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SITZLER’S MANTRA: TRUST THE LOCALS

The company’s commitment to buyinglocal whenever possible was illustrated dramatically when 13-year Sitzler veteran Michael Zampa was appointed Indigenous Business Enterprise Operations Manager. He says Managing Director Steve Margetic and Director Michael Sitzler have a “locals, locals, locals” policy. “Even when working in remote...

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SANTA NEVER MADE IT TO DARWIN

On Christmas Eve of '74 the warning sounded outFor all the broadcast stations, a great storm was near aboutThe boys and girls asleep in bed, tomorrow was the dayTheir mums and dads all prayed the mighty storm would turn away Santa never made it into DarwinDisaster struck at dawn on Christmas daySanta never made it into DarwinA big wind came...

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THE THIN KHAKI LINE

As the Big Wind swung around and headed back towards the city, officers at Darwin and Casuarina stations refuelled their fleet, pumped up the tyres and stocked up with first aid gear, axes, shovels, crowbars, picks, ropes, lamps and torches. They expected the worst. By midnight, about 150 frightened people sheltered in the police stations...

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RAINE & HORNE: YOUR HOME OF CHOICE

It embodies everything that makes life enjoyable—from selling or renting a home, to working within the team. Raine & Horne Darwin boasts a proud partnership with the Top End community and has been a household name for more than four decades. There are 25 staff members, including five residential sales agents, two auctioneers and 11...

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NTEX TURNS TRASH INTO TREASURE

But over the past four years founder Gerry Breen has pivoted the business to be experts in the circular economy. NTEX are taking one man’s trash and literally turning it into treasure, recycling and repurposing on average over 90 percent of the waste from their demolition projects. They’ve also moved away from straight civil construction...

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A bitch called Tracy

The then-police officer was photographed walking through the debris of what was left of the city carrying a cat under one arm and his kitchen sink under the other. He was also smoking a cigarette. “That was my last smoke – I never touched another one after the cyclone.” Tracy wrecked hundreds of businesses in Darwin, but it was...

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AND THEN THE ROOF WAS TORN OFF…

They heard that the cyclone had unexpectedly swung back towards Darwin. June came home early from her Territory Government Christmas party and George closed their shop, Fishing & Outdoor World, and headed to their house in Barossa Street, Larrakeyah.. They were sitting “comfortably” in the loungeroom about 10pm when a large wooden beam...

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TANAMI SETS GOLD STANDARD IN SAFETY

Safety is everything at the mine, which lies on Warlpiri land 950 kilometres south-west of Darwin and 560 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs. Newly-appointed mine manager Luke Barbetti says: “Safety is the very first of our values.” He says the aim is simple: to have a workplace free of fatalities, injuries and illness by ensuring...

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Cyclone Tracy Timeline

December 20, 1974 - 10:00 AMCyclone Tracy forms as a low over the Arafura Sea. December 21 - 10:00 AMCyclone Tracy is named after forming into a category 1 cyclone. December 22 - 9:00 AMCyclone Tracy builds into a Category 2 cyclone. December 23 - 9:00 AMTracy reaches Category 3 strength and tracks around Tiwi Islands. December 24 -...

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MRM PLAYING WELL ABOVE PAR TO HELP TERRITORY KIDS

Its 2024 Charity Golf Day raised $126,000 for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. Held over two days at the premier Palmerston Golf and Country Club, a horde of MRM employees, contractors, suppliers and business partners took to the greens for a day of average but fun golf while leading the way in funding critical medical equipment for Territory...

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DEDICATED TEAM

ISTA was named Small Provider of the Year at the NT Training Awards last year and then went on to collect the national title a few months later. The organisation won the Territory title again this year. Chief Executive Kathryn Stenson says the awards created “a sense of excitement and motivation” among team members. “This...

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DESIGNING DREAMS

Award-winning designer Jan-Marie Jaillei strongly believes that she didn’t choose interior architecture as her career – it chose her through what she calls a “series of serendipitous life events”. “I have never had any doubt that it’s exactly where I’m meant to be. I’m grateful that I had found my gift – or calling, as you...