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THE EXHIBITIONIST: NAME WITH A TWIST

Well, it all began about 35 years ago in a cosy pub in Earls Court, London. Picture two young, very young, designers embarking on a global adventure, fuelled by a thirst for work and a hunger for experience as backpackers traversing the world. Their names are Yolanda (aka Yoli) and Andrew (aka Andy) Griffen. In the early nineties they both...

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THINK WATER: A GREAT PROBLEM SOLVER

This is where Think Water comes in. Specialising in pumps, irrigation, and water solutions, Think Water undertakes projects ranging from modest sums around $10,000 to multi-million-dollar endeavours. With a diverse inventory encompassing pumps to industrial pressure washers, Think Water boasts a dedicated team comprising engineers, designers,...

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DARLENE CHIN – A VERY DARWIN GIRL

Her mum was heavily pregnant when the family drove 3500 kilometres to the Gold Coast for a holiday with family. And that’s how one of the Northern Territory’s leading retailers came to be born in Southport. “I never admit that I wasn’t born in Darwin,” she says. “I’m a Darwin girl through and through. I still ask my mother,...

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M&J OFFERS A HELPING HAND

And that inspires Michael and Jessica Buckley to give young Territorians a chance at Darwin-based M&J Builders. They have four carpenter apprentices: Hamish Reilly and Coby Goody, and Indigenous Territorians Kain Fuller and Brett Wilson. And Kalliopi Kalitsis, the daughter of one of the company’s trusted subcontractors, has been...

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LIFE-CHANGING PROJECT

The project – from feasibility study to financing and construction – was made possible by a co-contribution Priority Sector Collaborative grant from the Territory Government. Territory company Accommodating Futures was awarded two grants through the Local Jobs Fund: $28,500 in October 2020 to help with a feasibility study and a...

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OUR SUNNY FUTURE

GenOffGrid, considered a shining example of an Australian innovator in the renewable energy sector, has set up its major northern hub in East Arm after receiving a Territory Government grant. Customised power stations have been sold to cattle stations, roadhouses and Aboriginal communities throughout Northern Australia. The generators...

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BUILT ON BREAD AND BUTTER – OFFERING UNIQUE AND QUALITY SERVICE TO ALL CLIENTS HAS MEANT SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR WILKINSON ENGINEERING

After working offshore for six years, he wanted to spend more time with family. That led him to start a small business from his shed at home in Palmerston in 2008. From there, Wilkinson Engineering grew from the ground up, drawing on odd jobs that came through friends, family and word of mouth. Supporting locals is something Kev is still...

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SITZLER SUCCEEDS WITH PASSION AND INTEGRITY

The business is based on the simple premise of honesty and integrity – the company’s professionalism and passion for design, construction and project management has ensured continual growth on a national scale through repeat business. A key advantage is how Sitzler operates – not as separate State or Territory-based entities but as a...

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GROWING WITH THE TERRITORY

“The past has been bright and the future will be even brighter,” he says following a business separation by the directors of the Halikos Group. Shane has assumed 100 percent ownership of the remaining group’s divisions and is now the sole shareholder. He is continuing as the Managing Director of the major construction, hospitality...

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OSTOJIC LEADS RECYCLING REVOLUTION

Darwin-based Ostojic Group is reprocessing waste concrete so that it is suitable as paving. The concrete used to be sent to a rubbish tip. Private contractors and the Territory Government are using the recycled concrete after rigorous tests showed that it is up to standard. The NT Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics gave...

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RISING TO THE TOP

In other words, technology that works down south won’t necessarily work in the far north. “A Mercedes is nice to look at, but I’d rather be in a Toyota on the red dust of the Territory’s roads,” says co-owner Anna Goat. The philosophy has brought the company great success. Rise is a family owned business specialising in...

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JOBS BOOST FOR YOLNGU

The labour supply, training and development contract has been signed with Rio Tinto, which operates the bauxite mine near Nhulunbuy and is rehabilitating decommissioned refinery and tailings sites. The principle agreement with the Traditional Owner groups is underpinned by a secondary contract between NEALAC and Rio Tinto to deliver the work....