NT Cattle Map Business

PROVIDING CERTAINTY AND PROTECTION

The NT is made up of three dominant types of land tenure, excluding Commonwealth lease – Aboriginal freehold land, pastoral land and freehold titled land. The Aboriginal estate is about 50 percent of the Territory’s land mass while the pastoral estate makes up 49 per cent or 700,000 square kilometre. Freehold land accounts for around 1 per...

Northern Territory Catlemen's Association Business

ON TRACK TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL

Pastoralists care about the environment in which they raise their livestock – it is the basis of good business sense. The Australian red meat industry’s goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030. As an industry, we are serious about addressing greenhouse gas emissions and are committed to improving the environment while producing high quality...

WORK WEAR Business

WORK WEAR: A ONE-STOP SHOP

The store’s strength is its variety. The aim of owners Dave and Chris Douglas is to stock enough gear to ensure it’s the only place you need to visit for work clothes and safety gear. “We have a wide range of gear in store as we supply to a wide range of customers,” says Chris. Work Wear stocks everything from boots, and hi-vis and...

Milner Meat & Seafood Business

BAND OF BROTHERS RUN TOP BUTCHERS

They had worked in the butchers on Saturdays with their Dad since they were young. Sam, Tim, and Dean Nelson now own and run Milner Meats and Seafood in Alice Springs. The shop is renowned for the breadth of its offerings, which include staples such as beef lamb, pork and chicken, plus top-quality seafood. Much of beef and lamb comes from...

Rimfire Group Business

RIMFIRE ENERGISES THE SOLAR WORLD

The projects are: • A 10MW single-axis tracking solar farm on a 20-hectare site at Batchelor, 100 kilometres south of Darwin. • A 12.5MW gas-fired power installation on 16,000 square metres at Hudson Creek on the outskirts of Darwin. Rimfire’s project team did all the complicated groundwork, including securing the land for both...

CENTRE FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Business

REACHING FOR THE STARS

A group of Indigenous men, proud representatives of the world’s oldest surviving culture, were assembling two world-class satellite dishes in the Australian Outback for an American space company. And they were doing it well and at speed. Engineers from space launch conglomerate ViaSat watched the assembling taking place from the United...

INPEX Business

LARRAKIA AND INPEX FORGE SOLID PARTNERSHIP

Global energy company INPEX and the Traditional Owners of Darwin have forged a unique partnership. A landmark agreement between the Ichthys LNG Joint Venture and the Larrakia people has resulted in a $24 million commitment over the next 40 years. INPEX’s Reconciliation Action Plan journey has been going for many years with its second Stretch...

INPEX Business

STUNNING SERPENT

Larrakia artists Shaun and Trent Lee created a stunning art installation for Darwin Festival Sunset Stage as part of INPEX’s support. Spray paint was used to create a collaborative piece of fusion art, merging traditional Aboriginal design with vibrant modern colours. Both artists have previous connections with the INPEX-operated Ichthys...

McMahon Services Business

MCMAHON SERVICES NT: STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY

The company and its Indigenous owned partner Intract are knocking down the Chan Building, which has been used for everything from public service HQ to parliament since it was built in the 1960s. The Chan Building, at first called simply Block 8 but later named after late Legislative Assembly President and Darwin Lord Mayor Harry Chan...

Business NT Business

NT BUSINESS STANDS FIRM

All business has faced extraordinary challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. This includes exporters who have had to traverse the path of international border closures, interrupted supply chains, and immediate loss of access to markets. It is crucial that the business community – and, indeed, the Territory as a whole – recognises those...

Anindilyakwa Aboriginal Art Centre Business

MAICES MONSTER FISH

Their painting, carving, basket weaving and now textiles are recognised by art collectors, dealers and galleries from Parap to Paris. Two accomplished artists, Maicie Lalara and Annabel Amagula, returned from a skills development course in Indonesia full of new ideas. Their textile designs were modelled on the catwalk at a Jakarta fashion...

McArthur River Mine Business

BEC’S CAREER TAKES OFF

There are a lot of important jobs at a mine, but none come close to ensuring people get home safely to their loved ones at the end of each swing. Rebecca Lampton is part of the team in charge for this immense responsibility at McArthur River Mine. Bec began at the mine in the administration team in 2012, where she quickly earned a reputation...