Australian Industry Defence Network Business

DEFENCE ALLIANCE

She is the chief executive of the NT chapter of the Australian Industry and Defence Network, which is playing a pivotal role in bringing Territory business and Defence together. The Defence Department is spending approximately $20 billion over the next 20 years to strengthen the military presence in the Territory.  This includes US-based...

Darwin Port Business

DARREN TAKES THE HELM

“I come from the floor,” he says. He understands life on the wharf and life in the boardroom. And he has had a great deal to do with winning more work for regional ports in Australia so also understands the importance of doing business. Mr Lambourn took over as chief executive of the Darwin Port in mid-August. He replaces Terry O’Connor,...

Arthur Hamilton Business

ARTHUR LAUGHS AT LARRIKIN PAST

He was working as a carpenter on Dunk Island in Queensland when he got into an argument with the foreman. “I decked him. I couldn’t help myself – he deserved it.” Arthur was sacked and sent back to the mainland.  “A mate suggested I drive to Darwin to look for work. I said, ‘Where  the hell’s Darwin?’ He told me,...

NT Cattlemen's Association Business

WE’RE READY TO GROW

It is a staggering figure when you consider the base from which the Territory provides this product and Indonesia’s population is around 260 million. It is just one part of the exciting story that makes up the Territory’s $1.2 billion beef industry. A story that involves a dedicated group of individuals along a very long supply chain....

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

TAKE A MOMENT FOR NAB ADVICE

NAB Business Moments will be one of the highlights of October Business Month, the NT’s premier business event. The program is still being finalised, but it is likely to follow a format that has proved successful throughout Australia – panel discussions on the four stages of business: Starting Out, Growing, Managing and Securing the Future....

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

CREATING JOBS

Applications for the $89 million Local Jobs Fund are open for NT businesses to get projects investment-ready, undertake detailed feasibility studies, leverage private sector finance and investment, and reach financial close. The co-investment fund is aimed at creating more local jobs and accelerating major and significant projects in the...

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

TRADIES WELCOME

Organisers fear tradesmen and women mistakenly feel that OBM is a bit of a tie and canape affair. But nothing could be further from the truth. The Department of Trade, Business and Innovation knows that more than 99 percent of Northern Territory businesses are small or medium sized – and a hugely important sector are the traditional trades....

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

ELISHA’S HAPPY TO TAKE ADVICE ON HOW TO GROW

They signed up for the world-class Business Acceleration Program, an initiative of the Northern Territory Government, hosted by the Darwin Innovation Hub and delivered by the Australian Centre for Business Growth. The intensive program helped Elisha, Richard Oppusunggu and Bill Kmon “gather their thoughts” about the direction of their...

Budget Repair Business

ROAD BACK TO PROSPERITY

Treasurer Nicole Manison says returning to surplus by 2028-29 will take a robust, transparent regime to ensure departments and agencies aren’t overspending – but she strongly believes it can be done. The first step was to carry out a root-and-branch examination of departments to identify savings and efficiencies. That will save $63.2...

Royal Life Saving Society Business

JILL LEAVES WITH GREAT MEMORIES

Jill Dowd has dedicated much of her life to one of Australia’s greatest institutions: the Royal Life Saving Society. The not-for-profit organisation has been doing its best to keep Australia’s waterways safe for more than a century. Ms Dowd has worked with the Northern Territory branch of the RLSS for more than 10 years, serving as finance...

Charles Darwin University Business

TECHNOLOGY NEXUS

“There’s a tremendous knowledge base at the university and we can use that for everyone’s benefit,” says Dr Rebecca Murray, who heads a CDU research, trades and industry group called the Advanced Manufacturing Alliance. The Alliance was set up to explore the possibilities provided by the LightSPEE3D, a 3D metal printer invented by...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

PASPALIS VENTURE CAPITAL PROVIDES A BOOST TO NORTHERN TERRITORY START-UPS

The Paspalis Innovation Investment Fund (PIIF) has begun building its track record in 2019 with some world-class investments and projects at the Darwin Innovation Hub. Harley Paroulakis states, “This is a fantastic advanced manufacturing technology. I’ve faith that SPEE3D can take this Territory-born technology to the world.” “Hats...