Education

TRAINING KEY TO OUR PROSPERITY

Businesses based in regional or remote parts of the Territory will receive a $3000 employer incentive for every new apprentice or trainee they take on under the $3 million Employer Incentive Program. Another $3 million has been injected into the User Choice program to help registered training organisations deliver training for apprenticeships...

Indigenous Affairs

TOURISM BOUNCES BACK

Twenty five businesses, organisations and individuals were crowned winners – and 20 now go to the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.  Two Aboriginal-owned experiences were among the winners.  Katherine-based Top Didj Cultural Experience and Art Gallery won the Business Growth award and Standley Chasm Angkerle Atwatye took out the...

Indigenous Affairs

SALTBUSH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE

The Saltbush vision rose from the red dirt of Central Australia in response to the unique and specific challenges faced by so many Territorians in their struggles to live a fulfilling life.  From the early successful pre-employment programs, such as Future Stars, developed for and by local people with lived experience, Saltbush now...

Indigenous Affairs

NLC PROUD OF KIDS LEARNING IN TWO WORLD

Learning on Country, an initiative of the Northern Land Council and 15 remote schools, is doing just that: teaching students the western way but wrapped in a strong blanket of traditional lore and love of country. Land council chairman Sam Bush- Blanasi is proud of the progress the program is making in the bush. “Our kids are learning to...

Business

THE TERRITORY IS CHANGING… AND SO ARE WE

After many decades of service in the Northern Territory, the Karen Sheldon Group is taking a long overdue break from catering, including the operation of our beloved Speakers Corner Cafe. We have worked with so many wonderful people, and watched many amazing careers blossom, and we now feel it is time for some new individual adventures. We...

Education

SHELLIE LEADS CDU’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST

This was demonstrated at the 2022 Alumni Awards, which showcase the best and brightest former students who have become leaders and innovators – and have demonstrated excellence throughout their careers. The awards highlighted the breadth of talent by honouring graduates ranging from a renowned singer to a robotics entrepreneur. CDU’s...

Issue 38

CONVENTION CENTRE HOTEL TAKES OFF

The Territory Government has engaged CBRE Hotels to facilitate the Expression of Interest process. The company started sounding out the market in November and immediately gained interest from Accor, EVT, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Marriott, Radisson Hotel Group and Toga Far East Hotels. An invitation for expressions of interest has been...

Indigenous Affairs

MRM PLAYS GOLF FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Held over two days in August and September 2022, more than 200 MRM employees and contractors hit the fairways at the Palmerston Golf and Country Club for a day of fun, some wonderfully average golf, and to raise important funds all in the name of charity. MRM continues its strong partnership with the foundation through its Charity Golf Day...

Education

ALANA TRIUMPHS IN FACE OF ADVERSITY

“I was determined not to see myself as a victim,” she says. “There was no ‘poor me’.” Alana arrived in Darwin in 2003 in a tiny old car – which sometimes doubled as her hotel room for the night on the long road north – with nowhere to live and very little money. Her hair had fallen out during the chemo, but once it had...

Issue 38

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

It has gone from humble beginnings of two best mates working out of the back of a van to today being one of the most respected and capable project management and building firms in Northern Australia. C and R is renowned for its professionalism and growing ability to take on big jobs – and is fast becoming a leader in the industry. It is...

Issue 38

CALEB GOTTS: FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

The teenager’s plan was to turn left or right after arriving in the Northern Territory’s capital city. But he soon realised that there is no simple left or right turn – Darwin is the end of the long road north. Like so many arrivals before him, Caleb’s idea of moving on after a few weeks was quickly forgotten as he fell in love with...

Business

WHY WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN TOURISM NOW

At a Federal level, there are limited support programs and grants available to the tourism industry, with tourism not identified as an industry growth centre, despite contributing $152 billion to the economy, supporting more than 300,000 businesses and employing more than 660,000 Australians. Business advisory services, public funding and...