Detoxing your Divorce Business

DETOXING YOUR DIVORCE

Can you actually detox your divorce? With almost half of all marriages ending in divorce annually, I attended Australia’s and the world’s first Detox Your Divorce Retreat weekend for women in the idyllic New South Wales seaside town of Terrigal to discover the facts. Standing under giant evergreen pine trees as the Pacific Ocean...

Trade Building Supplies NT Business

SELLING SATISFACTION SERVICE AND SUPPLIES

It’s not good enough to simply sell a product if you can’t back it up with service and satisfaction. “A good salesperson can sell just about anything, but it takes much more to develop true customer loyalty,” says Alex Tsirbas, owner and manager of Trade Building Supplies NT in Darwin. “Company culture is vital to our customers and...

Territory Pioneers Business

TQ PIONEER ANDY BRUYN

Andy Bruyn has always loved a good story – he has written many good stories, broadcast many good stories and enjoys nothing more than telling a good story over a glass or two of oaky Aussie red. He particularly likes the funny stories. Asked to name his favourite yarn, he doesn’t boast about covering the Lindy Chamberlain sentencing, an...

KPMG Business

KPMG’S LOCAL TOUCH

Leading audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG may be one of the giants of world accountancy. But it’s thriving operation in Darwin feels very Territorian – highly professional and focused but also friendly, approachable and always ready to help. “We love supporting Government and business in the Territory to grow,” says managing partner...

NT airports Business

AIRPORT BOOSTS EXPORT MARKET

Territorians have always known that we have world-class food to export, especially mangoes and seafood. But the problem has always been getting it to market on time and for a good price. A new state-of-the-art freight and cold storage hub at Darwin International Airport will revolutionise the export of high-end products. “It’s a...

Business

MINE GIVEN GO AHEAD

In a significant boost for the NT economy and prospects for local jobs, the Territory Government has granted final approval to Core Lithium to commence development of its new mine in the Top End. The Finniss project, 35 kilometres west of Berry Springs, is a proposed open-cut lithium mine. It is the first lithium mine to be approved outside...

INPEX Business

CREATING CAREERS AT INPEX

INPEX is keen to attract, train and develop people who want to make their mark. A vibrant company committed to discovering and delivering global energy solutions, INPEX is operating the world-class Ichthys LNG development. With 40 years of Ichthys LNG operations and new ventures ahead, the company is attracting determined and passionate people...

McArthur River Mining Issue 31

JERVOIS MINE APPROVED

In a huge win for local jobs, the mining management plan for the Jervois base metal project in Central Australia has officially been given the green light by the Territory Government. The project, 380 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, has the potential to create 350 jobs during peak production. Government approval allows Kentor...

Winnellie Hydraulics Business

GAS POWERED GROWTH

Winnellie Hydraulics is a textbook example of how a good local firm can expand because of the presence of global resources companies. Fitter and turner Richard Nicholson started the business in a small workshop in Darwin in 1983. He probably doesn’t remember the turnover in that year – but it wasn’t much. Today, the company enjoys...

Origin Business

KYALLA: A STORY OF FIRSTS

Thirty-five kilometres east of the Stuart Highway and about 70 kilometres south-east of Daly Waters as the cocky flies, stands Origin’s Kyalla 117 gas well. It’s in the heart of the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin, the first of five such geological areas of strategic significance, identified by the Federal Government as having the...

Department of Trade, Business, and Innovation Business

HEART OF THE MATTER

The very heart of the Northern Territory will be top of the agenda at the NT’s premier mineral and petroleum exploration conference. New geological survey data for the Barkly Tablelands and exciting drill results from the Beetaloo sub-basin will be detailed at the Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar in Alice Springs from April...