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13/11/2026

Looking for something fun these school holidays?

Our Minecraft School Holiday Camp is returning across both Darwin and Palmerston for December and January.

Kids aged 5 to 12 can build, create, explore and take on challenges in Minecraft while developing creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. Whether they are a Minecraft expert or just getting started, everyone is welcome.

Dates:
Week 1: 14th December to 18th December
Week 2: 11th January to 15th January
Week 3: 18th January to 22nd January

Locations:
CDU Darwin City and CDU Palmerston
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 2pm

Cost:
$90 per day or $400 per week
Ticket options include a full week pass or single days.

Spaces are limited, so book early to secure your spot:https://www.thearray.gg/events-programs/minecraft-school-holiday-camp

10/11/2026

Inspiring the next generation of Territory tech talent starts by showing them what is possible behind the screen.

Last Wednesday our team joined The Essington School for their STEM in Action careers and showcase day. It was a great opportunity to connect directly with students educators and families bringing digital pathways to life through practical interactive experiences.

Our space was active all day. Students teamed up for 2v2 Rocket League matches focused on quick communication and strategy while Dan gave attendees an inside look at how video games are built from scratch explaining the art design and code behind digital worlds.

Whether it is school programmes or gaming events or studio workshops showing young people how games and tech work early gives them a real head start.

Thank you to the team at The Essington School for putting together such an engaging showcase and to everyone who came through to explore where digital skills can take them.

09/11/2026

ROUND 2 APPLICATION DATE EXTENDED TO 16 NOVEMBER

Applications for Round 2 of the 2026/27 Screen Territory Funding Program have been extended by one week and will now close at 2pm Monday 16 November 2026.

The extension applies to:
• Story Development
• Games Development
• Industry Partnerships
• Production Finance

For more information, to view the funding guidelines and Terms of Trade and to apply, visit https://screenterritory.nt.gov.au/funding/applying-for-funding.

09/11/2026

Our Minecraft Camp is officially back across both Darwin and Palmerston for December and January!

Ages 5 to 12 can build, create and take on creative team challenges while developing problem solving skills and making new friends. Whether your child is brand new to the game or an experienced builder, all skill levels are welcome.

Dates:
Week 1: 14th December to 18th December
Week 2: 11th January to 15th January
Week 3: 18th January to 22nd January

Locations:
CDU Darwin City and CDU Palmerston
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 2pm

Cost:
$90 per day or $400 for the full week pass.

Spaces are limited, so book early to secure your spot: https://www.thearray.gg/events-programs/minecraft-school-holiday-camp

06/11/2026

13 students. 4 week long blocks. Most started with zero coding experience.

This year’s crew in The Array’s SACE Stage 2 Digital Technologies course built machine-learning models, launched live websites and pitched their own digital products, all on top of a full year 12 workload.

Delivered with the NT Education and Training. Huge thanks to Palmerston Youth Skills Centre for the space and the support, and shout out to the PYSC hospitality team who kept everyone fed every single day.

05/11/2026

Video games now have their own chapter in Australia’s national tech workforce report.

ACS Digital Pulse 2026, Australia's benchmark state of the nation report on the tech workforce looks at the economic and cultural impact of game development for the first time. The Array is a case study in that chapter (page 54), bringing the Northern Territory into the national picture on digital capability, accessible creative tools and regional tech talent.

It reflects what we see in Darwin every day: games build digital skills, drive innovation and create real economic value.

As our CEO Dylan Bennett says in the case study, Australian game developers take Australian stories to the world and deliver a strong return per employee, yet their contribution is still under-recognised outside the industry.

The report projects Australia will need 259,000 more tech professionals by 2035. Growing that talent in the regions matters, and it’s the pathway we’re building in the Territory, from school programs to working studios.

Thank you to Deloitte Access Economics and the ACS team for including the Territory, and to the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association for their industry input.

Download the full report free: https://www.acs.org.au/digitalpulse

04/11/2026

A big welcome to the newest face at The Array!

Joanne Luxton has joined us as Programmes and Growth Manager. Moving over from Auckland, New Zealand, where she ran a recording studio at a social enterprise mentoring underserved youth aged 18 to 24 in music production and content creation, Joanne brings with her years of experience in creating and growing campaigns, events and programmes in the non-profit world.

Moving to Darwin during the hottest time of year is quite the initiation, so please wish her luck as she acclimatises and beds in at The Array co-working space!

Next time you are in the space, make sure to say hello and give Joanne a proper Territory welcome, also you might meet her dog 'Charcoal' if you come on the right day.

03/11/2026

Rocket League, game dev and a whole lot of STEM. Catch us at The Essington School tomorrow.

Come find The Array at Essington’s STEM in Action careers and showcase day. Jump into some 2v2 Rocket League matches or catch Dan breaking down the behind-the-scenes craft of how video games get built from scratch..

Date: Wednesday 4 November

Time: Students and other Darwin schools 12 - 2pm; families and community 2:30 - 4pm.

Location: The Essington School Auditorium, 19 Chrisp Street, Rapid Creek

See you there.

29/10/2026

Celebrating young innovators in the Territory. On Saturday night, Dylan Bennett attended the 2026 Radicle Science Awards NT at Charles Darwin University Danala City Campus to present an award on behalf of The Array.

A massive congratulations to Ari Andrews, Rowan Lees and Ornnaphar S Khamthongveun from Dripstone Secondary College, who took out the Dripstone Fair Design and ICT Award with their project, Teaching AI to play games (Red and Green light). Seeing local students explore artificial intelligence, coding and game mechanics at this level is incredible.

Whether it is through school holiday workshops, our STEM Studio classes or grassroots esports programs at CDU, backing local youth in tech and science is something we are deeply proud to support.

Thank you to the team at the CDU Radicle Centre for putting on a fantastic evening and continuing to champion science and STEM education across the NT.

29/10/2026

The Gambling-Awareness Messaging & Education (GAME) Campaign NT was a 2024 to 2026 research and co-design project exploring if young people in the Northern Territory experience gambling-like activities and other commercial features within digital games.

This project was an excellent example of how Industry and Academia can work together. A three-way collaboration between Flinders University, Amity Community Services and The Array led a group of young gamers through a co-designed set of workshops to understand the challenges from their perspective, and then support them to create messages that they feel works for them - a true 'for youth, by youth' initiative!

What they found was that while most games don't have gambling-like mechanics in them, there are a few who use different techniques to entice players to pay to keep playing.

It was a point of frustration for these young players, and fed into their designs to raise awareness for others like them, check them out.

Thank you to Flinders University , Amity Community Services and the Northern Territory Government for supporting this research.

See the full youth-led awareness campaign: https://youtu.be/-fqmlEtpluQ?si=-GAo_x3lySQ4r4lP

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