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...

NT Cattleman's Association Business

DONAL TAKES TO THE SKIES

Donal, who has lived on Cave Creek Station, 10 kilometres from Mataranka in Never Never country for 22 years, says being a mustering pilot is a “very dynamic job” “With so many factors at play, it's almost guaranteed there'll be a few surprises. “Aerial mustering does have a reputation for being dangerous, but driving down the Stuart...

Class Action Business

TEARS AMID THE TRIUMPH

Dougal was killed in a helicopter crash near the boundary of his Waterloo Station on the Northern Territory- Western Australia border in 2015. A year earlier, he had joined 300 other cattle station owners in a $600 million class action against the Federal Government’s 2011 live export prohibition. “I can’t explain to you how sad I am that...

School of the Air Business

COMMUNITY OF THE AIR

Ten dedicated teachers have about 100 students spread across an area three times the size of Britain. But there is still a strong feeling that this is a close-knit community – drawn together by being so far apart. “It sounds strange, but we actually feel close to each other,” says principal Kerrie Russell. She loves the job. “It’s a...

INDUSTRY CAPABILITY NETWORK NT Business

GATEWAY TO PROSPERITY

Kevin Peters, chief executive of the Industry Capability Network NT, says Territory and Federal government stimulus packages were a “fantastic” help during the coronavirus lockdown. But he says: “There were projects underway before the pandemic – and these are still progressing.” ICN is the key link between companies that are...

GreenGlass Consulting Business

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

His Alice Springs-based company, GreenGlass Consulting, has trained dozens of Indigenous men and women since being founded in 2009. About 30 Aboriginal men and women have gained employment with the Yapa Crew at Newmont’s The Granites mine in the Tanami and about a dozen of them have successfully gained fulltime jobs with the mine. “Getting...

Business NT Business

NEW DAWN FOR BUSINESS

It has become simply Business NT. The Territory’s peak business representative body has forged a partnership with Business Australia, which will allow it to offer many more services to members. “We have refreshed the organisation so that we stay relevant to modern business needs and meet the expectations of our members,” says chief...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

NT DELIVERY PARTNER OF THE ENTREPRENEURS’ PROGRAMME

Emma Nesbitt, General Manager of the DIH will be responsible for managing the roll out of this exciting program in the Top End. “The program will provide more support for Territory business through mentorship, grant funding and expert advice from some of the best specialist advisers in Australia. That means faster economic recovery, more...

NCCTRC Business

TRAUMA CENTRE’S RAPID RESPONSE

At the time, the NCCTRC had deployed at the request of the Australian Government several small AUSMAT teams to support the NSW and Victoria health departments in providing health support to the residents in bushfire-affected areas. But the virus was raising red flags with Professor Len Notaras AM, who heads up the National Critical Care and...

Darwin LNG Business

SANTOS BACKS DARWIN

The Territory is also a place where Santos has great expectations for the future. The $1.2 billion acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ Australia-West assets marks a significant expansion of its operations and growth opportunities in the Northern Territory. These assets include the world-class Darwin LNG project and offshore gas fields in the...

Small Business Survival Fund Business

HELPING BUSINESS SURVIVE

Coupled with the Home Improvement Scheme and other Territory Government aid packages, it has kept small business afloat during the coronavirus lockdown. Alice Springs-based Larapinta Trail Trek Support, which provides support services to self-guided independent hikers on one of Australia’s best Outback walks, accessed the Small Business...

Universal Site Monitoring Business

KEEPING WORKERS SAFE

“No other provider has a system like ours,” says founder Emil Tastula. “It creates a safer work environment for people around the globe and can be custom configured to suit every operation.” USM’s life-saving equipment for mining and other hazardous industries has no boundaries. “Using Bluetooth-enabled technologies, we’ve...