CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Business

CHAMBER HELPS GET US BACK TO WORK

Highly experienced employment services expert Michelle Burgess was brought in by the Chamber of Commerce to help tender for the Local Jobs Program contract, an Australian Government initiative. She is supported by Kerry-Lee Daniell in Darwin and Tracey Bainbridge in Alice Springs. Ms Burgess says the nationwide program is considered a...

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Business

CASSY TAKES OVER

Environmental scientist Cassy Schmidt is the new NT director of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association. She sees her Darwin-based role as not just helping form policy but staying tuned to community feeling. “I live here, so I will be around all the time, listening to people, taking note of their concerns and...

KGL RESOURCES Business

A COPPER-PLATED OPPORTUNITY

The price of copper is strong – like all minerals, it has ups and downs, but the trend is forcefully upwards as the world switches to electric vehicles, which use nearly four times the amount of copper as conventional vehicles. Production of electric vehicles is skyrocketing. There are more than 10 million on the road in the world – with...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

The DIH bets on digital jobs in the NT gaming sector

The BetTube story highlights how the Northern Territory gaming sector can grow to be an increasingly important sector in the Northern Territory for the attraction, development and application of fintech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, content development and large-scale advanced data analytics.    The Northern...

Empire Energy Business

EMPIRE EXCITED ABOUT OUR GAS-FIRED FUTURE

Chief executive Alex Underwood says shale gas and the associated oil and condensates have the potential to: Create hundreds of jobs directly and thousands more indirectly Provide the NT Government with enough revenue to pay off its debt Boost regional economies Provide work, training and business opportunities for Indigenous people Serve as a...

Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar Business

READY TO GO

The project is being developed by Arafura Resources. The company’s NT manager Brian Fowler says the interest in Nolans was significant – “probably the best ever”. Arafura Resources is concentrating on negotiating binding sales agreements and attracting enough investment to build and operate the mine. Nolans, which is 135...

McArthur River Mining Business

FINEST TEAM IN THE GULF

For the operation’s Emergency Response Team this couldn’t be truer. McArthur River Mining’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) is made up of 40 trained men and women in charge of providing emergency response and rescue for the remote mine site and wider community. The members are part of the team in addition to their normal roles on site...

INPEX Business

INPEX legacy asset lives on as world-class quarantine facility

But that’s exactly what happened in February 2020 – less than a year after INPEX had transferred ownership of the facility to the NT Government at a peppercorn rate. “Obviously, when the accommodation village opened, we had no idea that in a few short years it would play an important role as a quarantine facility,” says INPEX...

INPEX Business

SALUTING WOMEN IN RESOURCES

The organisation has grown since its incorporation in 2012, and now advocates for increased inclusion and diversity within the NT’s resources sector for 500 female members and male associates. Each year the Women in Resources Committee hosts the Exceptional Women in Resources Awards. These awards recognise the great achievements of women,...

SANTOS Business

SANTOS COMMITS TO THE TERRITORY LONG TERM

The final investment decision (FID) on the Barossa gas project, located offshore the Northern Territory, clears the way for an investment boom in the north. The $4.8 billion Barossa gas project kickstarts the $800 million investment in the Darwin LNG life extension and pipeline tie-in projects, which will extend the facility life for about 20...

RIO TINTO Business

OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE

For its part, Rio Tinto says preparing the town and region for a positive future after mining and ensuring it leaves a lasting legacy are very important parts of its mine closure plan, which the miner is determined to get right. The Gove closure program is one of Rio Tinto’s largest and most complex projects Following the 2017...

SALTBUSH/KAREN SHELDON Business

MENTORING TO SUCCESS

One of these was to develop a holistic Gas Operator Training Program for a group of Aboriginal jobseekers in Tennant Creek and Mt Isa with the aim of offering two apprenticeships in Gas Operations for its 622km $800m Northern Gas Pipeline project. Jemena engaged local Aboriginal organisation Saltbush Social Enterprises (Saltbush) to facilitate...