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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...

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PAVING THE WAY TO A GREENER FUTURE

C-Twelve NT, a Darwin-based business led by renowned Sunbuild owner Neil Sunners, has been working with partners in Western Australia to develop an eco-friendly and effective alternative to traditional asphalt. C-Twelve’s innovation is centred around two unique products: C12 Plus and C12 Black. C12 Plus, a proprietary binder, is a...

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SUNBUILD FLIES WITH LARRAKIA PROJECT

Award-winning Sunbuild will construct and fit out the Larrakia Cultural Centre. The building will have strong Aboriginal themes. Sunbuild managing director Neil Sunners says: “We are very proud to be involved in this project. It’s an intricate, interesting job. “The Larrakia Cultural Centre will be a stunning building – a credit...

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CARMINE’S A PERFECT MATCHMAKER

They have to reveal the most intimate details of their finances. “I make them feel relaxed,” says Carmine, who opened the Palmerston-based Rauseo Group five years ago. “I never make clients feel uncomfortable and certainly never stupid. “Compliance in Australia is very high, which means clients have to produce quite a few...

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KALON HOMES: BEAUTY WITHIN

So they named their Darwin-based business Kalon Homes – Kalon means “beauty within” in Greek. The company has lived up to its name since it was founded in 2019 by building lovely family houses with stylish interiors. A three-bedroom show house on the Northcrest residential estate in Darwin is like Dr Who’s Tardis, seemingly much...