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A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

Pudakul Cultural Tours is based on the banks of a beautiful billabong 44 kilometres south-east of Darwin.  Conveniently, it is on the Arnhem Highway, which means guests can learn about Aboriginal life on their way to Kakadu National Park.  Business owners Graham and Lynette Kenyon have been running Pudakul since...

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DICE DELIVERS ON PROMISES

He sees it as an achievement rather than competition. And that’s because he has done it himself – he trained as an electrician under his dad Len and started his own company at the age of 23. Today, Ray is one of the most successful Indigenous business people in Northern Australia. He is the managing director of DICE in Darwin and...

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TANYAH INSPIRES CHANGE 

There is a lack of understanding and investment in the significance of building human infrastructure.  Tanyah Nasir wants to change that.  Her Darwin-based training consultancy offers empowerment training, mentoring and facilitation.  The empowerment and leadership course called Rise UP, Be Your Best, Own Your Future...

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REFRESH AND SIP CONSCIOUSLY 

Crafted by a purpose-driven team including Ben Tyler of Kakadu Kitchen and Tim Triggs of ALTD Spirits, alongside Australia’s leading food rescue organisation OzHarvest, founded by Ronni Kahn AO, the drink celebrates the beauty of natural rescued and foraged Australian fruits and botanicals through a premium bespoke alcohol-free blend. The...

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LEARN FROM THE LAND: LITCHFIELD’S INDIGENOUS TOURS SHARE AUTHENTIC CULTURE 

But the Aboriginal tourism industry is becoming more accessible–and Northern Territory Indigenous Tours is at the forefront of showcasing the ancient civilisation of Aboriginal people and the beauty of the Northern Territory's Top End.  Company founder, Tess Atie, and her husband, Greg Balding, have operated Northern Territory...

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CIVILTECH’S AI REVOLUTION 

He knows that used properly, AI can revolutionise the way we work – and for the better.  The Darwin-based civil engineer is a director of Civiltech Solutions, which is the first company to introduce an American-designed data collection sensor to Australia.  Cyvil.ai technology carries out surveys of “pavements” – an...

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CONGRESS COMMITTED TO CLIMATE HEALTH

The organisation has recently converted the power system at the busy Gap Clinic in Alice Springs to solar.  In line with Congress’ commitment to supporting Aboriginal suppliers, Indigenous-owned Dynamic Solutions cleverly constructed the solar panels as part of the verandah’s shade, one of the many Aboriginal businesses that is...

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FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW 

Owner Andrew Collins, a qualified carpenter and joiner, started out as a sole trader working from home eight years ago.  “I did that for two years. No wages. Living off the wife’s income. I had to work very hard. I just kept chipping away.  “I grew organically, slowly, so that I didn’t go broke.”  He now employs...

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THE TOP ONE 

And that’s what the Indigenous-owned business consultancy provides – the best advice on strategic planning, policy co-design and implementation and contract management.  Owners Renee Long and Jackie Maclean, who have vast experience in business and government, are experts in advising companies on how to set objectives and goals,...

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KIMBERLEY BIRDS SOARING HIGH 

Jiyiga is the Jaru word for bird and the movement’s logo is the female black cockatoo, which has a striking yellow undertail.  Movement founder Natasha Short says: “One of the greatest dangers today to the social, economic and cultural wellbeing of Kimberley Indigenous people is the abuse of alcohol and drugs in our communities, the...

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BUILDING SUCCESS FROM THE GROUND UP

They were struggling in their home state of Victoria when they decided to put the kids and their scant belongings in a car and drive 3750 kilometres north to Darwin.  “We had nothing,” says Jessica, whose heritage is from the Murri region of south Queensland. ‘We literally were borrowing from the kids’ money boxes to pay the...

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BEAUTY OF BUSH TUCKER

She owns Kungkas Can Cook, which ethically sources bush tucker from women living in remote Indigenous communities. Her key customers are wholesalers, who turn her wattle seed into fruit bars and muesli, and tourists, who love to use her “dukkah”, a mix of seeds, nuts and spices, as seasoning. Kungkas Can Cook – Kungkas means...