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Katie Woolf spoke with Matt from Mates in Construction · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Hello, Katie Wolf and three point sixty online at Mix
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  Speaker 1: one O four nine dot com. One of the things
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  Speaker 1: that we have been talking about throughout the week is
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  Speaker 1: the welfare of our miners who are out on the
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  Speaker 1: mind site at the Tannamai and how they're going both
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  Speaker 1: mentally and physically at this point in time. Now joining
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  Speaker 1: us on the line is Matt from Mates in Construction.
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  Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Matt.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, Katie, hey listeners, how you going good? Mate?
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  Speaker 1: How are you good?
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  Speaker 2: Good? Taking a big breath and just oh here we
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  Speaker 2: are lockdown one more day, hopefully fingers cross.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that's what we're all hoping for, hoping for some
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  Speaker 1: good news this morning at eleven thirty. Matt, I know
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  Speaker 1: that you have been in well in talks with some
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  Speaker 1: of those miners that are on site at the moment
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  Speaker 1: out of the Tannamai. How are they going?
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  Speaker 2: Look, yeah, I've had a lot of people reach out
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  Speaker 2: through my Facebook and online and stuff like that. A
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  Speaker 2: few people have been quicking down and a lot of
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  Speaker 2: people were addressing a few of the you know, the
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  Speaker 2: shortages in food and a few other issues like that.
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  Speaker 2: But as of yes, I believe that those things are
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  Speaker 2: being rectified, which is really good and good to hear it.
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  Speaker 2: But a lot of people are just worried about their mates,
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  Speaker 2: worried about their family members who are stuck out there,
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  Speaker 2: and just you know, this is unprecedensored. And you know,
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  Speaker 2: poor old Dumont, they've got chucked into the deep end
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  Speaker 2: and they've had to on the hot get there, get there,
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  Speaker 2: get there, and they're doing as best they can. And
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  Speaker 2: the guys and girls from Empty Health out there are
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  Speaker 2: doing their best that they can as well. But what
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  Speaker 2: I've been reiterating to anyone who's been struggling or maybe
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  Speaker 2: thinking that this is a pretty tough time and they
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  Speaker 2: haven't really gone through this before, that our support line,
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  Speaker 2: that one three hundred number is available to warn them
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  Speaker 2: and that they can reach out and they can have
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  Speaker 2: a chat with us and we can talk about options
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  Speaker 2: for support. And also there's a lot of people who
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  Speaker 2: don't know what an employee assistance program is, and companies
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  Speaker 2: like Neumont and companies all over the country they offer
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  Speaker 2: that they don't know how to access it, they don't
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  Speaker 2: understand what you can get from it. So I am
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  Speaker 2: in sort of encouraging people to give us a call
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  Speaker 2: and I can walk them through that process and also
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  Speaker 2: let them understand that they don't have to use the EAP,
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  Speaker 2: they can use other resources, which in the Northern Territory
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  Speaker 2: there's an abundance of them. There's a whole bunch of
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  Speaker 2: people who are looking to support and looking to get help.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm encouraging any listeners, anyone out there who's got
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  Speaker 2: found members or friends. Still amazing. They're just not themselves.
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  Speaker 2: There's something different. They're not talking the same as they
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  Speaker 2: normally would. Give us a call one three hundred and
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  Speaker 2: sixty four two triple one. We'll teach you how to
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  Speaker 2: set up that conversation and then we can also chat
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  Speaker 2: to that person that you may be worried about.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, we've been hearing that there were
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  Speaker 1: concerns around them really not having adequate food out there.
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  Speaker 1: We understand that that has been rectified. Matt, Is that
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  Speaker 1: what you've been told as well?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, look, I was on another radio yesterday and I
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  Speaker 2: listened to the New Moon team and they admitted, Yeah, look,
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  Speaker 2: we did a little bit of a bungle there and
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  Speaker 2: it was just like I said on the whole, they
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  Speaker 2: had to learn as they went, and I understand that
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  Speaker 2: that's been rectified, and you know, the portion sizes and
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  Speaker 2: the variations of the menu have have been changed up,
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  Speaker 2: and people are starting to get a little bit more
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  Speaker 2: And like I've said to a few people, hey, it's
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  Speaker 2: not going to be perfect. It's not going to be
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  Speaker 2: you know, you know, the most rick tick process, but
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  Speaker 2: it'll get there. And you know, you know, like I said,
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  Speaker 2: unprecedented and a lot of people weren't expecting this. And
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  Speaker 2: I've actually stayed at the camp myself. I've been out there.
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  Speaker 2: I was out there earlier in the year. Yeah, and
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  Speaker 2: it's not purpose built for quarantine facilities. It's not purpose
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  Speaker 2: for a bed to sleep in after you finished a
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  Speaker 2: twelve hour shift, so they've had to really just do
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  Speaker 2: things as best they can.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, mate, I know that there'll be people listening this
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  Speaker 1: morning who've maybe got family out there. You know, there
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  Speaker 1: will also be people listening this morning who work in
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  Speaker 1: construction who are a little bit concerned about the fact
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  Speaker 1: that they haven't been able to work all week. Mates
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  Speaker 1: in construction is obviously a support mechanism that is there
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  Speaker 1: if anybody needs some support when it comes to mental
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  Speaker 1: health and knowing where to go for some of the
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  Speaker 1: you know other support services that are available, Matt. Where
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  Speaker 1: can people find out more about Mates in construction or
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  Speaker 1: get in contact with you guys?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, no dramas and thanks for doing that little plug there,
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  Speaker 2: because it's important. I know a lot of construction workers
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  Speaker 2: have sort of thrown their hands up and said, hey,
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  Speaker 2: look what about us? We were essential last time, but
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  Speaker 2: I think with the directors that we've been given and
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  Speaker 2: you know, safety we've had to put in place, that
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  Speaker 2: maybe we just construction was put off for this week
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  Speaker 2: and hopefully we get back to it. But you can
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  Speaker 2: reach out to Mates through our one three hundred number
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  Speaker 2: which is one three hundred and sixty four to two
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  Speaker 2: triple one. You can jump on our website Mates dot
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  Speaker 2: org dot au. If you don't like talking over the phone,
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  Speaker 2: you can actually send us a message over the website
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  Speaker 2: and we'll pick that up. But most importantly, if you're
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  Speaker 2: struggling or you know a mate that's just struggling, get
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  Speaker 2: into contact with them, bring them up, say how you
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  Speaker 2: go on check in. I don't I'm not precious. I
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  Speaker 2: don't mind who people get to get the help. There's
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  Speaker 2: so many resources out there in Northern territories who want
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  Speaker 2: to help. There's some great people. There's some great people
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  Speaker 2: listening I know at the moment who are saying Matt, Matt, Matt,
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  Speaker 2: you know, point them in our direction and I will.
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  Speaker 2: But also just to sort of add to this is
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  Speaker 2: that I look after construction, mining and energy, but I
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  Speaker 2: also know there's a lot of vetterans, there's a lot
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  Speaker 2: of you know, casual workers in the hospitality who are
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  Speaker 2: just sitting there going, you know, freaking out because we
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  Speaker 2: just don't know what's going to happen. If this is
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  Speaker 2: a bit too much for you and you don't understand,
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  Speaker 2: we know how to process what is happening, Please you
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  Speaker 2: give us a call. Give one of the resources a call,
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  Speaker 2: like Team Health or or you know the mental health
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  Speaker 2: hotline that's out there. Give them a call because they
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  Speaker 2: will help you process what's going on and just give
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  Speaker 2: you a sense of grounding. And one thing I always
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  Speaker 2: forget to do, and what I did at the start
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  Speaker 2: of the call is just take a big breath. Let's
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  Speaker 2: all just take big breath, take a minute, and just
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  Speaker 2: go We're back in. Yeah, it's day to day. Normally
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  Speaker 2: would be having a lot of fun and getting ready
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  Speaker 2: to blow stuff up and I was pretty devo that
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  Speaker 2: we couldn't do that. You know, I'm excited every year
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  Speaker 2: for that. But you know it's important that we go right.
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  Speaker 2: We've been through this. We did it last year as
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  Speaker 2: the territory and today's terraitor day. So let's come together.
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  Speaker 2: Let's not separate ourselves and isolate ourselves, and let's do
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  Speaker 2: as best we can to check in on our mates
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  Speaker 2: whatever means possible.
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  Speaker 1: Good advice there, Matt. Matt from Mates in Construction. I
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  Speaker 1: always enjoy talking to you, mate. We'll talk to you
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  Speaker 1: again very soon.
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  Speaker 2: Quick question, do you need a box of pens? Oh?
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  Speaker 1: Mate, you drop us pens. Every time you come into
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  Speaker 1: the studio. You bring with you a box of pens. Now,
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  Speaker 1: one would think that, well, one would think that that
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  Speaker 1: box of pens would last a year. But somebody in
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  Speaker 1: somebody here at BIXWEO four nine is obviously eating them
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  Speaker 1: or something because they seem to disappear. So we can
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  Speaker 1: always use those.
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  Speaker 2: Maddie and Ronnie must have stole them on bock. Good
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  Speaker 2: on you, Matt.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. That is Matt there from Mates in Construction,
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  Speaker 1: And you can find them on Facebook.
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  Speaker 2: You know they are.
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  Speaker 1: There obviously if you work in the construction center mining energy.
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  Speaker 1: As he said, they can point you in the right
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  Speaker 1: direction if you need some assistance, or they can help
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  Speaker 1: with some of the assistants that you may require. But
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  Speaker 1: it is so important for all of us at this
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  Speaker 1: point as we are in lockdown, to really make sure
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  Speaker 1: that we are looking after our mental health. If you
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  Speaker 1: need a hand, don't be afraid to ask for assistance.
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  Speaker 1: If you're worried about a friend, give them a call.
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  Speaker 1: Make sure that your mates are okay.