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Speaker 2: Good morning Katy, Good morning to mixed listeners.

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Speaker 2: To hear that, absolutely, Katie, very shocking. I've literally just

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Speaker 1: So we spoke yesterday about these changes to exhibits, including,

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Speaker 2: These are changes that are being proposed. They're options. No

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Speaker 2: Is that correct again, Katie, These are options that have

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Speaker 1: But you, as a minister, must know whether it is

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Speaker 2: No decision has been made, Katie. Again, we're halfway through

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Speaker 2: A lot of again, a lot of work gets done

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Speaker 2: when people have a bit of an interest point but

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Speaker 2: really excited about that one, Katie.

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Speaker 3: So how far away can we expect, minister, any idea?

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Speaker 2: I think as long as the legal signing off of

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Speaker 2: leasing arrangements obviously have no influence on that, that's all

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Speaker 2: being done with our legal teams. My understanding is once

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Speaker 2: that's all squared away, then we'll have some more work

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Speaker 2: in that space where we will see the windows in

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Speaker 2: the wetlands reinvigorated.

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Speaker 3: All right, Well, we'll.

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Speaker 1: Wait and see exactly when that happens, and no doubt

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Speaker 1: we'll be able to get you back on to find

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Speaker 1: out a little bit more about it.

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Speaker 3: Minister.

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Speaker 1: I've got to tell you, people are calling through their

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Speaker 1: pretty irate about the situation out there at the Territory

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Speaker 1: Wildlife Park at the moment.

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Speaker 3: They're saying that.

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Speaker 1: You know that that monsoon area is closing down, and.

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Speaker 3: They're pretty upset, Katie.

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Speaker 2: I understand people have the interest and the love of

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Speaker 2: the Territory Wildlife Park. I have my own beautiful memories

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Speaker 2: of growing up and taking family members and my own

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Speaker 2: family to the Territory Wildlife Park is in the area

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Speaker 2: that is a big interest to me as well. Understand

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Speaker 2: that people have their concerns. But once we have some

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Speaker 2: formal decisions made, I will be talking to those decisions,

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Speaker 2: but reassuring the public that that is the work that

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Speaker 2: is being done. And once we have those formal decisions,

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Speaker 2: then I'll be happy to talk to those Will it be.

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Speaker 1: Too late though, I mean by the sounds of it,

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Speaker 1: it'll be a done deal. You know, some of those

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Speaker 1: things like those various different displays that or exhibits that

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Speaker 1: we've spoken about it it's going to be done by

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Speaker 1: the time people actually find out, Katie.

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Speaker 2: I can reassure the public and those particular who love

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Speaker 2: the Territory while they park, that the park is staying

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Speaker 2: open and we are committed to the future and the

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Speaker 2: long term sustainability of the Territory Wildlife Park.

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Speaker 1: Minister Selena Rubo, we appreciate your time this morning. Thank

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Speaker 1: you for coming on the show and speaking to us.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Katie, thank you,