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STRONGER ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM

The Territory Government’s Stronger Associations program aims to make it easier for local clubs and incorporated associations to operate. It helps associations – which range from sporting clubs to charitable associations – to improve governance, improve long-term sustainability for their organisations and strengthen compliance with the...

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JUDO BANK

Judo Bank has entered the Northern Territory market at a time when most other banks are drastically reducing bodies on the ground – and has already refinanced many businesses. Lindsay Blight has recently been appointed local credit manager. He has spent many years in the banking industry, including living in the NT as relationship banker...

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BLUEDUST: BUILT FOR TERRITORY CONDITIONS

Most people see only the finished job: a secure facility, structural steel package, remote community asset, fence line, or automated gate. What they do not see is the planning, fabrication, problem-solving, and accountability required to make it last. A business built around ownership For BluedustNT founder Timothy Young, those challenges...

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50 YEARS OF MEMORIES

TONY: I first met Peter Sitzler in the early 1980s in Alice Springs. He and his brother Paul were well respected builders in Alice Springs, which always had a very strong community spirit. One of my memories is of constructing the Catholic church, which still stands strong and proud today. The financial crash of 1987 followed by the...

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ALL CAST

All Cast has been manufacturing the concrete behind some of the Territory’s most recognisable buildings for 40 years. The Berrimah-based manufacturer supplied the precast for Parliament House, the Justice Centre and, most recently, the Northern Territory Art Gallery, completing the precast trifecta in Darwin’s State Square. Today, the...

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ECOZ

Ray Hall has a lot to be proud of as he heads into a retirement of camping, fishing and not losing sleep worrying about work. He has sold his thriving environmental consultancy EcOz after 20 years at the helm. Since taking over the Darwin-based business in 2006, the staff has grown from four to 40 – now the largest team of environmental...

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BTC’S CASINO CONTRACT A BIG WINNER

“Empty rooms cost the client money, so we have to work efficiently and swiftly,” says owner Brendan Cunningham. “We have done a lot of this work now, which means we know how to get the job done to the highest standards. “Our extensive experience allows us to work efficiently in what is called a ‘live environment’– when the...

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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES

A shared commitment between INPEX, Altrad and Mick’s Cranes Australia (MCA) is creating meaningful opportunities for Aboriginal business participation in the Territory. What began as a conversation at a Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network Blak Business event has grown into a successful working relationship, delivering tangible...

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TQ Visionary Greg Dick

Born in Port Macquarie in 1945 to a traditional seven-boy, two-girl Catholic family, Greg did some schooling at St Joey’s, but didn’t do so well. He worked hard on the family farm, chopped wood, plucked chooks, grew veggies ... that was his real schooling. School was done at age 15. He couldn’t get a job in Port Macquarie so tried his...

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RHODESY’S LEGACY 

The late construction king Greg Rhodes had an extraordinary passion for opening up Australia – and the tougher the job, the better.  He was particularly interested in the Tanami Road, a 1000 kilometre dirt and gravel link between Alice Springs and Halls Creek.  Rhodesy, as he was affectionately known, often said he planned how...

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HUMPTY DOO BARRAMUNDI SETS NEW BENCHMARK

More than 30 years later, the proudly family-owned business now sends approximately 120 tonnes of fresh barramundi around Australia and to international markets each week.  The Richards family, who pioneered sustainable aquaculture in Australia, are celebrating another major milestone in their journey – becoming the first Australian...

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BANK AT HEART OF THE COMMUNITY

Coolalinga & Districts Community Bank, which is 28 kilometres south-east of Darwin, began as a bold vision by local business people determined to create a bank that truly served its community.  Today, it sits at the heart of a growing, vibrant rural region. From the moment customers walk through the door, it’s clear this is no...