MASTER BUILDERS Business

Adapt to Succeed

This time last year we were talking about the emerging pandemic and what support was needed just to hold our society together. Thankfully along came Jobkeeper, a major boost to JobSeeker, and a myriad of economic stimulus measures driven by all three levels Government. Fast forward twelve months and that massive cash injection has the economy...

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND LOGISTICS Infrastructure

HOUSING SHORTAGE TACKLED HEAD-ON

Dwayne McInnes, General Manager Housing Program Office at the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, is excited about the breadth and ambition of the Remote Housing Investment Package, known as Our Community. Our Future. Our Homes. - – but he’s also realistic. “This investment will make significant inroads into addressing...

SANTOS Business

SANTOS COMMITS TO THE TERRITORY LONG TERM

The final investment decision (FID) on the Barossa gas project, located offshore the Northern Territory, clears the way for an investment boom in the north. The $4.8 billion Barossa gas project kickstarts the $800 million investment in the Darwin LNG life extension and pipeline tie-in projects, which will extend the facility life for about 20...

Mining Infrastructure

MINING BENEFITS SMALL BUSINESS

Territory Hirex provides product and service, mainly to exploration companies, but also to mine operators and commercial cleaners. “We’ve built up a good reputation,” says Tony Pickett, who owns the company with his wife Jenny. “Customers like the unique service that we provide – we believe we’re the only business in Alice...

NT Training Awards Business

TRAINING PAYS OFF

Andy Creber was a respected 40-year-old auto-electrician when he decided to go “back to school” and become an apprentice diesel fitter. He is now a dual tradesman and leading hand at Hastings Deering in Darwin. Andy received strong support from the company and his partner Tina, but “starting at the bottom again” was still...

Master Builders Northern Territory Business

PLAY TO WIN

We all know it is almost impossible to win any game from the sidelines. Crowds cheer and coaches pull levers, but it is players that execute and that is why they get to lift the cup. One of the biggest games going around right now is influencing economic development across North Australia. What happens next will play out in shaping...

Civil Contractors Federation NT Business

MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND RECOGNISING THE BRILLIANCE

People underestimate the ability of Northern Territory industry. They question its capability to deliver national and international standard projects. But the fact remains we live and work in some of the most difficult terrains in the country and, therefore, we have finely skilled operators who deliver. Each year, the Civil Contractors...

ALC Business

GROOTE CONNECTION

Everyone living on the remote Groote archipelago – about 2000 Traditional Owners and an increasing number of businesspeople – will soon be better connected to the world and each other. Two communications projects costing a total of $8.5 million will speed up internet links, improve mobile phone coverage and enable the Anindilyakwa Land...

Business

MINE GIVEN GO AHEAD

In a significant boost for the NT economy and prospects for local jobs, the Territory Government has granted final approval to Core Lithium to commence development of its new mine in the Top End. The Finniss project, 35 kilometres west of Berry Springs, is a proposed open-cut lithium mine. It is the first lithium mine to be approved outside...

McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd Business

CREATING JOBS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

Growing up in remote mining towns in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, McArthur River Mining’s Carrie Bendeich has always had a deep connection to the local communities she’s lived in. It comes as no surprise that she chose a career path that would see her working with similarly culture-rich communities in regional and remote...

INPEX Business

INPEX’S PLAN FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

INPEX’s investments in Australia – which include the massive Ichthys LNG facilities – are the largest of their kind by any Japanese company globally. In parallel with building trust with its stakeholders through consultation and engagement, INPEX is committed to providing benefits to the communities in which it operates and contributing...