Origin Business

KYALLA: A STORY OF FIRSTS

Thirty-five kilometres east of the Stuart Highway and about 70 kilometres south-east of Daly Waters as the cocky flies, stands Origin’s Kyalla 117 gas well. It’s in the heart of the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin, the first of five such geological areas of strategic significance, identified by the Federal Government as having the...

Department of Trade, Business, and Innovation Business

HEART OF THE MATTER

The very heart of the Northern Territory will be top of the agenda at the NT’s premier mineral and petroleum exploration conference. New geological survey data for the Barkly Tablelands and exciting drill results from the Beetaloo sub-basin will be detailed at the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar in Alice Springs from April...

Department of Trade, Business, and Innovation Business

UNLOCKING THE BEETALOO

The Beetaloo Sub-basin’s resource potential is a significant opportunity for the economic recovery of the Northern Territory (NT) and Australia. Industry analysis projects that Beetaloo development could produce 6,000 jobs by 2040. Economic activity could increase between $18.0 billion and $36.8 billion over the same period.  The...

Halikos Pty Ltd Business

HALIKOS AWARDED

In December 2020, Halikos was announced as the successful proponent to be awarded the first phase of construction of the $250 million Charles Darwin University (CDU) Education and Community Precinct project in the Darwin CBD The construction contract covers work to finalise the design development and provision of the Phase 2 contract for...

TRADE BUILDING Business

BUILDING AND SERVICE IN THE BLOOD

Since 1987, the family has developed an unsurpassed reputation for delivering quality and top-notch service. “Customer satisfaction and service is number one for me too,” says Alex Tsirbas, the new owner and manager of Trade Building Supplies in Darwin. Taking over and reopening the doors on 30 November 2020, Alex is focussed on all the...

Anindilyakwa Land Council Business

MINE NEARLY READY TO GO

Tony Wurramarrba, chair of the Anindilyakwa Land Council, says islanders are excited by the prospect of operating a mine. “People realise that it’s a great opportunity for us,” he says. The land council has formed a new company, Anindilyakwa Advancement Aboriginal Corporation, which is registered as Winchelsea Mining. A joint venture...

Clouston Associates Business

LANDSCAPE AS A CANVAS

It is the broad skill set of landscape architects – integrating design vision, scientific and technical rigour – that, if introduced early, helps expand the potential for Territory projects and community outcomes. But it is practical competence and local experience in delivering those projects that make the landscape architect’s...

TERRITORY ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION COMMISSION Business

LET’S ROLL OUT RED CARPET FOR INVESTORS

The co-chairs of the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission are realistic about the task ahead – a herculean effort to turn round the NT economy in a post-covid world. But they say: “The Territory can do it.” They believe that the NT’s economy can grow significantly through onshore oil and gas, becoming a hub for renewable...

Darwin Port Business

RESPONDING IN THE SAFEST WAY

The absolute priority was to keep the Port’s people and the Territory public safe without causing unnecessary delays to visiting ships. This is particularly relevant to the oil and gas sector where shipping delays can lead to significant operations imposts with corresponding negative financial outcomes. Absolute cooperation supported by...

Scope Building NT Business

SCOPE’S YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

After two decades operating in Central Australia, the milestone coincides with five years since the establishment of its Darwin base. The company has grown at a steady, sustainable pace from a small business with a handful of staff to a respected and innovative design, construct and project management company. Executive Director Matthew...

SITZLER Business

SITZLER SHOWS NT CAN DO THE JOB

The company is involved in a string of multimillion-dollar projects in the Territory and interstate. Many are contracts with the Department of Defence, which plans to spend $12 billion in Northern Australia in the next decade. Sitzler uses NT sub-contractors and buys supplies in the Territory whenever possible. It has even taken subbies...

McMahon Services Business

MCMAHON SERVICES NT: STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY

The company and its Indigenous owned partner Intract are knocking down the Chan Building, which has been used for everything from public service HQ to parliament since it was built in the 1960s. The Chan Building, at first called simply Block 8 but later named after late Legislative Assembly President and Darwin Lord Mayor Harry Chan...