Business

WILSON DIESEL STRIKES GOLD

Their Tennant Creek-based business, Wilson Diesel Services, has won the NT Chamber of Commerce’s Mining and Energy award after quadrupling its business over the past couple of years. “Winning the award was a really proud moment for us,” says Liza, who has just given birth to her fourth child. “It gave us confidence that a regional...

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PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Welcome to a special edition of Territory Q, the magazine on a permanent mission to prove the Northern Territory is the best place to live, work and invest. From Beetaloo gas to Tennant Mining Gold, the Territory has a lot going on. I’m biased, obviously — but this time I genuinely mean it. Between global companies being good corporate...

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LAUNDRIES LEADING TO BETTER HEALTH

The project, a partnership with the Santos Foundation and the Aboriginal Investment Group, will enable two transportable shipping containers to be converted into reliable laundries. The laundries will be in Wurrumiyanga in the Tiwi Islands and Palmerston. The Barossa Aboriginal Future Fund, known as the BAFF, is a voluntary fund established...

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LARRAKEYAH HEAD TOP OF HER CLASS

Fathma Mauger, principal of Larrakeyah Primary School in Darwin, says it’s an “absolute honour” to win such a prestigious award. The highly-regarded school was also a finalist in two other categories: Danni Mattiazzo as Deputy Principal of the Year and the school as Primary School of the Year. Australian Education Awards, presented by...

Business

JUDO BANK

Judo Bank has entered the Northern Territory market at a time when most other banks are drastically reducing bodies on the ground – and has already refinanced many businesses. Lindsay Blight has recently been appointed local credit manager. He has spent many years in the banking industry, including living in the NT as relationship banker...

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50 YEARS OF MEMORIES

TONY: I first met Peter Sitzler in the early 1980s in Alice Springs. He and his brother Paul were well respected builders in Alice Springs, which always had a very strong community spirit. One of my memories is of constructing the Catholic church, which still stands strong and proud today. The financial crash of 1987 followed by the...

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A TERRITORY MILESTONE

More than a decade of investment, exploration and determination came down to one symbolic moment in the Beetaloo on 1 September. Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Federal Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King joined Tamboran Resources Chief Executive Officer Todd Abbott to turn on the first gas from...

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BEETALOO

The demand for reliable, domestically sourced energy has never been more critical for Australia. First gas from the Beetaloo Basin is more than an important industry milestone – it’s a major step towards unlocking billions of dollars in investment, thousands of jobs and new economic opportunities for the Northern Territory. The start of...

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BUILDING THE BACKBONE OF BEETALOO

The Northern Territory is entering one of the most significant periods of economic development in its history. As activity in the Beetaloo sub-basin accelerates and the region moves closer to commercial gas production, the focus is shifting beyond exploration and towards the infrastructure needed to support long-term industry...

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FROM BIG APPLE TO IRONBARK

He is the new Chief Executive Officer of Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation, which has a diverse footprint spanning employment, community services, economic development, commercial operations and social enterprise. Nobody doubts that he is up to the job – Jerome has a glittering CV – but he acknowledges that he has taken on a demanding...

Business

BLUEDUST: BUILT FOR TERRITORY CONDITIONS

Most people see only the finished job: a secure facility, structural steel package, remote community asset, fence line, or automated gate. What they do not see is the planning, fabrication, problem-solving, and accountability required to make it last. A business built around ownership For BluedustNT founder Timothy Young, those challenges...

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GOOD AS GOLD

A new golden age has dawned for the 3587 people who call the Outback township of Tennant Creek home. Tennant Mines, since being acquired by London, Johannesburg and now Australian-listed South African gold mining group Pan African Resources, has started mining at the Nobles gold mine and has commenced work on its large, long-life open pit gold...