Home Improvement Scheme Business

HUMAN TOUCH REAPS REWARDS

The scheme was so popular that the Northern Territory Government extended funding for the Home Improvement Scheme from $30 million to $100 million to ensure as many Territorians as possible could benefit from the program. The Department of Trade, Business and Innovation are now flat out processing and auditing the applications. The scheme is...

McArthur River Mining Business

MRM WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITY

Up until recently, a normal swing for Sam would see her driving 65 kilometres from her home in Borroloola to the site on a Thursday and returning home in two weeks for well-earned time off. Things have changed for Sam and almost 30 other McArthur River Mine workers who live in the Gulf Region in and around Borroloola. In March, with remote...

Nutrien Ag Solutions Business

SERVING THE COMMUNITY

The company’s generations of experience have made them experts in a range of different farming areas, including precision farming services, rural merchandise, animal health, fertiliser, agricultural services, water, finance, insurance, and the marketing of livestock, real estate and wool. Nutrien Ag Solutions are the largest distributor of...

Hohn's Anything Metal Business

METAL MAGIC

“We stock a wide range and work with top quality Australian steel, stainless steel and aluminium,” says owner Craig Hohn. They can fold, cut, bend, drill, mill it and more — as they say, they can do anything, even repair or modify anything metal. “We’re the only Katherine steel supplier that can also cut and fabricate to a...

Katherine Town Council Business

TRANSFORMING KATHERINE

“The square’s natural prominence will create green space for the community to relax and socialise while also benefiting the surrounding businesses,” says Katherine Mayor Fay Miller. “It will totally transform the area, adding colour and vitality to the CBD.” Designed by Darwin architects, the Ashford Group, the focus is on shade,...

Katherine Town Council Business

WELCOME TO OUR TOWN

WELCOME TO OUR TOWN Katherine is in a unique location in the Territory – at the crossroads of north south and east-west and surrounded by magnificent parks and river systems. I call it Adventure Territory. I came to Katherine in late 1989 for what I thought would be a four-year timeframe. My story is no different to dozens of other locals...

Oasis Tourist Park Business

BEN’S OASIS

Since taking ownership, Ben Reichstein has upgraded the Oasis Tourist Park, which sits in a beautiful tropical setting just off the Stuart Highway in Virginia, on the outskirts of Darwin. The location – a sanctuary close to Darwin and on the road to Kakadu and Litchfield national parks – coupled with great facilities and a friendly...

Airducter Business

NEW GENERATION

Darwin-based Airducter, which has been operating since 1983, has begun to move a younger generation into key positions to drive the business forward. Dominic Fracaro, who started the company all those years ago, says: “We have a great young team of Territorians coming through, which we have trained and invested in as part of the succession...

OUTBACK CYCLING and ALICE SPRINGS BREWERY Business

BIKING AND BEER A MATCH MADE IN ALICE

Two Alice Springs companies are offering both as part of an innovative package born out of the coronavirus crisis. Outback Cycling and Alice Springs Brewery have got together to organise a bike ride to one of the most remote breweries in the world – where guests will be given a tour and be able to tuck into pizza amid good company. “There...

Buy Local Business

WHEN A LITTLE MEANS A LOT

They have worked harder, thought smarter and come up with innovative ideas to survive the pandemic. One theme has run through it all: if you want the business you appreciate today to be here tomorrow, buy local. A Territory Government campaign – aimed at encouraging Territorians to do everything from eating out a little more often to...

Buy Alice Collective Business

STICKING TOGETHER

Business owners immediately got together after the Northern Territory Government announced a safety-first regime to work out a road map to the new normal. A shining example of the innovative and resilient attitude of Centralians is the Buy Alice Collective, an online onestop shop with home-delivery service set up by four local businesses. The...

Alice Springs Takeaway Business

ALICE BUSINESS WORKS WONDERS

It helped work wonders. “I asked for no negative comments and no negative feedback,” Lisa says. “This had the wonderful effect of making the group a positive little space to be online.” Alice Springs Takeaway has 5500 members, including more than 50 eateries – not bad for a town with a population of only 25,000. The aim of the...