Chief Minister's Export And Industry Awards Business

LEADING EXPORTER FLYING HIGH

Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage was named Seven Darwin NT Exporter of the Year at the Chief Minister’s Export and Industry Awards. It is the only aircraft storage and maintenance company in the Asia Pacific region – and is competing successfully with major operations in the United States. The business exports its services to a growing...

Karen Sheldon Training Business

CHANGING LIVES

KST was quick to come on board, firstly with their well-known passion for hospitality training, but also branching out to other high-needs areas such as community service, tourism, hairdressing and leadership and management skills. Training is being delivered in Darwin, Alice Springs, Yulara and the Barkly Works Camp with nearly 280 students...

Nous Group Business

NOUS RISES TO THE CHALLENGE

From supporting the NT Government’s reforms to the way it works with Aboriginal Territorians to assisting the Territory’s economic reconstruction and improving primary health care, the Darwin office of the international management consultancy has ideas and expertise to achieve real progress. As Darwin office leader Tom Leeming says, Nous...

McArthur River Mine Business

SHARING CULTURE

After 12 hours at the wheel of a 200-tonne truck or the controls of a mill grinding 14,000 tonnes of ore a day, these men and women are ready for dinner and a good night’s sleep. But rather than heading to the kitchen, many of them are instead gravitating to a quiet corner of garden nearby. In a specially designed garden of natural trees...

Aquaculture And Regional Development Business

FINDING GOLD IN THE OCEAN

“But that’s our gold mine…” And he points to the beautiful, clean Arafura Sea. Traditional Owners across Northern Australia are harnessing the riches of their coastal waters in a sustainable way to create jobs, training opportunities and wealth. Mr Galaminda is a strong supporter of a commercial rock oyster trial on South...

Territory Air Services Business

TAS FLYING HIGH WITH NEW DEAL

Territory Air Services has been operating flights to and from the giant Sea Farms project on Legune Station, near Timber Creek. Chief executive Brenton Hurt and his company director wife Anne are delighted. “Getting contractors, staff and anyone else where they need to be, when they need to be there, is how TAS can be most helpful to the Sea...

Sea Farms Business

$1.5BN SEA DRAGON VISION COMES TRUE

Project Sea Dragon expects to produce its first harvest of premium black tiger prawns by late 2023. The first stage of the massive sustainable aquaculture business will cost $281 million and export 6000 tonnes of prawns in the first year of operation. This staged project will see up to 10,000 hectares of prawn ponds in production and...

Jaytex Constructions Business

JAYTEX SURGES AHEAD

It is building a 1500 square metre custom-designed office and warehouse for Australia’s leading energy infrastructure company APA. The project is seen as a demonstration of faith in the Territory’s economic prospects by a world-class business. Jaytex, which employs 40 Territorians directly and uses a large number of local...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

THE TERRITORY: BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO ‘WORK FROM ANYWHERE’

The Territory has traditionally been focussed on tourism and agriculture, but increasingly, there is a small and exciting high-technology sector. The world has discovered WFA – working from anywhere. No longer do businesses need to be run from big cities. Instead, employees are going to pick a lifestyle and climate that suits them. This...

Inpex Business

EXPANSION ON HORIZON FOR FAMILY BUSINESS

Fast forward 30 years and Max has not only taken over the reins of his father’s family owned and operated company, Winnellie Hydraulics, he is taking it to a national and global level. Max’s parents Richard and Carol arrived in Darwin with $30 in their pockets looking for work to earn enough money to continue their travels around...

Economic Commissioners Business

TRIO TO SHOW OFF NT TO THE WORLD

Andrew Cowan is the Investment Commissioner, Jason Schoolmeester the Major Projects Commissioner and Louise McCormick the acting Infrastructure Commissioner. They know that all three roles are intertwined – one necessary to the other – and plan to work closely together. “We are already working as a united team,” says Mr...

Chamber of Commerce Business

CHAMBER HELPS GROW OUR OWN

The Chamber of Commerce selected three young business leaders, Laura Finch, Jordan Tuit and Tim Woolfe, to become Intern Non-Executive Directors as part of a developmental and forward-facing plan. Led by the mission of supporting the Territory into a brighter future, the Chamber embarked on a strategic one-year initiative that saw the creation of...