL, the Melbourne Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club have all voted with their feet and shown enormous confidence in Alice Springs as a world-class venue and destination to host another premiership game on top of the one in Darwin involving the West Coast Eagles.
These major sporting events are not just great entertainment for the community, but they have important economic benefits for the Territory. The Demons also do tremendous work off the field to help grow the sport at the grassroots level and promote activity and healthier lifestyles in the rest of the community. They have been great champions in that regard, so I am thrilled to welcome the Territory Demons back in 2015.
We understand the relationship between sport and travel because sport and tourism are intrinsic; they go hand in glove. Our ‘Do the NT’ campaign will continue to be promoted by the Melbourne Demons in 2015, and we will continue to see more visitors arrive as a result of these great relationships we have with our first-class sporting clubs, the Parramatta Eels and the AFL.
Congratulations and thank you to the Melbourne Demons and the AFL for showing confidence in the Territory. We welcome them back for 2015.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am thrilled to announce today the agreement between the Northern Territory government and the AFL, in this case with the Melbourne Football Club. I thank the member for Blain for his question. The AFL has released its fixtures for 2015. It is great to confirm that Darwin and Alice Springs in the Territory will, once again, be recipients of a couple of premiership games in 2015.
The Melbourne Demons will take on Port Adelaide on Saturday, 30 May in Alice Springs at Traeger Park. It will be the curtain-raiser for the Dreamtime at the G game. That will be in round nine, the Indigenous round. It is a perfect fit for Alice Springs to host that game.
It will be fantastic to welcome the Territory Demons back to Darwin in July next year when they take on the West Coast Eagles. These two premiership games are the first under the new two-year agreement. The previous five-year agreement expires at the end of this year, and we have signed on to another two-year agreement. It has worked very well to see two premiership games, one of those in Alice Springs, which is fantastic news. I am particularly thrilled to announce two premiership games, one of those being hosted in Alice Springs, which is fantastic news.
A historic game was held this year as part of the Indigenous round. The AFL, the Melbourne Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club have all voted with their feet and shown enormous confidence in Alice Springs as a world-class venue and destination to host another premiership game on top of the one in Darwin involving the West Coast Eagles.
These major sporting events are not just great entertainment for the community, but they have important economic benefits for the Territory. The Demons also do tremendous work off the field to help grow the sport at the grassroots level and promote activity and healthier lifestyles in the rest of the community. They have been great champions in that regard, so I am thrilled to welcome the Territory Demons back in 2015.
We understand the relationship between sport and travel because sport and tourism are intrinsic; they go hand in glove. Our ‘Do the NT’ campaign will continue to be promoted by the Melbourne Demons in 2015, and we will continue to see more visitors arrive as a result of these great relationships we have with our first-class sporting clubs, the Parramatta Eels and the AFL.
Congratulations and thank you to the Melbourne Demons and the AFL for showing confidence in the Territory. We welcome them back for 2015.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016