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...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

Spotlight on Dr Dan Tyson

As the CEO of Desert Knowledge Australia in Alice Springs since 2019, Dan brings a wealth of experience to his role, and furthers the DIH’s commitment to provide and support dedicated resources in Alice Springs. From 2017 - 2019, Dan was CEO of Aboriginal community-controlled Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation based in Katherine....

Rirratjingy Aboriginal Corporation Business

WE’RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Traditional Owners want to generate the wealth needed to pay for social, cultural and job-creation programs when the bauxite mine on the Gove Peninsula closes. The refinery shut down eight years ago and the mine is scheduled to cease operation in 2043. But global resources company Rio Tinto has said that mining could stop as early as...

NT Training Awards Business

TRAINING PAYS OFF

Andy Creber was a respected 40-year-old auto-electrician when he decided to go “back to school” and become an apprentice diesel fitter.  He is now a dual tradesman and leading hand at Hastings Deering in Darwin. Andy received strong support from the company and his partner Tina, but “starting at the bottom again” was still...

Daryl Guppy Business

NT STANDS AGAINST ANTI-CHINA TIRADE

The Northern Territory community is unique in many ways. Alone among all the states and territories, the NT does not have a Chinatown. That is unique because it underlines the nature of the NT connection with China and the China diaspora. Darwin did have a Chinatown before the Second World War and in many ways it formed the heart of the...

Master Builders Northern Territory Business

PLAY TO WIN

We all know it is almost impossible to win any game from the sidelines. Crowds cheer and coaches pull levers, but it is players that execute and that is why they get to lift the cup. One of the biggest games going around right now is influencing economic development across North Australia.  What happens next will play out in shaping...

Civil Contractors Federation NT Business

MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND RECOGNISING THE BRILLIANCE

People underestimate the ability of Northern Territory industry. They question its capability to deliver national and international standard projects. But the fact remains we live and work in some of the most difficult terrains in the country and, therefore, we have finely skilled operators who deliver. Each year, the Civil Contractors...

ALC Business

GROOTE FASHION ON THE CATWALK

Artists on Groote Eylandt are quietly proud that their work is causing a stir in the Australian fashion world. The successful Country to Couture fashion show at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation in December was followed by a second show in Melbourne in January. Two artists, Annabell Amagula and Jeanelle Mamarika, went to the Darwin...

Hospitality NT Business

STRONG DOMESTIC TOURISM PROJECTED BUT THERE’S STILL A COVID IMPACT

Twelve months on from the start of the covid-19 pandemic all projections indicate we are heading for a strong domestic tourism dry season, especially in the Top End.  Our reverse seasonality means that there is nowhere better to be during the miserable southern winter than the Northern Territory. It does not mean all the Territory will...

Darwin Turf Club Business

FACE OF THE CUP CARNIVAL

Racing enthusiast Hannah West has been named 2021 Great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival ambassador. Turf Club chief executive Brad Morgan says Ms West is an outstanding candidate, who is involved in the industry in many ways. “Hannah is a big supporter of the Darwin Turf Club – she is both a Young Member, a frequent entrant in our Fashions...