McArthur River Mine Business

BEC’S CAREER TAKES OFF

There are a lot of important jobs at a mine, but none come close to ensuring people get home safely to their loved ones at the end of each swing. Rebecca Lampton is part of the team in charge for this immense responsibility at McArthur River Mine. Bec began at the mine in the administration team in 2012, where she quickly earned a reputation...

SANTOS Business

TRAIN LOCAL, WORK LOCAL

The Territory is part of its heritage as an Australian oil and gas producer and it has a duty to support young Territorians and Australians into well-paying, secure, skilled jobs. Since the construction of Darwin LNG (DLNG) began in 2003, and operations commenced in 2006, employment and training of NT locals has underpinned the success of this...

NT TRAINING AWARDS Education

HARD WORK PAYS OFF

But it has all been worth the effort – he was named the Austin Asche Apprentice of the Year at the Northern Territory Training Awards. It is the highest Territory honour in the world of apprenticeships. Andy was 40 and a qualified auto electrician when he watched Caterpillar-trained tradies at work and said to himself: “I could do that...

Top End Services Business

DELIVERING BUSINESS ADVICE AND MENTORSHIP

“I’d just finished a three-year contract assisting small businesses and was enjoying a couple of months break with my boys when Covid-19 struck,” she says. “Many businesses I’d previously assisted began contacting me.” Joanne was helping them voluntarily when the Territory Government consultants list opened. As a Northern Territory...

Charles Darwin University Education

OUR UNIVERSITY LEADS BY EXAMPLE

About 1000 of the shields are to be delivered to Royal Darwin Hospital. The university’s initiative is another demonstration of how Territorians have, in many ways, set not just a national but global example of how to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Only a few cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in the Territory; there was no community...

Charles Darwin University Education

STAYING LOCAL

Do I stay local or go south? These three Territorians are among many who chose to study locally at Charles Darwin University – and haven’t looked back.  Max Stretton  Darwin High School graduate and CDU law student Max Stretton was only two weeks away from going to university in Melbourne when he was subject to what he calls...

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY Education

HOME ADVANTAGE

Where does that leave year 12s when it comes to uni options for 2021? While some Territory teenagers head south for university, Charles Darwin University’s Director of Student Operations and Administration, Sam Jacob, says that staying local to study in 2021 has a lot going for it. “Existing relationships, whether with friends or family,...

School of the Air Business

COMMUNITY OF THE AIR

Ten dedicated teachers have about 100 students spread across an area three times the size of Britain. But there is still a strong feeling that this is a close-knit community – drawn together by being so far apart. “It sounds strange, but we actually feel close to each other,” says principal Kerrie Russell. She loves the job. “It’s a...

THE ESSINGTON SCHOOL Education

GLOBAL THINKING, TERRITORY SPIRIT

What remains, though, is staying true to the philosophy of never allowing a student to fall behind. It’s not so much a revolution at The Essington School in Darwin as a reminder of its strong community roots and sense of purpose. The school, which continues to achieve by far the best NAPLAN scores in the Territory and dominate the NTCET’s...

Airducter Business

NEW GENERATION

Darwin-based Airducter, which has been operating since 1983, has begun to move a younger generation into key positions to drive the business forward. Dominic Fracaro, who started the company all those years ago, says: “We have a great young team of Territorians coming through, which we have trained and invested in as part of the succession...

McArthur River Mine Business

BORN TO BE A MINER

But he never imagined that he would one day be in charge of one of the largest zinc, lead and silver mines in the world. “Mining always attracted me. I liked the idea of living, exploring and working in remote Australia. “I enjoy being part of small communities.” Earlier this year, he was promoted from Mine Manager to General Manager of the...

Sunbuild Business

IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

He was named Territory Apprentice of the Year in 2019 and went on to win the national title at the Australian Training Awards in Brisbane. “I was stoked,” he says. “It’s not often you get to win two awards in one year." Rory, who works for Darwin born-and bred construction company Sunbuild, was proud to be Australian Apprentice of the...