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...

Issue 41

BUYING LOCAL CAN IGNITE PROSPERITY

By actively collaborating with local suppliers, these companies can create a symbiotic relationship that benefits both their operations and the region as a whole. It provides numerous advantages – it stimulates the local economy by generating jobs, fosters entrepreneurship, and supports small and medium-sized enterprises. This economic...

Issue 41

GAS CENTRAL TO OUR CLEANER ENERGY FUTURE

Hundreds of millions of dollars of investment along the supply chain have already poured into regional NT communities during the exploration phase. Now the safe development of the region’s onshore gas reserves will help usher in a new wave of prosperity for the region as the NT Government collects royalties to help fund public services and...

Infrastructure

SEABREEZE TAKES SHAPE

Sea Breeze holds a commanding position at the junction of Dick Ward Drive and Progress Drive in Nightcliff. The sales office and display suite are expected to be open soon. Interest has been growing since the project got underway earlier this year. Sea Breeze is being built by Sunbuild, which has won 40 awards for its work over the past...

Issue 41

CITY OF DARWIN MAKES A SPLASH

The $26.8 million redevelopment of the Casuarina public pool is expected to be finished by late next year.  It will have:  • An eight-lane 50-metre pool  • A temperature-controlled, six-lane 25-metre learn-to-swim pool  • Kidney-shaped resort-style lagoon pool  • Cafe and BBQs  • Large...

Business

THE TERRITORY GOES ON SHOW

The highly successful event will be held in Parliament House, Canberra, on 2 August.  It is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Cabinet Ministers and business leaders.  The inaugural Facing North was held in September 2017 – and it was such a success that it was staged...

Business

INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND VISION

Thinking creatively and exploiting natural advantages are helping diversify the economy and open the way for the Top End to become a world-class hub of renewable energy and green manufacturing.  What was once considered the Territory’s greatest disadvantage – geography – is now seen as one of its greatest assets as the burgeoning...

Issue 40

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY – A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

Projects range from space to mining, from renewable energy to natural gas.  Several of the ventures could change the Territory economy for the better on their own.  But some are closely linked and hold out of the possibility of an economic revolution.  The Territory Government’s Major Projects Commissioner, whose aim is...

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REALISING THE TERRITORY’S GROWTH POTENTIAL

The multi-billion-dollar Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct on the outskirts of Darwin will be a blueprint for the future of Australian master-planned industrial hubs.  The Territory Government is determined to create thousands of well-paid jobs and diversify the economy while protecting the Top End’s cultural heritage and...

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THE FACTS OF FRACKING – WEALTH, JOBS, SECURITY

It will unlock the world’s largest untapped gas reserves.  The knock-on effects will be enormous – the creation of more than 6000 jobs, royalties handsome enough to pay down the Territory’s crippling $9.5 billion debt, security of domestic gas supplies and a boost for Australia’s $90 billion LNG export industry.  Of...

Issue 40

STARS ALIGN FOR JERVOIS

Surging demand for copper – driven by the clean energy transition, together with supply constraints – has analysts forecasting a chronic shortfall in copper over the next decade.  That’s good news for the Northern Territory’s Jervois project, 380 kilometres north-east of Alice Springs.  “We’re making significant...