Ingkerreke Commercial Business

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

The construction contractor, project manager and steel fabricator has a simple but powerful motto: Together we are stronger. “This isn’t just about getting someone a job, although that’s how it starts,” says chief executive Callum Mathison. “It goes far beyond that. The people working for us have a big, positive effect on their...

Northern Territory Government Business

MAJOR PROJECTS QUEUING UP

The NT Major Projects Conference, which is being staged at the Darwin Convention Centre from October 29-30, has again attracted top-flight speakers. Core Lithium managing director Stephen Biggins will give an update on the Finniss lithium project, near Darwin. The project has a JORC compliant resources of 3.45 million tonnes. Production is...

Arafura Resources Business

MAGNETS FOR CLEAN ENERGY

The Nolans Project, 135 kilometres from Alice Springs in Central Australia, hosts one of the largest NdPr mineral deposits in the world, with Arafura well-positioned to meet a looming supply shortage across the globe. The company, which has offices in Darwin and Perth, plans to mine, process and refine NdPr and other rare earths about 10...

De Silva Hebron Business

LEANNE LOVES HER NEW JOB

Fortunately, she came to her senses and became a lawyer. Leanne has been made an associate of thriving Darwin-based law firm De Silva Hebron. She specialises in disputes over wills and contracts. “I thoroughly enjoy my work – it’s interesting and diverse.” She loves the friendly but energetic atmosphere at De Silva Hebron. Leanne...

JAWOYN CONSTRUCTION Business

JAWOYN BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE

Katherine-based Jawoyn Construction is competing for work throughout the region. It already has runs on the board by playing a role in the $10 million upgrade of Nitmiluk National Park. The company has also worked for the Roper Gulf Regional Council and has managed infrastructure projects and civil works with the Jawoyn Rangers. Jawoyn...

Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation Business

IRONBARK: CHANGING LIVES FOR THE BETTER

Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation, which was established in 2000, provides a range of programs and services aimed at helping people play a more fulfilling role in society. It has been so successful over the past four years that it is looking at a string of development initiatives. “We’ve gone through tough times but we have stabilised and...

HILTON HOTELS AND RESORTS & DOUBLETREE BY HILTON Business

FOUR HOTELS ONE TERRITORY

The company’s chain of hotels and resorts is also the perfect place for an event – big or small. Hilton and DoubleTree's portfolio of top-class properties in the Northern Territory means that it can cater for everything from a one-day workshop to a major conference, from a corporate dinner to a big wedding. “We’ve got a lot of...

SEM Business

HERE COMES THE SUN

Here are five of them: Solar makes sound economic senseSolar is excellent for the environmentSEM is a trusted Territory company with a reputation for doing a good job at a good priceSEM gives back to the community in many ways, particularly by giving apprenticeships to young TerritoriansSEM monitors solar systems after they have been installed...

Shorecast Business

FISHING FOR OUR FUTURE

Darwin-owned and operated Shorecast NT has already constructed 118 of the huge concrete “pyramids”, which will be lowered into the sea in clusters to create four reefs – each the size of a football pitch. Each pyramid weighs 23 tonnes. The new reefs, which contain very little steel support and will be immune from concrete “cancer”,...

City of Darwin Business

COUNCIL GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS

Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis says: “In these difficult times, we’re putting our money where our mouth is.” Council – reinvigorated after the 2017 election  and appointment of a new six-strong executive management team the following year – has allocated a record $54 million budget for capital expenditure. It is being spent in Darwin...

Darwin Convention Centre Business

BOSS BURSTING WITH OPTIMISM

He jumped at the chance of becoming the new general manager of the Darwin Convention Centre earlier this year. And not just because he has fond memories of spending time in the city more than a decade ago, but because he believes there is unlimited potential in attracting lucrative conferences to Darwin. “The people who organise conferences...

BEEF REPORT Issue 25

BEEF REPORT

INDONESIASlaughter steers $4.10kg live weight (Rp9750 = $1AUD) Demand is firm although prices are stable with the indicator rate remaining at Rp40,000 per kg. Higher rates are available for good cattle in some locations but it appears that in general lot feeders have been happy to sell increasing volumes at similar rates to June. I am...