Newcastle Waters Station in the west Barkly region near Elliot has been revealed as the location for the proposed $20 billion Sun Cable solar project – billed as the world’s largest solar farm.
NT Government tenders awarded – October 20
The NT Government awarded 19 tenders in the past week to a total value of $4.8 million, including $77,000 for a study on low emission manufacturing in the NT, and $1.5 million to DTA Contractors to fix footpath erosion at Little Mindil Beach.
Audio recording of council meeting reveals RSL vote did not occur
An audio recording of last week’s contentious Darwin City Council meeting refutes council’s official claim that a crucial vote introduced at the eleventh hour to defer a decision on the RSL clubhouse proposal took place.
NBN promises 10Mbps upload speeds, 925Mbps download speeds for Darwin
An estimated 5,000 local businesses in the Top End will have access to 10Mbps upload speeds and almost one gigabit per second download speeds at a cost of $500 a month, the National Broadband Network said.
First round of myPalmerston vouchers sell out: mayor
All funds for the first tranche of the myPalmerston discount voucher scheme have now been spent, two weeks after the Palmerston Council launched the program, Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell said.
First commercial hemp growing permit issued to NT hay farmer
The Territory’s first commercial licence to grow industrial hemp has been awarded to an NT hay farmer, the NT Government has announced.
NT Government tenders released – October 8
The NT Government has released 15 tenders in the past week, including one one to build refurbish and maintain houses in Ramingining for three years, and one for school bus services in Katherine for three years. Click here to read the full summary.
‘Negligent or incompetent’: Darwin engineer found guilty of professional misconduct by building board
A structural engineer who approved non-compliant concrete for residential multi-storey buildings in Darwin and Palmerston raising serious safety concerns, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Building Practitioners Board.
‘It’s not rocket science’: Government misses chance to promote NT in quarantine
The Northern Territory’s pandemic-battered tourism sector is missing a chance to promote itself to the thousands who pass through COVID-19 quarantine, a former quarantiner, and a business owner have said.
Federal Budget 2020: What’s in it for the Northern Territory?
The Coalition’s much-hyped Federal Budget 2020 that will guide the country out of the biggest recession since the Great Depression, has revealed a massive deficit as expected and very little for the Northern Territory specifically, outside of the traditional cash for roads and funding pledges for other projects.
MAGNT slashes jobs, exhibitions due to NT Government cuts
Funding cuts imposed by the NT Government will see five positions slashed, gallery closures and annual exhibitions more than halved at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, director Marcus Schutenko said.
RSL chasing “once in a 50 year” opportunity to relocate, reverses position on viability of CBD site
The president of the RSL has reversed his position that the Esplanade is the only viable option for a new clubhouse in response to questions over why the club is not rebuilding on the grounds members called home for more than 50 years.