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Energy Resources of Australia
CEO Andrea Sutton, one of
the few women in a senior
management position in
Australian mining, is forging an
impressive career
Jemena says interest from producers
and buyers may mean the original
design of the Northern Gas Pipeline
may be increased, while a $150 million
gas processor will also be built
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Toll tallies up triumphs
The dynamic delivery company continues to go from strength to strength with the introduction of a bigger
and even better service for overseas airfreight to and from Darwin, reports ASHLEY MANICAROS
TOLL has dramatically increased its airfreight capacity with a dedicated 737400 service.
Freight capacity had been
capped at three tonnes and
has been linked to a daily
Qantas service.
But the new service increases capacity to 17 tonnes
and operates four times a
week with a dedicated
Toll plane.
Toll NT major account
manager John Shier said the
new service was available for
overseas freight charter use
and provides wide-bodied aircraft capacity to and from
Darwin with connections to
most major capital cities
throughout Australia.
“This new service flies
Brisbane, Cairns and then
Darwin on the way in Tuesday to Friday,” he said.
“On the way out it flies directly to Brisbane Monday to
Thursday getting in around
10pm, which means it can
connect with Toll’s network
of 50 planes.
“Having it here from Friday to Monday means it can
be chartered for overseas
freight delivery which we believe will be a boost for indus-
tries needing to shift goods or
materials north.”
The extra service was welcomed by Australian Crocodile Products managing
director Heather Brown.
Ms Brown relies heavily on
airfreight for the movement
of skins for manufacturing
and the delivery of finished
product from di CROCO
Boutique in Darwin.
“We’ve noticed
an improvement in the
timings
of delivery,” Ms Brown said.
“Before we weren’t getting
them until the afternoon.
“I would say that this service will be good for us into
and out of Darwin.
“It will improve the turnaround time for delivery.
“We use both international
and domestic airfreight. One
of the problems with lesser capacity you can get bumped
off. By Toll having their
own plane it gives them greater shipment control.
“Most of our freight is
going via Brisbane anyway.
“It is important we can
make those sales with confidence in the logistics movements.”
Mr Shier said the extra capacity means palletised objects, which were otherwise
not able to be moved with
the older service, can now be
moved.
“We couldn’t move a single
item greater than 60kg before
but with this service we can
move an item up to six tonnes
and with larger dimensions as
well,” he said.
“Items can now be 2m in
width and height and nearly
3m long.
“We believe this will be a
huge boost for the industrial
sectors like mining and those
needing to bring industrial
machinery into the Top End
while export wise we will see
greater capacity for produce
such as seafood or flowers.”
Cureton reforms divide opinions on ultimate benefits
CRAIG DUNLOP
THE Cureton Review of the
Northern Territory building
laws, released last month, caught
many in the building industry by
surprise and has been met with a
mixture of praise and concern.
The sweeping review has been
trumpeted by Lands and Planning Minister Dave Tollner as
presenting an opportunity for
fundamental reform in the Territory’s building sector.
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But some critics say the review’s unconventional approach
– which focused on legislative reform without significant industry
consultation from the outset –
could make implementing of the
review’s recommendations a
slow and controversial process.
With parts of the residential
construction industry looking
shaky, the review’s recommendation for beefed-up security of
payment protections have been
welcomed by many smaller
The sweeping
review has been
trumpeted by
Lands and
Planning Minister
Dave Tollner
tradesmen and suppliers, who
are typically the hardest hit
when building companies go
broke.
“I don’t understand why subbies don’t have stronger protection in place, when the owners
do,” a subcontractor told the NT
News a day after he found out he
would likely lose around $25,000
when rural area builder Wetland
Homes went into administration.
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