MINDIL BEACH CASINO RESORT Business

AVRIL’S A SAFE BET

The 14-year-old girl fell hopelessly in love with the Northern Territory. “I loved the transformation from the beautiful red rock country of Central Australia to the lush, tropical north,” she says. “The scenery was stunning. “It was exciting. I felt the whole place was almost untouched. Why would you want anything more than the...

VEOLIA Business

VEOLIA LEADS THE WAY

Environmental services company Veolia, in partnership with the City of Darwin, is working hard and intelligently to divert waste away from the landfill. For instance, steel found in waste is segregated and stockpiled ready for baling and repurposing. Veolia has deployed equipment to the facility to undertake the task. In addition, a huge...

LANDFILL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Business

WASTE NOT BEING WASTED

The Shoal Bay Bioenergy Facility in Darwin has a 1.1-megawatt landfill-biogas-to-energy plant, which generates renewable electricity from landfill biogas. The project was commissioned in 2005 by LMS Energy – market leaders in the bioenergy industry. The facility was a pioneering renewable energy project for the Territory because it was the...

DARWIN INNOVATION HUB Business

UNLOCKING THE TREASURE CHEST

In the past five years the Northern Territory has quietly developed the foundations of a vibrant innovation ecosystem. A highlights reel would show you companies such as SPEE3D creating new innovations in 3D metal printing and advanced manufacturing and other up-and-coming start-ups, such as Corrosion Instruments and Universal Site Management,...

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Business

MRM: PROUD OF STAFF AND COMMUNITY

The pandemic lockdown began a month later. But rather than panic, Steven and the McArthur River Mine (MRM) management team set about ensuring two things: the safety of staff and local community members, and a safe and sustainable operation. Both have been achieved – there has been no community or site transmission of covid-19 and the...

Issue 30

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

You are reading our 30th edition. We are chuffed to have never missed a beat in the seven years since Foxy launched our first edition in October 2013. And with that I’d like to raise a glass to the NT cattle industry and what has become a large feature in this issue, and also share with you some positive insights into why we are thriving when...

ANINDILYAKWA LAND AND SEA RANGERS Business

MEET EDNA, THE DOG TOADS LOVE TO HATE

The five-year-old golden Labrador has been trained to sniff out the odour of one of the world’s worst invasive species. Cane toads were first introduced into Australia from Central America in 1935, and since then and have marched across northern Australia, resulting in huge declines in native wildlife. The toads have glands on their backs...

THE ESSIGNTON SCHOOL Business

ESSINGTON: MORE THAN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Essington consistently achieves outstanding results in the NAPLAN and NTCET tests – in fact, the results compare favourably with those from Australia’s top schools. But while inspiring bold thinking to achieve strong academic results is a core element of the school, Essington also strives to enhance the learning of students in a variety of...

DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE Business

WE’RE BETTER THAN EVER

It now has more to offer than ever. The Waterfront Rooms have been refurbished – strengthening the Centre’s world-class credentials for hosting local, national and international events. General Manager Peter Savoff is delighted with the work and praised the collaboration with Territory businesses Gabbert Design, Ray Laurence Constructions...

GOVE RENTALS & MECHANICAL Business

TWO LESSONS WELL LEARNED

He told them: “Don’t be known as the cheapest in town – be known as the best in town.” Dave says: “So we have always tried to deliver the best service and products possible.” The couple, who were featured in the Territory Q-sponsored Success Stories series of talks at October Business Month, own Gove Rentals & Mechanical in the...

CHIEF MINISTER'S NT INDUSTRY AND EXPORT AWARDS Business

LOCKDOWN CAN’T STOP NT BUSINESS

SPEE3D, which designed and built a world-beating 3D metal printer in Darwin, was named NT Exporter of the Year. The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation was named Resilient Territory Business of the Year. Chamber of Commerce chief executive Greg Ireland congratulated the winners and applauded the high standard of entries. “It is positive to...

NATIONAL CRITICAL CARE AND TRAUMA RESPONSE CENTRE Business

TRAUMA CENTRE PLAYS KEY ROLE IN COVD RESPONSE

Federally funded through the Australian Government, the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) was established following Darwin’s response to the 2002 Bali bombings. Since its inception in 2004, the Darwin-based NCCTRC has become a key component of the Australian Government’s disaster and emergency medical preparedness...