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FAMILY FIRM’S GROWING GAINS

T&J was established by Tony and Jean Civitarese in Tennant Creek in 1987 – with Jean in the office and Tony on the tools. The company now employs about 30-40 staff and has opened a smart office in Darwin Business Park. “We were covering nearly the whole of the Territory and opened in Darwin so that we can do more Top End work,” says...

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ROBOTIC HARVESTER SNAPPED UP IN CROC PITCH CHALLENGE

Agricultural Robotics inspired the judges to be part of reshaping an industry and easing the labour challenge. The two runner ups were also from the agriculture sector their prizes supported by the Northern Territory Government’s Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Now in its 5th year, Croc Pitch is Northern Australia’s premier...

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FULL STEAM AHEAD MAXCON

The close-knit team finished building the STEAM centre at Darwin’s Dripstone Middle School – and was awarded a Master Builders NT award for the project. They are delighted to have won the over $1 Million Commercial & Retail Fitout or Alteration award for the Dripstone Middle School project. They won the same award for a similar...

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LAWYERS: GUARDIANS OF OUR RIGHTS

I tell every client that “your problem is my problem.” What I can also say is that my philosophy derives from advice a senior and experienced silk gave me when I started out nine years ago. He said: “You’ll win 99 percent of your cases right at the beginning, because that’s usually when someone on the other side stuffs it up.”...

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AVRIL BAYNES – A Territory Ambassador

“I fell in love with Darwin immediately,” she says. “It was like no other place I’d ever seen.  “I loved the great casual lifestyle. It felt like being set free from all the boundaries of Adelaide.”  Avril left school at 17 and almost immediately caught a flight to Darwin to start a new life.  That was 34 years...

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THE NORTHERN TERRITORY – A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND INVEST

Facing North is a high-powered exhibition aimed at showing the rest of Australia that the Northern Territory is the land of opportunity. It will be held in Parliament House, Canberra, on 2 August. Kulama Design will be used on the printed invitations sent to Federal politicians, menus, ties and scarves.  The art depicts the important...

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THE TERRITORY GOES ON SHOW

The highly successful event will be held in Parliament House, Canberra, on 2 August.  It is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Cabinet Ministers and business leaders.  The inaugural Facing North was held in September 2017 – and it was such a success that it was staged...

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TIME TO TALK BUSINESS

The first forum, a panel discussion led by Shaun Drabsch, chief executive of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, will be Facing North for A Cleaner Energy Future.  It will explore how the Territory is building on its natural strengths in mineral resources and mining to build new capability and opportunities further along the...

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INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND VISION

Thinking creatively and exploiting natural advantages are helping diversify the economy and open the way for the Top End to become a world-class hub of renewable energy and green manufacturing.  What was once considered the Territory’s greatest disadvantage – geography – is now seen as one of its greatest assets as the burgeoning...

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INTRODUCING DIH GENERAL MANAGER: PATRICK CHAN

Thank you to the EP team, led by Emma Nesbitt, who have worked hard to provide small businesses access to the program and provided invaluable support and advice. Additionally, we wish to thank Emma for her diligent work in ensuring the smooth operation of the program. Throughout the program, we have developed valuable relationships and we...

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WARD KELLER: THE TERRITORY’S LAW FIRM

Ward Keller has moved up in the world – literally and figuratively – since being founded in Darwin in 1963. The firm, as it is now recognised, was established by Dick Ward (Dick Ward Drive is named after him) and Richard Keller. Although the firm was founded under its present name 60 years ago, it first established in 1910 with Ross...

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BUDGET HELPS BOUNCE-BACK

The Territory Government will spend an additional $35.5 million in 2023- 24 and 2024-25 to re-energise the tourism sector. The aim is to encourage more people to visit the Territory, stay longer and spend more. Darren Lynch, who owns 00SEVEN Jet Ski Adventures, says the Territory needs to carry out cooperative marketing with Tourism...