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GROWING CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

Central Australia is often treated as a postcard backdrop, a place you visit, not a place you build from. In reality, it’s one of the most strategically important regions in the country: nearly 40% of the Territory’s land mass, home to more than 40,000 people and an economy anchored by tourism, mining and energy, pastoral production and...

Issue 47

SITZLER KEEPS FAITH WITH TERRITORIANS

The overpass at the junction of Tiger Brennan Drive and Berrimah Road in Darwin will improve road safety, reduce traffic delays and enhance important freight transport links. Nearly 20,000 vehicles travel on Tiger Brennan Drive each day, commuting between Darwin, Palmerston and the rural areas. The busy intersection has been the scene of...

Business

JAYTEX’S NEW CHAPTER IN LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH

Established in 1997, it has grown from modest beginnings into one of the Northern Territory’s premier construction companies, renowned for its reliability, dedication and unwavering commitment to quality. With a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects, including SWELL Palmerston, Darwin Corporate Park, NT Motorcycle Centre and, more...

Issue 45

SITZLER’S MANTRA: TRUST THE LOCALS

The company’s commitment to buyinglocal whenever possible was illustrated dramatically when 13-year Sitzler veteran Michael Zampa was appointed Indigenous Business Enterprise Operations Manager. He says Managing Director Steve Margetic and Director Michael Sitzler have a “locals, locals, locals” policy. “Even when working in remote...

Issue 45

NTEX TURNS TRASH INTO TREASURE

But over the past four years founder Gerry Breen has pivoted the business to be experts in the circular economy. NTEX are taking one man’s trash and literally turning it into treasure, recycling and repurposing on average over 90 percent of the waste from their demolition projects. They’ve also moved away from straight civil construction...

Business

SUNBUILD FLIES WITH LARRAKIA PROJECT

Award-winning Sunbuild will construct and fit out the Larrakia Cultural Centre. The building will have strong Aboriginal themes. Sunbuild managing director Neil Sunners says: “We are very proud to be involved in this project. It’s an intricate, interesting job. “The Larrakia Cultural Centre will be a stunning building – a credit...

Issue 44

NEW MOMENTUS HOTEL TO KICK OFF WATERFRONT REVITALISATION

CEL Darwin will develop and own the new hotel next to the Darwin Convention Centre.  It will be managed by the organisation’s Singapore-based hospitality arm, Momentus Hospitality under the brand Momentus Hotels and Resorts. The Darwin property will be their first hotel outside of Singapore.  Scheduled to open in late 2026 the...

Business

DCOH IS PART OF TERRITORY FABRIC

Over the 30-plus years since, DCOH has evolved into a multi-faceted, vertically integrated business which now designs, develops, builds and operates a range of projects.  Following a recent restructure of the company (formerly known as the Halikos Group), Shane Dignan has now assumed sole ownership of the company.  After joining...

Issue 43

BAROSSA CREATING JOBS AND WEALTH

The depleted Bayu-Undan field, which has been supplying gas to the Darwin plant for 20 years, will now be used for carbon capture and storage, spearheading a new industry for Australia. Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher told a packed NT Energy Club lunch in Darwin that the importance of Barossa and Darwin LNG to the “economic and...

Issue 42

GUMATJ TAKE OFF

The Gumatj Corporation has created a swag of business opportunities over the past decade to ensure that Yolngu people can control their own destinies when the Rio Tinto-owned bauxite mine near Nhulunbuy closes in 2030. Indigenous-owned businesses include a regional training centre, a batch plant, sawmill and workshop, cattle operation,...

Infrastructure

AIRPORT RESORT MUSIC TO THE NT’S EARS

It’s a standalone attraction for visitors and a luxury jumping off point for the Top End. Airport Development Group has invested $30 million on giving the two hotels next to Darwin International Airport a spectacular facelift. This was the culmination of a vision that started in 2021 when ADG saw the opportunity to buy the Mercure and...

Infrastructure

TYRRELL-ISING THE TERRITORY

There seemed no way out of the impasse – until he had one of those lightbulb moments, rushed into Chief Minister Paul Henderson’s office and proclaimed: “Let’s call Tyrrell.” Paul Tyrrell, who had been head of the Territory’s public service for a decade, was hauled out of retirement to achieve something that would mean so much to...