NT Training Awards Business

TRAINING PAYS OFF

Andy Creber was a respected 40-year-old auto-electrician when he decided to go “back to school” and become an apprentice diesel fitter.  He is now a dual tradesman and leading hand at Hastings Deering in Darwin. Andy received strong support from the company and his partner Tina, but “starting at the bottom again” was still...

Master Builders Northern Territory Business

PLAY TO WIN

We all know it is almost impossible to win any game from the sidelines. Crowds cheer and coaches pull levers, but it is players that execute and that is why they get to lift the cup. One of the biggest games going around right now is influencing economic development across North Australia.  What happens next will play out in shaping...

Civil Contractors Federation NT Business

MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND RECOGNISING THE BRILLIANCE

People underestimate the ability of Northern Territory industry. They question its capability to deliver national and international standard projects. But the fact remains we live and work in some of the most difficult terrains in the country and, therefore, we have finely skilled operators who deliver. Each year, the Civil Contractors...

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...

McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd Business

CREATING JOBS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

Growing up in remote mining towns in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, McArthur River Mining’s Carrie Bendeich has always had a deep connection to the local communities she’s lived in. It comes as no surprise that she chose a career path that would see her working with similarly culture-rich communities in regional and remote...

INPEX Business

INPEX’S PLAN FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

INPEX’s investments in Australia – which include the massive Ichthys LNG facilities – are the largest of their kind by any Japanese company globally. In parallel with building trust with its stakeholders through consultation and engagement, INPEX is committed to providing benefits to the communities in which it operates and contributing...

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...

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...

Department of Trade, Business, and Innovation Business

UNLOCKING THE BEETALOO

The Beetaloo Sub-basin’s resource potential is a significant opportunity for the economic recovery of the Northern Territory (NT) and Australia. Industry analysis projects that Beetaloo development could produce 6,000 jobs by 2040. Economic activity could increase between $18.0 billion and $36.8 billion over the same period.  The...

Halikos Pty Ltd Business

HALIKOS AWARDED

In December 2020, Halikos was announced as the successful proponent to be awarded the first phase of construction of the $250 million Charles Darwin University (CDU) Education and Community Precinct project in the Darwin CBD The construction contract covers work to finalise the design development and provision of the Phase 2 contract for...

ALC Business

GROOTE CONNECTION

Everyone living on the remote Groote archipelago – about 2000 Traditional Owners and an increasing number of businesspeople – will soon be better connected to the world and each other. Two communications projects costing a total of $8.5 million will speed up internet links, improve mobile phone coverage and enable the Anindilyakwa Land...