Travel Issue 25

RIDING WITH RAILWAY ROYALTY

But this time we hadn’t even got out of the station before a bloke in a loud shirt said cheerfully: “Wonder who’s going to be murdered tonight?” My kids seemed disappointed when I told them that the man was joking. Or at least I hoped he was. Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express on one of her better days, has a lot...

National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre Business

PREPARING FOR THE WORST

Darwin has been the centre of many incidents of national and international significance over the years, including the 1942 bombing of Darwin during the Second World War, Cyclone Tracy in 1974 and the 2002 Bali Bombings response. Planning for a disaster response, along with teaching and training for disaster preparedness, is core business for...

NT Plumbing Maintenance Service Business

PAT THE PLUMBER GOES NATIONAL

NT Plumbing Maintenance Service has set up an office in Brisbane and Adelaide and plans to open in other capital cities over the next 12 months. Owner Pat Whitehead is creating the same work culture in the Queensland and South Australian capitals as he has in Darwin – based around fast, reliable, reactive and planned plumbing maintenance,...

Tiwi Partners (Aust) Pty Ltd Business

PARTNERSHIP TAKES OFF

A new company called Tiwi Partners (Aust) Pty Ltd has been formed. It’s a milestone in the agreement between the Territory born-and-bred company and the Tiwi – represented by the Tiwi Land Council and the Tiwi Island Regional Council. Indigenous organisations and private business recognise the cementing of the partnership as being of...

Campaign Edge Sprout Business

PARTNERS ENJOY A CUTTING EDGE

Sprout Creative was a well-established business offering quality creative services for more than 18 years. The merger with nationally-renowned Campaign Edge has elevated the company to a full-service marketing enterprise offering advertising, digital marketing, media placement, TVC production and graphic design – all from the same city offices...

NTEX Business

NTEX HELPS RESHAPE

But, in fact, it’s a complicated job, demanding great skill and patience. “There are a lot of procedures to follow,” says Gerry Breen, the owner of Darwin-based NTEX. “And, of course, safety comes first.” He prefers to use the word “deconstruction” rather than demolition – because that’s what it usually is: carefully...

Screen Territory Business

NT WINS PLENTY OF FILM ACTION

The film touches a nerve in Australia with its themes of belonging, culture and love. But Top End Wedding does more than that – it demonstrates to the highly competitive, dog-eat-dog movie world that the Territory is a place where great films can be made. Screen Territory Director Jennie Hughes says the NT is an increasingly popular setting...

Nous Business

NOUS THRIVES ON SOUND JUDGMENT

And that’s what Nous Group is offering Northern Territory organisations, government agencies and businesses after opening an office in Darwin. Nous is an award-winning management consultancy with a social conscience. The company may have only just set up a permanent office in Darwin, but it has been delivering positive influence in the NT...

Charlotte Klose Issue 25

NEXT GENERATION FISH ON

But she doesn’t just throw in a line and hope for the best. The 20-year-old Territorian has learnt the science of the sport – the tricks, the techniques, the psychology of it all. “I love fishing,” she says. “I always hit the water with a plan – I target what I fish for and where I can find the fish. And I strategically select the...

McArthur River Mine Business

MRM’S HARD WORK PAYS OFF

It was well worth the effort. The Federal Government has given approval for the giant zinc and lead mine to continue operating until 2047. This was followed by the Northern Territory Government approving the mine management plan. Greg Ashe, Glencore’s chief operating officer for zinc assets in Australia, told the Mining the Territory...

Menzies School of Health Research Business

MENZIES ON THE FRONTLINE

Menzies School of Health Research has more than 35 years of experience in running world-class health research programs. It conducts programs that have a direct impact on the health of our population, including major recent initiatives such as HOT NORTH and Hearing for Learning. HOT NORTH is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between eight of...

Territory Pioneer Indigenous Affairs

MARION SCRYMGOUR

But the likeable, no-nonsense Aboriginal Territorian didn’t see it that way. She enjoys fixing things, creating order out of chaos, developing good governance, getting people to do what they are paid to do. Marion was called in three years ago to fix the Tiwi Islands Regional Council, which was at war with the Tiwi Land Council. Nobody...