HUMPTY DOO BARRAMUNDI Business

WORKING AT BARRA FARM A GREAT JOY

The aquaculture technician is one of 129 people on the team at Humpty Doo Barramundi. Jakab is studying for a Certificate III in Aquaculture through Charles Darwin University. “This job is great,” he says. “I like being outdoors, being hands-on, getting dirty.” Jakab, who was born in New South Wales but did most of his schooling...

CLOUDSTREET Business

NT’s PREMIER IT TRAINER

“Our partnership with Microsoft has grown considerably over the last year,” says Peter O’Gorman, one of Cloudstreet’s Lead Microsoft Certified Trainers.   “Our training covers all their products and cloud services, meaning we can help with Azure, Power BI, Office 365, Powerapps — and the applications everyone knows and loves:...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERISITY Business

PARTNERSHIP TAKES OFF

While the corporation provides engineering students with opportunities to gain practical industry experience while they study, CDU ensures Power and Water has a steady pipeline of fresh talent by providing engineering graduates. Students have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world projects and challenges –...

INDIGENOUS ROAD SAFETY ACADEMY Business

THE TIPPING POINT

He did it to digitise the road rule book through two hours of animation in eight Indigenous languages, English and five foreign languages. DriveAbout has worldwide application and is scaling nationally. Its pivot focuses on government and corporate Australia reducing their horrific stats around employee road safety by using digital...

GAMBER ACTION PROGRAM Business

STOPPING THE SPREAD

And here in the Northern Territory, they can also have a devastating impact on our environment and way of life. Aquatic weeds threaten wetland ecosystems and can reduce our availability of fresh drinking water. And of course, there’s gamba grass, which fuels dangerous bushfires that put the lives of Territorians at risk, as well as...

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...