Jaytex Constructions Business

JAYTEX SURGES AHEAD

It is building a 1500 square metre custom-designed office and warehouse for Australia’s leading energy infrastructure company APA. The project is seen as a demonstration of faith in the Territory’s economic prospects by a world-class business. Jaytex, which employs 40 Territorians directly and uses a large number of local...

DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND LOGISTICS Business

BUKMAK BOOSTED BY $51m CONTRACT

Bukmak Constructions, which is owned by the Arnhem Land Progress Association, was awarded the $51.5 million contract by the Northern Territory Government under the HomeBuild Program. It will build 87 new houses in Galiwin’ku in North-East Arnhem Land during the next five years. The contract, awarded by the Department of Infrastructure,...

POWER AND WATER CORPORATION Business

INNOVATION AND KNOW-HOW

Acutely focused on making a difference to the lives and livelihoods of all Territorians, the need to adapt and develop engineering and scientific solutions is ever present; with almost every application of standard water management technology requiring a degree of specialist tailoring to operate effectively in the Territory context. Chief...

CORE LITHIUM Issue 32

FULL SPEED AHEAD

Core Lithium is developing the Finniss Project only 25 kilometres – or one hour’s drive on sealed roads – from Darwin. It’s set to be Australia’s most cost-effective lithium project to date. In fact, while a number of lithium projects in Western Australia have closed in the past couple of years while lithium prices idled, Core...

Empire Energy Business

EMPIRE EXCITED ABOUT OUR GAS-FIRED FUTURE

Chief executive Alex Underwood says shale gas and the associated oil and condensates have the potential to: Create hundreds of jobs directly and thousands more indirectly Provide the NT Government with enough revenue to pay off its debt Boost regional economies Provide work, training and business opportunities for Indigenous people Serve as a...

Darwin Turf Club Issue 32

THE CUP RUNNETH OVER

As the wet season ends and the long dry begins, the facilities staff at the Darwin Turf Club up their game. The gardens and grass, fresh off the back of a huge wet season, need that little bit of extra TLC as the storm clouds are replaced by the cool breezes and clear skies. The humidity drops, and sometimes it’s so chilly in the morning that...

Biosecurity Issue 32

STRENGTHENING OUR BIOSECURITY DEFENCE

The $8 million lab is the only one of its kind in northern australia. The lab enables territory government scientists to conduct highly specialist research, plus carry out important development and diagnostics work. It will support market access for territory agriculture products, increase australia’s biosecurity diagnostic capacity, help...

RIO TINTO Business

OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE

For its part, Rio Tinto says preparing the town and region for a positive future after mining and ensuring it leaves a lasting legacy are very important parts of its mine closure plan, which the miner is determined to get right. The Gove closure program is one of Rio Tinto’s largest and most complex projects Following the 2017...

Middle Arm Industrial Precinct Business

GAS HUB BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE

The vision has three elements – gas production going ahead at Beetaloo Basin, the development of manufacturing precinct on the outskirts of Darwin and the laying of a 1000-kilometre utilities corridor across the Territory Outback. It is being seen as one of the most exciting economic development plans in Territory history. Financial...

Darwin Innovation Hub Business

HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY

The world is on a mission towards decarbonisation and looking towards Australia as the source of imports. New hydrogen technologies and our natural advantages have the potential to place the Northern Territory in a globally competitive position to be a leading exporter of renewable energy. In early 2020, National Energy Resources Australia...

Department of Trade, Business and Innovation Business

CAPTURING POWER

The Northern Territory is ready to play a key part in the development of innovative energy technology in Australia. An innovative scientific and engineering trial has the potential to lead to the development of a  green hydrogen energy industry in the Northern Territory. The trial follows the NT being included in a new nationwide...

SANTOS Business

SANTOS TO POWER THE NORTH

Santos Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gallagher recently outlined Santos’ 2021 Northern Territory plans at Chief Minister Michael Gunner’s 2021 Year Ahead speech. The Year Ahead event, held at the Darwin Convention Centre, included presentations from the Territory Government and leading Top End businesses and offered...