1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: We're going to take a real change of pace because 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,359 Speaker 1: business leaders from the Northern Territory are heading to Canberra 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: next week sprooking opportunities in the Northern Territory. It is 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: a unique opportunity to connect with government and business decision makers. 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: Now joining me on the line is the Darwin Major 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: Business Group chair Avril Bains. Good morning to you, Avrol, Good. 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: Morning Katie, and good morning to you listeners. 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: Lovely to have you on the show. Now, Averroll, what 9 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: is on the agenda for Facing North. We know that 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: for a couple of years there it couldn't happen due 11 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: to COVID, but it's back and I'm assuming better than ever. 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: It certainly is. Yes, it's been quite the break since COVID, 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 2: so twenty nineteen was our last month, so we've got 14 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 2: a lot of interest around this year's and it's a 15 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 2: pretty exciting agenda. Obviously, the event is held in Parliament 16 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: House and we have a forum which is about four 17 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: different areas of the pillars of the territory. We're talking 18 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: about Facing North for cleaner energy future, Australia's national resilience, 19 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 2: the commercial prosperity of Facing North, Sorry, the territory and 20 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: of course Australia's cultural heart. So that's all as part 21 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: of the lead up to the formal reception and exhibition 22 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: that is held in Parliament's Great Hall in the evening. 23 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: And averle I guess for us here in the territory, 24 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: we understand that there are so many opportunities and untapped 25 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: opportunities in a lot of ways, but this really is 26 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: all about sort of focusing on the North, particularly the 27 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: Northern Territory, and I guess letting the rest of Australia 28 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: know exactly what opportunities are available. 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 2: Absolutely, we're all going down with the objective to pretty 30 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 2: much demonstrate the business, economic and social credentials of the 31 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: territory to federal parliamentarians, some of the Australian government decision 32 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: makers and peak industry bodies who will also be attending. 33 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: Great opportunity for the participants to build new and key 34 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: relationships for their future business and economic benefit and also 35 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: to do a really good demonstration of how world territory business, 36 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 2: industry and the Northern Territory government work together in accelerating 37 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: all things wonderful about the territory, but in particular. 38 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: The development have any sort of any hopes in terms 39 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: of you know, what we get out of the event. 40 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: Look, I think the critical thing about the event is 41 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 2: reminding people in Canberra, reminding politicians, business and other industry 42 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 2: stakeholders along the East Coast of Australia that hey, we're 43 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: up here. We've got fantastic opportunities and it's really an 44 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: opportunity to remind them all to face nor the territory 45 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: strongest capability. 46 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: Now you've sort of touched on it before, but who's 47 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: going to be heading along from the Northern Territory. 48 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: Look, we've got four hundred and fifty people attending facing 49 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: north and from the territory. Look, we've got it's a 50 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 2: combination of obviously anti government people. You know, we've got 51 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 2: Minister Madison coming along. He's going to be supporting the 52 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 2: Chief Minister there. We've got federal ministers, but we've also 53 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: got some wonderful exhibitors from the territory. So there's going 54 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 2: to be an amazing parts of the Light Festival. Sixulars 55 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 2: are coming along, We've got the Northern Territory, Indigenous Business Network, 56 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: Care Flight Ment here. It's just a really wonderful spread 57 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: of business people, government people all heading down to facing North, 58 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: all heading down to shout out to anyone who's there 59 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 2: to listen about the wonderful opportunities the territory have and 60 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: how successful some of us have already been in the territory. 61 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: And this is the thing. You know, sometimes when people 62 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: look at places like the Northern Territory or other regional 63 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: parts of Australia, you know, they think we live here 64 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: because we have to. But the thing is, we live 65 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: here because it's such a wonderful place and it is 66 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: the land of opportunity absolutely. 67 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: And can I tell you, Katy, I'm currently in Melbourne 68 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: at the moment, and I'm very well rugged up and 69 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: I'm missing my darw and dry season already. 70 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,839 Speaker 1: Averil it's cold here this morning. You'd be cold. You'd 71 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: need to jumper on here as well. 72 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: Oh well, there you go. I don't feel like I'm 73 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: missing out, probably. 74 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: Not as much as you need in Victoria. Hey, before 75 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: I let you go, we have you know previously over 76 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: the last few years, obviously facing North the events had 77 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: to take a bit of a break due to COVID, 78 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: But in those previous years, what kind of of developments 79 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: or what kind of opportunities have you sort of achieved 80 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: following on from those conferences in the past. 81 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: Look, I think the key outcomes that we've managed to 82 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 2: achieve and we're hoping for again this year is getting 83 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: some people from the territory into meetings, building key relationships 84 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 2: with ministers and industry national industry representatives that they don't 85 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 2: get the opportunity to do Darwin. So networking is a 86 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 2: really strong seem of this event as well as obviously 87 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 2: we're there to sell what we have to offer networking. 88 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 2: It's a really fabulous opportunity for that. 89 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: Well, Avril Baines from the Darwin Major Business Group, the 90 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: chair really appreciate your time this morning and hopefully it 91 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: all goes incredibly well with that Facing North event. We 92 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: might have to catch up with you after it's happened 93 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: as well. 94 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: Oh, I look forward to telling you how well we 95 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: all went. 96 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: Thank good stuff, Thanks Avril.