Business

SAVE MONEY BY BUYING LOCAL

Spiro Industries was established in Darwin in June after owners Greg Rooney and his partner Dominique Fracaro saw a gap in the market. Spiral ducting, which is used in everything from heating to ventilation, from air-conditioning to dust and fume extraction, is recognised as being more efficient than the rectangular ducting commonly used in...

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ADVANCE CIVIL’S SIX OF THE BEST

They brought home the 2022 Master Builders Australia Award for National Civil Infrastructure in the over $25 million category. Advance Civil, who specialise in complex concrete structures, have proven their extensive capabilities by successfully carrying out a massive contract that has brought comprehensive economic and social benefits to...

Business

COUNTRY DIESEL MAKES IT MARK

Despite being 30, he secured a job with highly-regarded Country Diesel Maintenance – the go-to business for diesel vehicle repairs and maintenance in Central Australia – and was given top-class training. Javi has now been named Chair’s Choice at the MTA apprenticeship awards. “I was so glad,” he says. “I was having trouble...

Business

THE TERRITORY IS CHANGING… AND SO ARE WE

After many decades of service in the Northern Territory, the Karen Sheldon Group is taking a long overdue break from catering, including the operation of our beloved Speakers Corner Cafe. We have worked with so many wonderful people, and watched many amazing careers blossom, and we now feel it is time for some new individual adventures. We...

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WHY WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN TOURISM NOW

At a Federal level, there are limited support programs and grants available to the tourism industry, with tourism not identified as an industry growth centre, despite contributing $152 billion to the economy, supporting more than 300,000 businesses and employing more than 660,000 Australians. Business advisory services, public funding and...

Business

KATHERINE: THE TOWN ALISON LIKES

Alison Ross wanted to return home to South Australia after unwittingly arriving in Katherine during an economic slump. But the real estate agent relied on commission, which was irregular. “I couldn’t afford to leave,” she says. More than 20 years later, Alison is enormously grateful that she stayed. “This is a good town,”...

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FINDING THE RECIPE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

Darwin-based company boss Adam Stockwell compares being good at business to perfecting a recipe – you have to find the ingredients needed to excel. He is much closer to working wonders after taking a course with the Australian Centre for Business Growth. The module was part of the Business Acceleration Program (BAP), an initiative of the...

Business

SUPPORTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, STRENGTHENING INDUSTRY CAPABILITY

Are you having challenges finding a local skilled workforce or attracting and retaining your workforce? It’s now the time to start thinking outside the box to find the solutions to your workforce challenges. Industry Skills Advisory Council NT (ISACNT) works with industry peak bodies, businesses and key stakeholders to tackle workforce...

Business

BEST OF THE BEST SERVE UP A TREAT

The 2022 Gold Plate Awards were held at the Darwin Festival’s Sunset Stage in August with 500 people enjoying the very best in NT hospitality – with a bit of festival fun thrown in. The awards were the biggest in their 17-year history with more than 330 nominations received from 70 hospitality businesses throughout the Territory. New...

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LIFE’S SWEET FOR ZIPPRINT

Highly-regarded printing and graphic design company Zipprint has moved to a sparkling new HQ in Darwin. The business fitted out a 700 square metre building in Sweet Street, Winnellie, after outgrowing the old premises on the Stuart Highway. Mark Teakle, who is celebrating his 10th anniversary as the owner, says the new ground-level home...

Issue 37

OBM IS BACK!

October Business Month (OBM) is back bigger and better with an exciting mix of high profile keynote speakers designed to inspire Territory businesses. OBM has been supporting the Territory’s small business community for close to 3 decades and it is now in its 29th year. Five keynote speakers will attend this year’s OBM: Dr Richard...

Business

NATION SALUTES BARRA PIONEERS

The husband-and- wife team of Bob Richards and Julii Tyson began Humpty Doo Barramundi against extraordinary odds. They knew nothing about aquaculture when they bought into the struggling operation on the banks of the tidal Adelaide River. There was no running water nor all-weather road access. Much of the workforce was volunteering family...