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Airdate: Going Places with Ernie Dingo

Ernie Dingo will feature in a new NITV series , exploring Uluru, Kakadu National Park and The Great Barrier Reef.

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Ernie Dingo will feature in a new 3 part series for NITV, exploring the Northern Territory’s Uluru, Kakadu National Park and the Great Barrier Reef.

In Going Places with Ernie Dingo he introduces us to the traditional owners and other people who live, breathe and work amongst these incredible places.

NITV Senior Producer Rima Tamou said, “Through the stories of the people Ernie meets, audiences will discover there is even more to these beautiful places than what first meets the eye.

“Through his warmth and genuine curiosity in people and places, and instant rapport with locals, Ernie discovers little known-facts and hidden secrets from the people who know these amazing places best.”

NITV Channel Manager Tanya Denning-Orman added: “I am so proud of this exciting new series, which showcases some of Australia’s most stunning locations, while paying tribute to the traditional land owners and others who make these destinations such amazing places to visit.”

Episode One: Great Barrier Reef – Sunday, 4 December at 8pm on NITV
Ernie travels to the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of north-eastern Queensland and meets people who have made this beautiful part of the world their home. He catches up with Yindinji elder Gudju Gudju who shows him the mangrove swamps, explaining their importance to the reef as a nursery for the multitude of fish species that inhabit the reef. At James Cook University, Ernie meets Jamie, a toxinologist who is extremely passionate about his work with the deadly creatures that inhabit the ocean. Jamie shares with Ernie his goal to educate the world with his knowledge, with the hope of protecting our oceans and natural environments. Ernie also takes a scuba dive with diving instructor Erin, and finds out what her job and living on the Reef means to her; and he meets couple Gareth, a skipper, and his partner Teresa, also a toxinologist, who are raising a family on knowing and loving the Reef.

Sunday night 4 December at 8.00pm on NITV

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