Historic Lyons Cottage at the corner of Darwin’s Esplanade and Knuckey Street has recently been given a new lease of life as the showcase and retail outlet of Urban Bush Traders. Now two years old, Urban Bush Traders is a not-for-profit Indigenous community initiative that assists with the development, retail and promotion of Indigenous products and services from around the Top End.

Talking to Jo Duffy about Darwin Festival “We couldn’t take our program anywhere else. It’s about the Northern Territory. Darwin Festival has to take account of the incredible diversity of Top End audiences, everybody comes.” That makes the job of…