A $134 million design and construction contract to recommission the Manton Dam as been awarded by the Lawler Government more than a year after it was put to market, that it says will see a new water treatment plant and pumping station built, while maintaining the dam’s current use as a recreational facility.
A Singapore-based hotel and resort company has been chosen to develop and operate the proposed $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel, that has been billed as an “upscale” four-star facility with 236 rooms that will include at least one pool and a couple of restaurants.
The NT Government awarded 24 contracts in the last week to a total of $18.4 million with the largest being awarded to Deltareef Pty Ltd for Provision of Building and Plumbing Maintenance Services to NT Government Facilities for a Period of 36 Months in East Arnhem Region.
Airline Bonza has stopped all flights as it works out if it can survive as a business, the company has said, which follows the airline being promised an undisclosed amount of Territory taxpayer money in September to fly to Darwin and Alice Springs.
Urban Rampage says it will appeal the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s decision to permanently ban its stores from selling goods on credit using Centrepay.
More people left the NT last financial year than arrived, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show, with 17,390 people departing, compared to 14,120 who moved to the jurisdiction, which led to a net loss of 3,270 persons to other states and territories, raising doubts the population target of 300,000 will be reached by 2030.
The latest highlights include the NT Government signing an MoU with South Korea for international mining prospects; and NT Major Events being granted an additional $4 million in funding this coming Dry season. Also making resource news is South32’s Gemco mine facing a period of closure due to Cyclone Megan. In addition, Empire Energy is closer to selling its first gas next year after a highly successful capital raise.
The Lawler Government and CDU have refused to explain how the university can provide the necessary independence to undertake monitoring of the gas industry’s fracking operations in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, after its vice-chancellor told a Senate inquiry the university regularly accepts money and gifts from the industry, with other integrity issues at the highest levels of the university remaining unresolved.
The NT Government awarded 25 contracts in the last week to a total of $8.4 million with the largest being awarded to Defend Fire Services Pty Ltd for Repairs and Maintenance of Portable Fire Equipment in NT Government Assets for a Period of 60 Months in Darwin Region and Remote Locations.
The Lawler Government has signed a multi-year gas supply deal with Tamboran Resources to purchase gas from its future Beetaloo Basin operations to keep the lights on in the Territory, before the government has given final environmental approval for the operation to go ahead.
The NT has again ranked last overall in the country for economic performance in the latest CommSec State of the States report, with key economic indicators painting a dismal picture across various sectors.
Throb Nightclub’s legendary parties appear to be over for good after it was placed into liquidation this week.
