Infrastructure

FUEL DEPOT TAKES SHAPE

Construction is powering ahead at the Crowley Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Darwin. Work on all 11 tanks has started, with the final ringbeam being poured in August. The most advanced tank now has four levels of steel strakes in place with all other tanks at various stages of development. The facility, which will be the largest of its...

Issue 37

A QUIET MEMORIAL

The events that unfolded one evening in Kuta, Indonesia, thrust the Northern Territory and its health responders into the international spotlight – and demonstrated to Australia the importance of being equipped, prepared and ready for sudden onset disaster. As the nation remembers 20 years since the tragedy of the Bali bombings, this turning...

Business

LIFE’S SWEET FOR ZIPPRINT

Highly-regarded printing and graphic design company Zipprint has moved to a sparkling new HQ in Darwin. The business fitted out a 700 square metre building in Sweet Street, Winnellie, after outgrowing the old premises on the Stuart Highway. Mark Teakle, who is celebrating his 10th anniversary as the owner, says the new ground-level home...

Education

MRM CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Glencore’s McArthur River Mining (MRM) continues to be a key economic enabler, with the mine’s operations making a direct contribution of $477 million in 2021. MRM, which is 970 kilometres by road south-east of Darwin and 65 kilometres from the township of Borroloola in the Gulf of Carpentaria, mines one of the largest zinc and lead...

Issue 37

CLIMATE CHANGE: TIME FOR ACTION

Climate ambition continues to steadily increase, with countries and companies around the world committing to eradicate their emissions by mid-century. Although 2050 may be 30 years away, we are now in the most critical decade to transform our economy to limit global warming. In other words, the time for tangible action is now. As the energy...

Issue 37

OBM IS BACK!

October Business Month (OBM) is back bigger and better with an exciting mix of high profile keynote speakers designed to inspire Territory businesses. OBM has been supporting the Territory’s small business community for close to 3 decades and it is now in its 29th year. Five keynote speakers will attend this year’s OBM: Dr Richard...

Issue 37

THE TERRITORY’S SUMMER SECRETS

Interstate holidaymakers are being let into a secret: summer starts early in the NT. Tourism NT is letting the secret slip as part of a campaign to attract more visitors during September-March. The NT Summer campaign is aimed at would-be travellers 18+, who are being offered special deals through travel agents, car hire companies, hotels,...

Business

NATION SALUTES BARRA PIONEERS

The husband-and- wife team of Bob Richards and Julii Tyson began Humpty Doo Barramundi against extraordinary odds. They knew nothing about aquaculture when they bought into the struggling operation on the banks of the tidal Adelaide River. There was no running water nor all-weather road access. Much of the workforce was volunteering family...

Infrastructure

JAYTEX CONTINUES TO MAKE A SPLASH

Renowned Northern Territory construction company Jaytex has crowned a swag of prestigious contracts by being chosen to redevelop the Palmerston public swimming pool. The pool will be transformed into a $19.4 million recreation and community hub known as SWELL – Swimming, Wellness, Events, Leisure and Lifestyle. Works include refurbishing...

Business

GO ON, SPOIL YOURSELF

Everybody deserves to be pampered now and again, especially after a couple of tough years. And Mindil Beach Casino Resort in Darwin is now offering the ultimate in spoiling yourself. The Lagoon Day Spa reopened at the casino in late August. Resort General Manager Avril Baynes says: “We’re thrilled to have the Lagoon Day Spa open once...

Education

ESSINGTON: MORE THAN AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION

Karen Rohrs always knew she would be a teacher. “I never considered any other profession,” she says. “I knew what I wanted to do even in preschool.” She is the new principal of Darwin’s independent Essington School, which tops the Territory’s graduation results league every year. Ms Rohrs was working at an international...

Issue 37

WORKERS WELCOME IN LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

The Northern Territory is striving to increase the workforce by more than 35,000 to achieve the goal of a $40 billion economy by 2030. It’s an ambitious target – and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade are determined to meet it in a globally competitive environment. The NT is on the cusp of the most exciting and sustainable...