Power and Water Corporation Business

ALL POWER TO DJUNA

It has now gone one mighty step further by appointing its first female chief executive officer. Djuna Pollard, one of only a handful of women heading a utility in Australia, is acutely conscious that she is a role model – proof that women can rise to the top even in a male dominated industry. “Traditionally this is quite a blokey...

Department of Trade Business and Innovation Business

REBUILDING THE TERRITORY

A team headed by co-chairs Andrew Liveris and Paul Henderson are hard at work mapping a road to prosperity. Chief Minister Michael Gunner wants their first report on his desk by the end of July. The Territory Government wants to turn the once-in-a-century crisis into a once-in-a-century opportunity for economic recovery, growth and...

Why i love the Territory Business

WHY I LOVE THE TERRITORY

Whether it’s raising a family, fast-tracking your career, running a business, camping in the bush, barbecuing by the beach, watching a sunset or gazing at stars, there’s plenty to love about living here. The Why I Love the Territory series highlights the natural affinity so many of us share for the NT. Here is just a handful of inspiring...

Inpex Business

HARD WORK AT INPEX PAYS OFF

So, when the the coronavirus pandemic started a few months ago, the company responded in a calm and well-planned way. The aim of the strategy was twofold: to keep personnel safe while maintaining the safe production and export of gas. INPEX employs about 500 workers at Bladin Point – most of them Territorians but also a few specialists who fly...

The China Essay Business

TRADING BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Some in Australia seem keen to disengage from China, but this disengagement may also mean disengagement from protocols, procedures and evolving cross-border trade transaction processes within the broader Asian region and not just limited to China. These are issues NT export businesses and government need to consider because they impact on our...

The Territory Votes Business

MARK MONAGHAN

Mark Monaghan believes in working hard to nurture the conditions for business owners to create wealth, jobs and training opportunities for Territorians. But he also believes that nobody should be left behind. Mark is the Labor candidate for the inner Darwin seat of Fong Lim in the Territory election. He has empathy with small owners in...

The Territory Votes Business

TOBY GEORGE

Toby George is more than a qualified project manager and contract administrator — he’s passionate about business investment and growing the Northern Territory again, like when he was growing up. He says his roles in the public and private sector and infrastructure projects across the Territory and Kimberley over the past 17 years make him...

The Territory Votes Business

PAUL KIRBY

Paul Kirby believes an experienced, hardworking Labor team will be needed to rebuild the Northern Territory after the coronavirus crisis. The Minister for Primary Industry and Resources says the economy was showing signs of improving when the pandemic struck. “Businesses were telling me that they were expecting the best dry season they had...

The Territory Votes Business

NORTHERN TERRITORY ELECTION

While voting in the NT Legislative Assembly general election is compulsory for all Territory residents over 18 years of age, a few things have changed due to Covid-19. To ensure a safe election for all Territorians, the Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) have a Covid-19 management plan, which includes: • More mobile and early...

NT Cattleman's Association Business

WE’RE FIGHTING FOR YOU

The Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association represents pastoralists and an increasing number of associate members, who manage 49 per cent of the Territory’s land mass and keep 10,000 people directly and indirectly employed. We used to say Australia was built on the sheep’s back, but with the Territory it was built on the back of our...

NT Cattleman's Association Business

BORN TO THE JOB

She was born in Humpty Doo, went to Taminmin College and loves nothing more than riding in a rodeo. Romy is the executive officer of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association. Her job at the NTCA’s headquarters in Darwin includes organising executive meetings, branch meetings and the annual conference. The mother-of-three also deals...

THE WARBY FAMILY Business

BLISS IN THE BUSH

The Warby family feels lucky to live on the land. Mum Katherine, Dad Sandy and kids Chloe, Tilly and Zander live on Phillip Creek Station on the Barkly Tableland. “We feel very fortunate to do what we do every day,” says Katherine. “It’s not easy some days, but it is a rewarding and fulfilling lifestyle. “Phillip Creek has been an...