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Katie Woolf spoke with Endeavour Drinks Head of External Affairs and Sustainability Julie Ryan · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Mix one O four point nine three
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  Speaker 1: point sixty. Now, as we know, Dan Murphy's is set
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  Speaker 1: to enter the market in Darwin, but not without some
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  Speaker 1: consultation first. And joining me on the line is Anden
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  Speaker 1: deva Group's head of External Affairs and Sustainability, Julie Ryan.
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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Julie, Good morning, Katie. Thanks very much for
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  Speaker 1: your time. Now I understand this week there's going to
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  Speaker 1: be some open house events in the Smith Street Mall
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  Speaker 1: in an effort to really try to consult with the public.
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  Speaker 2: Is that right, that's right, Katie. Even though we've engaged
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  Speaker 2: extensively in the last five years, we know there are
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  Speaker 2: a lot of people who feel like their voice hasn't
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  Speaker 2: been heard. So this will be a chance for them
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  Speaker 2: to come in learn more about the store, but also
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  Speaker 2: sit down with us and let us really listen to
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  Speaker 2: what their concerns are. But on the really exciting front,
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  Speaker 2: this is an amazing opportunity to inject huge economic benefit
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  Speaker 2: into Darwin and bring an incredible range of products here
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  Speaker 2: that have never been seen before. So people might be
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  Speaker 2: interested in what the jobs are, what the range is
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  Speaker 2: going to be, and everyone will be able to come
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  Speaker 2: and find that information out now.
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  Speaker 1: Will this be the extent of the consultation or will
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  Speaker 1: there be further consultation with the community following on from
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  Speaker 1: these open house meetings.
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  Speaker 2: There'll be plenty more consultation, Katie. Consultation isn't a thing
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  Speaker 2: you do once. We've said from the outset we will
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  Speaker 2: be consulting with community all the way up until when
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  Speaker 2: we eventually build the store, and then even after the
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  Speaker 2: store is built, we'll continue to consult so that we're
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  Speaker 2: always really listening to community about what's important to them,
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  Speaker 2: about making sure the store is safe, but also making
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  Speaker 2: sure the store is delivering what they want.
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  Speaker 1: Now, Julie, there's no doubt there's plenty of Territorians who
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  Speaker 1: are really keen to have Dan Murphy's open sooner rather
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  Speaker 1: than later. There is still, though, a number of community
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  Speaker 1: groups who have a lot of concerns about Dan's entering
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  Speaker 1: the market. Are you going to be meeting with those
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  Speaker 1: groups which are opposed to the development?
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  Speaker 2: We really hope we will, Katie. We've tried many time
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  Speaker 2: to reach out to them, but unfortunately they just won't
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  Speaker 2: meet with us. I know they're really eager to engage
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  Speaker 2: with the Independent Panel that's been announced by will Worth
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  Speaker 2: But that panel's really looking at what consultation we do.
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  Speaker 2: So if they don't consult with us and we just
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  Speaker 2: keep asking, then it's going to make both processes really difficult.
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  Speaker 2: So we really hope that they take this as an
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  Speaker 2: invitation to come in, learn more and let us listen
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  Speaker 2: to their concerns.
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  Speaker 1: Which groups have you approached and what sort of been
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  Speaker 1: their response?
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  Speaker 2: Well, we've approached obviously, Danella Dilba, we've approached absent with,
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  Speaker 2: approached Antiquost and all the territory counselor of Social Services,
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  Speaker 2: they've all given us exactly the same email as reply.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm sure that you know they feel very strongly
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  Speaker 2: that they should stay united in their campaign to oppose
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  Speaker 2: the store. But again, unless they actually talk to us,
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  Speaker 2: there's no way that we can really hear and understand
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  Speaker 2: what their concerns are. And you know, active listening is
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  Speaker 2: both people talking, so hopefully we have a chance to
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  Speaker 2: do that.
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  Speaker 1: Julie, what have they said in that that reply.
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  Speaker 2: That they don't believe a dialogue would be beneficial with
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  Speaker 2: us and that they are really just keen to engage
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  Speaker 2: with only with Willworths.
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  Speaker 1: Is that a surprise to you guys.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, look, it is a surprise I think because I mean, obviously,
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  Speaker 2: when we first decided to open this store, we put
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  Speaker 2: that in the paper. We asked for people to consult
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  Speaker 2: with us, and these groups, including Janella Silba, who have
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  Speaker 2: been very votal in their opposition, we called many times,
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  Speaker 2: we wrote to them with letters, and I think they
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  Speaker 2: just don't really want to engage with us and have
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  Speaker 2: a conversation. And that's certainly they're right. But we're hoping
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  Speaker 2: now now that the license has been granted and now
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  Speaker 2: while this review has been announced saying the store won't go.
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  Speaker 2: No work will be done on the store until they've
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  Speaker 2: looked at the consultation and until we've finished ours. We're
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  Speaker 2: really hoping that'll be a chance for them to take
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  Speaker 2: that opportunity to start to talk.
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  Speaker 1: Now, what are you hoping to sort of to hear
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  Speaker 1: throughout this consultation process? And then, as you mentioned, the
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  Speaker 1: independent panel has been announced, what will their process then be.
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  Speaker 2: Well, the independent panel will announce their own process. It's
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  Speaker 2: an independent process, so we won't have insight into it
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  Speaker 2: until they make the announcement that they've commenced, but they
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  Speaker 2: will be inviting submissions from anyone who would like to
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  Speaker 2: be heard. In terms of our consultation, we're just really
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  Speaker 2: excited to share all the opportunities from the store, but
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  Speaker 2: then also here whether or not people think that what
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  Speaker 2: we're doing is enough and whether we should be doing
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  Speaker 2: more to take account of their concerns.
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  Speaker 1: Julie, how soon is this Stan Murphy's going to get underway?
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  Speaker 1: And you said there there's going to be opportunities for territorians.
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  Speaker 1: What kind of opportunities are we talking.
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  Speaker 2: Well, there'll be around one hundred and forty jobs local
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  Speaker 2: jobs created during construction, and then once the store is open,
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  Speaker 2: there'll be forty jobs just within that store, So it's
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  Speaker 2: an incredible opportunity for people to be involved. In terms
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  Speaker 2: of when it will start, the independent panel process has
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  Speaker 2: to conclude before we're able to start work, due to
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  Speaker 2: deliver their report to the Woolworth Board at the end
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  Speaker 2: of March, so I expect they'll consider it during April.
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  Speaker 2: So really as soon as we could probably start construction
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  Speaker 2: would be May.
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  Speaker 1: Which really coincides with the dry season and the best
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  Speaker 1: time to get things underway in the territory.
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  Speaker 2: That's right, perfect time to start building and there'll be
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  Speaker 2: some road upgrades as well, which need to be done
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  Speaker 2: at the same time, so hopefully we're able to get
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  Speaker 2: going towards the middle of this year.
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  Speaker 1: So you said one hundred and forty local jobs created
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  Speaker 1: during construction, Am I right to assume that you'll engage
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  Speaker 1: local builders and.
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  Speaker 2: Subby's absolutely well.
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  Speaker 1: I'm sure that that'll be music to the years of
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  Speaker 1: those in the industry today. Can I just ask Julie
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  Speaker 1: to wrap things up? When are those meetings happening and
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  Speaker 1: how can Territorians get involved?
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  Speaker 2: Excellent? The meetings will be Wednesday and Thursday this week.
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  Speaker 2: We're going to be in Smith Street Mall. I think
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  Speaker 2: it's number forty four. I think from the picture that
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  Speaker 2: looks like it used to be an old Ozzie tourist
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  Speaker 2: shop or souvenir shop, and so we'll be there and
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  Speaker 2: it will be open between eleven and two and between
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  Speaker 2: four and six on both Wednesday and Thursday, So come
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  Speaker 2: on down.
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  Speaker 1: Well, Julie, really good to talk to you this morning.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate your time. Do let us know how things
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  Speaker 1: go and certainly keep in contact, let us know how
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  Speaker 1: things are tracking well.
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  Speaker 2: Do Thanks so much, Katie.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you that's Julie Ryan there, who is Endeavor Drink's
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  Speaker 1: head of External Affairs and sustainability. If you want to
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  Speaker 1: give us a call this morning, eight nine four one
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  Speaker 1: one four nine is the number. Let us know your thoughts.
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  Speaker 1: E keen to go and have a chat with Endeva
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  Speaker 1: groups and find out how things are moving along when
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  Speaker 1: it comes to Dan Murphy's I know that there are
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  Speaker 1: still some of those some groups that are opposed to
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  Speaker 1: this development, but as you've just heard there from Julie,
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  Speaker 1: they've certainly got that independent panel who's going to be
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  Speaker 1: going through quite an extensive process. Got to say, I'm
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  Speaker 1: a little bit surprised to hear that those groups aren't
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  Speaker 1: planning on meeting with the Endeavor Drinks. I guess that
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  Speaker 1: they've got their own reasons for that and and their
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  Speaker 1: own idea of what they're going to do. From this point.
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  Speaker 1: We might see if we can get in contact with
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  Speaker 1: some of them over the coming days. Once again, though,
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  Speaker 1: if you'd like to call through this morning eight nine
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